Meredith Rawls
Research Scientist For Rubin Observatory Operations
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolMeredith Rawls is a research scientist and PhD astronomer with 11 years of experience building data pipelines and visualization tools for time-domain astronomy, currently working on Alert Production and satellite-mitigation for the Rubin Observatory at the University of Washington. She combines expertise in difference imaging, false-positive reduction, and multi-telescope pipeline engineering with hands-on research in transients and variable stars. A seasoned mentor and communicator, she advises undergraduates and regularly translates complex research into accessible writing and talks. Her background in asteroseismology and photodynamical modeling gives her a strong foundation in both observational techniques and statistical analysis. Based in Seattle, she brings a rare mix of production-grade software development and deep domain knowledge that helps prepare LSST-scale systems for real-world telescopic data.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Astronomy, PhD, Astronomy at New Mexico State UniversityBS, Physics, BS, Physics at Harvey Mudd CollegeMS, Astronomy, MS, Astronomy at San Diego State University
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Github contributions (5)
dirac-institute/trailblazer-testdata
Dec 2021 - Aug 2023
Sample data for trailblazer.
Contributions:2 reviews, 2 PRs, 1 push in 1 year 8 months
trailblazersample-data
mrawls/KIC-9246715
May 2015 - Jun 2016
Contributions:1310 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 1 month
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