Ken Shen
Associate Staff Researcher
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKen Shen is an Associate Staff Researcher and computational astrophysicist with 11 years of experience modeling stellar explosions and high-energy astrophysics at UC Berkeley. Trained at Harvard (BS) and UC Santa Barbara (PhD), he has progressed from graduate student to Einstein Fellow and now leads research efforts that bridge theory, simulation, and observational implications. Ken specializes in developing and running large-scale numerical simulations to probe the physics of stellar collapse and supernova mechanisms, translating complex code and data into testable predictions. Based in San Francisco, he combines deep domain expertise with long-term continuity at a single leading institution, enabling sustained, cumulative advances in the understanding of how stars die.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Physics, Bachelor's degree, Physics at Harvard UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics at UC Santa Barbara
Github Skills (7)
parking3
android-app2
location2
android-application2
kotlin-android1
android1
kotlin1
Github contributions (5)
kennybeegoode/CSC621-Rain-Group
Feb 2016 - May 2016
Contributions:19 commits, 17 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
kennybeegoode/ParkIt
Apr 2015 - May 2015
Contributions:2 PRs, 2 pushes in 13 days
androidandroid-appkotlinlocationkotlin-android
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