Leonard Burtscher
Referent Für Energie- Und Klimapolitik at Umweltinstitut München
Garching bei München, Bavaria, Germany
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Top SchoolLeonard Burtscher is a senior researcher and calibration scientist with 11+ years of experience in astronomical instrumentation and astrophysical research, currently applying his expertise to energy and climate policy at Umweltinstitut München. He led calibration planning for ELT/METIS and has a strong track record supervising BSc–PhD students and publishing practical carbon-budget analyses for conferences and institutes in venues like Nature Astronomy and The Lancet Planetary Health. Leonard combines hands-on technical mastery in instrument development with public-facing science communication across languages, co-founding Astronomers for Planet Earth to mobilize over 1,300 colleagues around sustainable research practices. Based in Garching near Munich, he uniquely bridges precision experimental astronomy and climate advocacy, bringing measurable sustainability metrics into scientific decision-making while balancing a busy family life with three children.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Diplom, Physik, Diplom, Physik at Universität WürzburgDr. rer. nat., Astronomy, Dr. rer. nat., Astronomy at Ruprecht-Karls-Universität HeidelbergHeriot-Watt University Edinburgh Campus
Dutch, French, German, English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (51)
astronomy9
core-library9
python9
astrophysics9
orbital-mechanics9
gtk9
raspberry9
astrology9
astrodynamics9
science9
forum8
linux-kernel8
matplotlib8
infrared8
qt8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
astroleo/esodb
Jul 2015 - Apr 2017
Contributions:2 PRs, 14 pushes, 3 branches in 1 year 9 months
queryarchivedatabaseobservationsvlt
astroleo/xshtools
Dec 2015 - Mar 2018
Contributions:14 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 3 months
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