Max Silva-feaver
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Yale University
Santa Barbara, California, United States
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Top SchoolMax Silva-feaver is a postdoctoral researcher and experimental physicist with nine years’ experience designing and operating cryogenic readout and detector systems for CMB experiments. He specializes in integrating microwave SQUID multiplexing into Simons Observatory cameras and develops the data-processing pipeline that converts raw time-ordered data into maps and quality metrics used for cosmological inference. At Yale he analyzes Small Aperture Telescope data to constrain inflationary models while leading RF and vibration-mitigation efforts for axion dark-matter searches (HAYSTAC/ALPHA), combining hands-on electronics, software, and field operations in Chile. Known for bridging lab-scale device testing to observatory-grade systems, he is the go-to expert on readout electronics, cryogenic multiplexing, and systematics for next-generation CMB sensitivity.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
University of California, San DiegoBachelor of Science (BS), Physics, Bachelor of Science (BS), Physics at Santa Clara UniversityDiploma, Diploma at Dos Pueblos High School
Github Skills (12)
ordered10
ocs9
data-processing9
python9
time-series9
docker8
agent7
script6
testing5
dictionary3
to-do2
low-level1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
simonsobs/readout-script-dev
Apr 2019 - May 2022
Script development for readout from various institutions.
Contributions:10 PRs, 14 pushes, 3 branches in 3 years 2 months
scriptpythonreadoutpython-scriptinstitutions
simonsobs/sodetlib
Jul 2022 - Feb 2025
Tools for performing core instrument testing, quality control, and analysis tasks.
Contributions:69 reviews, 17 PRs, 11 pushes in 2 years 7 months
instrument-testingquality-controltestingquality
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