Juan Soler
Postdoctoral Researcher at CEA - Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives
Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Top SchoolJuan Soler is a postdoctoral researcher with 11 years of experience at leading astrophysics institutes (MPIA, CEA, IAS) studying interstellar magnetic fields, molecular cloud formation, and large-scale machine-vision analysis of astronomical big data. He combines hands-on instrument work—designing ultra-light aluminium structures for balloon-borne telescopes that have flown from Antarctica—with computational expertise in data-intensive astronomy. Trained with a PhD from the University of Toronto, he bridges experimental, observational, and theoretical approaches to cosmic magnetism and star formation. Based in Heidelberg, he also writes science stories for El Espectador, bringing a communicator’s perspective to complex research. An unassuming polymath, he pairs precision engineering know-how with advanced analysis techniques to turn challenging observational problems into publishable science.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
High School, High School at San Bartolome La MercedPh.D., Astronomy and Astrophysics, Ph.D., Astronomy and Astrophysics at University of TorontoUniversidad de los Andes
English, Spanish, FrenchProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
solerjuan/SharedPresentations
Aug 2018 - Mar 2025
Contributions:9 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 8 months
solerjuan/SynthObsKit
Nov 2019 - May 2024
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 6 months
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