Kristen Thyng
MetOcean Data Scientist
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKristen Thyng is a Senior Research Software Engineer with 13 years of experience applying scientific computing to oceanography and MetOcean problems, blending expertise in Python, C, FORTRAN, Matlab, and Linux-based high-performance and parallel computing. She has a strong research foundation (PhD Mechanical Engineering) and an applied track record at institutions and companies including Texas A&M, University of Washington, and Axiom Data Science, where she worked on numerical models, particle tracking, and data analysis. Kristen is an active open-source contributor and MetOcean toolmaker—author of the widely used cmocean colormaps—and serves as Associate Editor in Chief at the Journal of Open Source Software, signaling deep engagement with reproducible science. Based in Seattle, she also brings practical systems skills (cluster administration, wiki oversight, HTML) and a knack for translating complex numerical models into usable tools and teaching, evidenced by her university teaching and training roles.
13 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D, Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D, Mechanical Engineering at University of WashingtonB.A, Physics, Math Minor, B.A, Physics, Math Minor at Whitman CollegeStudy abroad program, Study abroad program at Semester at Sea
Github Skills (200)
metadata10
datasets10
api10
open-access10
computer-vision10
data-science10
python-interface10
visualization10
python-bindings10
colormap10
python10
gtk10
geodesy10
pandas10
ocean10
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
axiom-data-science/extract_model
May 2021 - Nov 2024
Facilitates read-in and extraction for ocean model output.
Contributions:31 releases, 8 reviews, 149 PRs in 3 years 6 months
extractionpythonoceanocean-modelfacilitates
conda-forge/intake-erddap-feedstock
Jan 2023 - Jan 2025
A conda-smithy repository for intake-erddap.
Contributions:1 review, 4 PRs, 4 pushes in 2 years 1 month
intakecondaerddapsmithy
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