Marla Geha
Professor at Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMarla Geha is a Yale astrophysics professor who leverages the world’s largest telescopes to study the Universe’s smallest galaxies and translate cutting-edge research into classroom learning. With a PhD from UC Santa Cruz and over a decade of academic experience, she teaches scientific computing in Python, galactic dynamics, and research methods that train the next generation of observational astronomers. She directs the Research Experience for Veteran Undergraduates (REVU) and serves on the Warrior Scholar Project executive board, demonstrating a strong commitment to veteran mentorship and inclusive STEM pathways. Marla also broadened public access to space science by developing the MOOC "Rocket Science for Everyone" on Coursera. Her work uniquely combines hands-on observational campaigns with pedagogical innovation, often bringing real telescope data into undergraduate computation courses. Based in New Haven, she blends rigorous research, teaching, and program leadership to expand who participates in astrophysics.
11 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science - BS, Applied and Engineering Physics, Bachelor of Science - BS, Applied and Engineering Physics at Cornell UniversityUniversity of California Santa Cruz
Github Skills (4)
astronomy9
python9
data-catalog6
cosmology2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
marlageha/dmost
Jan 2022 - May 2026
Contributions:1 release, 534 pushes, 2 comments in 4 years 5 months
saga-survey/marla
Oct 2015 - Aug 2017
Contributions:4 PRs, 71 pushes in 1 year 9 months
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