Matt Guthrie
Manager, Cynthia Wyeth Peterson Memorial Planetarium at University of Connecticut
Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMatt Guthrie is a physics-trained educator and manager who turns complex datasets and instruments into compelling narratives and accessible experiences. With a PhD in Physics and nine years of experience across academia and nonprofit data work, he has led major renovations of UConn’s planetarium and observatory—upgrading projection, automation, optics, and remote-control capabilities—to support teaching and public outreach. He combines classroom research on inclusive group learning with hands-on engineering, curriculum design, and data literacy initiatives through a civic-minded startup he co-founded. Based in Hartford, he excels at translating technical upgrades and analytics into engaging stories and usable systems for students, researchers, and the public. An inventor of practical observatory solutions and an experienced instructor of large-enrollment courses, he blends experimental rigor with a knack for storytelling that surfaces surprising insights from mundane data.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Physics, Astrophysics, Mathematical Sciences, Bachelor of Science (BS), Physics, Astrophysics, Mathematical Sciences at Michigan Technological UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Physics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Physics at The University of Texas at AustinHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at Grand Haven High School
Github Skills (8)
graphic9
code-behind9
chrome-extension6
firefox-addon5
webextension5
lastfm4
safari-extension3
music3
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
mwguthrie/mwguthrie.github.io
Oct 2016 - Apr 2022
viz test
Contributions:345 commits, 2 PRs, 320 pushes in 5 years 6 months
javascriptviz
mwguthrie/lagrangian
Aug 2018 - May 2020
Contributions:40 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 9 months
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