Matthias He
NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) Fellow at NASA Ames Research Center
Mountain View, California, United States
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Top SchoolMatthias He is an exoplanet-focused postdoctoral researcher and NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow based in Mountain View, bringing eight years of experience in astrophysics research and data-driven discovery. He combines rigorous statistical modeling, machine learning, and custom scientific software to extract astrophysical insights from complex datasets, with a strong record of scientific writing and presentation. A 2022 PhD graduate from Penn State (3.98 GPA) and University of Toronto alumnus, he has transitioned smoothly from doctoral research to postdoc roles at Notre Dame and NASA Ames. Matthias is both a hands-on coder and an effective communicator who bridges theory and practical analysis—an asset for interdisciplinary teams tackling planet detection and characterization challenges. An underappreciated strength is his consistent academic excellence across degrees, which underpins a meticulous, reproducible approach to research.
9 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Archbishop MacDonald High SchoolDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 3.98, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 3.98 at Penn State UniversityHonors Bachelor of Science, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 3.89, Honors Bachelor of Science, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 3.89 at University of Toronto
Github Skills (14)
planetary10
chord-diagram8
simulation8
histogram8
gnuplot7
plot6
python5
cross-correlation5
matplotlib4
solidworks4
text-files2
inference2
openxml1
ecosystem1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
hematthi/Predicting-exoplanet-mass-and-radius-relationship
Sep 2018 - Jan 2023
R code for ''Predicting Exoplanet Masses and Radius: A Nonparametric Approach''
Contributions:2 PRs, 2 pushes in 4 years 5 months
approachnonparametricexoplanetradius
hematthi/ExoplanetsSysSim_old.jl
Feb 2018 - Apr 2019
Planetary Systems Simulation & Model of Kepler Mission for characterizing the Occurence Rates fo Exoplanets and Planetary Architectures
Contributions:16 PRs, 75 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 1 month
architectureskeplerplanetaryratesplanet
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