Jonathon Smith
Postdoctoral Researcher at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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Top SchoolJonathon Smith is a Postdoctoral Researcher with eight years of experience probing ionospheric dynamics through advanced data analysis, modeling, and visualization at institutions including NASA Goddard and The Catholic University of America. He applies algorithm development and satellite-data processing to extract actionable insights from complex atmospheric datasets, bridging physics intuition from a PhD with practical coding for research-grade software. Jonathon’s background includes hands-on experience with Matlab-driven analysis, graduate teaching, and undergraduate research in nanomaterials, reflecting a broad experimental and computational skill set. He is committed to open-source, open-access science and builds tools that prioritize reproducibility and accessibility for the research community. Based in Baltimore, he combines rigorous quantitative training with collaborative, interdisciplinary problem solving to push understanding of upper-atmosphere phenomena. An understated strength is his history of translating classroom teaching and tutoring experience into clear scientific communication and mentoring within research teams.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics, 3.6, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics, 3.6 at The University of Texas at Dallas
Github Skills (45)
measurements10
satellite-data10
pysat10
nasa-data10
python9
plot9
orbital-mechanics9
netcdf9
eagle9
science9
space8
satellite8
dask8
data-science7
ovh7
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
JonathonMSmith/pysat
Aug 2018 - Aug 2024
System science for space and ground based measurement platforms.
Contributions:47 pushes, 9 branches in 6 years 1 month
scienceplatformssimulationmeasurementorbital-mechanics
JonathonMSmith/sami2py
May 2019 - Jul 2022
Python wrapper to run, read, and plot the SAMI2 ionospheric model
Contributions:36 pushes, 10 branches in 3 years 2 months
plotpython-wrapperpythonsami2
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