Locke Patton
Science Communication Fellow For NautilusLIVE
Melrose, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolLocke Patton is a science communicator and educator with nine years of experience blending formal astrophysics research and hands-on public engagement. Trained at Harvard (MS, astrophysics) and the University of Washington (BS), he built high-performance Python and HPC tools to analyze hundreds of galaxies and created an accessible dataset used by colleagues. At the Museum of Science, Boston he translates complex topics into compelling demos and online content, and in 2025 he served as an Ocean Exploration Trust Science Communication Fellow aboard E/V Nautilus, live-streaming seafloor mapping and shipwreck discoveries to global audiences. He pairs classroom teaching experience—mentoring novice coders and leading student research—with practical operations and safety leadership from managing climbing programs. Comfortable switching between code, curriculum, and live broadcast storytelling, Locke brings a rare mix of astrophysics rigor and adventurous field communication (yes, sometimes involving lightning and reptiles). Based in Melrose, MA, he focuses on making frontier science accessible to diverse public and educational partners.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Physics and Astronomy, Bachelor of Science - BS, Physics and Astronomy at University of WashingtonMaster of Science - MS, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Master of Science - MS, Astronomy and Astrophysics at Harvard UniversityEarly College (entered age 16 full-time), Early College (entered age 16 full-time) at Portland State UniversityEarly College (entered age 16 full-time), Early College (entered age 16 full-time) at Portland Community College
Github Skills (12)
sound-processing10
sound-synthesis10
uniform9
scatter9
sound-files9
astronomy8
science7
journal7
open-access7
academia6
data-visualization6
creative-commons5
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
lockepatton/sonipy
Mar 2020 - Jun 2021
Sonification tool for turning scatter plots into perceptually uniform sound files for science and science access.
Contributions:3 reviews, 103 commits, 4 PRs in 1 year 3 months
sound-synthesisscatter-plotsscienceturningsound-files
lockepatton/lockepatton.github.io
Dec 2017 - Aug 2023
Contributions:10 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 8 months
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