Nathaniel Frissell
Associate Professor
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
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Top SchoolNathaniel Frissell is an associate professor and research scientist with 11 years of experience specializing in ionospheric, radio, and space physics, blending deep academic research with practical data engineering and visualization. He founded and leads the Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation (HamSCI), demonstrating a knack for mobilizing citizen science to produce publishable, big-data insights. Trained with a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech and specialized study in polar atmospheric physics, he translates complex geospace phenomena into actionable visualizations and web-delivered tools. Skilled in programming and large-scale data analysis, he excels at turning stakeholder requirements into elegant, user-focused displays and systems. Based in Scranton, he brings a rare combination of rigorous research, hands-on software implementation, and community-driven science outreach.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Upper Polar Atmospheric Physics, Upper Polar Atmospheric Physics at University Centre in SvalbardVirginia TechBachelor of Science (B.S.), Physics and Music Education, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Physics and Music Education at Montclair State University
English
Github Skills (46)
visualization10
qt10
python10
data-science10
matplotlib10
gtk10
mca10
data-visualization10
notebook9
xilinx9
vivado9
zynq9
vitis9
redpitaya9
jupyter-notebook9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
HamSCI/harc_plot
Jan 2020 - Mar 2025
HamSCI Amateur Radio Communications Database Plotting Toolkit
Contributions:2 PRs, 41 pushes, 5 branches in 5 years 2 months
software-defined-radiozoneminderamateurpongcommunications
w2naf/lws_hemispheres
Sep 2022 - Nov 2024
Contributions:1 PR, 211 pushes, 13 branches in 2 years 2 months
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