Martijn Oei
Prize Postdoctoral Fellow In Observational Astronomy
Pasadena, California, United States
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Top SchoolMartijn Oei is a prize postdoctoral fellow at Caltech specializing in radio astronomy and cosmology, with nine years of research experience spanning ionospheric calibration, the synchrotron Cosmic Web, and the Milky Way’s radio emission. He led the discovery and characterization of Alcyoneus, a projected 5+ Mpc giant radio galaxy—one of the largest known galaxy-created structures—demonstrating strength in large-scale radio surveys and interpretation. Trained in theoretical and mathematical physics at Cambridge and with MSc/PhD work in cosmology from Leiden, he blends rigorous theory with hands-on observational technique. Martijn has taught radiative processes and mentored students, reflecting both communication skill and commitment to education. Beyond astronomy he pursues deep interests in biology, mathematics, and philosophy, bringing interdisciplinary curiosity to complex astrophysical problems. Based in Pasadena, he combines precise data calibration expertise with a knack for finding surprising, structure-scale phenomena in radio skies.
9 years of coding experience
Master of Advanced Study, Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, Master of Advanced Study, Theoretical and Mathematical Physics at University of CambridgeVoorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO), Natuur & Techniek, Natuur & Gezondheid, 9.0, Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO), Natuur & Techniek, Natuur & Gezondheid, 9.0 at Stedelijk Gymnasium LeidenNAHSS Participant 2013, 9.0, NAHSS Participant 2013, 9.0 at Netherlands-Asia Honours Summer SchoolMaster of Science (MSc), Research in Astronomy - Cosmology, Master of Science (MSc), Research in Astronomy - Cosmology at Universiteit Leiden
Dutch, English
Github Skills (12)
prebuild10
xmake9
ada9
hierarchical-clustering8
science6
python6
core-library6
astronomy6
astrophysics5
unicorns5
astropy4
sparse-matrix2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
MartijnOei/Bowerbird
Jan 2021 - Mar 2022
Bowerbird is a Python package that performs agglomerative hierarchical clustering with smart statistical follow-up analyses. It also generates publication-ready visuals.
Contributions:96 commits, 90 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 1 month
hierarchical-clusteringpython
MartijnOei/CSPAM
Jan 2017 - Feb 2017
Contributions:31 pushes, 1 branch, 1 comment in 22 days
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