Joe Renaud
Assistant Research Scientist at Yes And Events LLC
Alexandria, Virginia, United States
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Top SchoolJoe Renaud is a planetary scientist and geophysicist with 11 years of research experience modeling tidal dynamics, thermal-orbital evolution, and interior structures of planets and moons. Currently an Assistant Research Scientist at NASA Goddard and co-lead of NASA’s Exoplanet Modeling and Analysis Center, he combines remote sensing and mission data with geophysical theory to infer interiors and outgassing on worlds both in and beyond our Solar System. His work bridges theory and observation—he has helped retrieve and characterize exoplanet atmospheres from Hubble and JWST spectra—and informs target selection for future habitability studies. A Ph.D. physicist with a background in theater and event production, he brings strong communication, leadership, and DEIA advocacy to collaborative, multidisciplinary teams.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, General Education, College Prep, High School Diploma, General Education, College Prep at Fredericksburg AcademyDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Physics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Physics at George Mason University
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Github Skills (76)
parallel10
python10
runge-kutta10
sympy10
forge10
orbital-mechanics10
numba10
planetary-science10
conda10
cuda10
llvm9
compiler8
numpy8
conda-forge8
orbits8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
jrenaud90/TidalPy
May 2019 - Jan 2023
Software suite to perform solid-body tidal dissipation calculations for rocky and icy worlds
Contributions:13 releases, 3 reviews, 684 commits in 3 years 9 months
suiteworldspythonrockyorbital-dynamics
jrenaud90/NGAPS
May 2020 - Feb 2025
Contributions:90 pushes, 1 branch, 4 issues in 4 years 9 months
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