Nigel Stepp
Scientist at HRL Laboratories, LLC
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolNigel Stepp is a scientist with eight years of research experience at HRL Laboratories in the Los Angeles area, combining a PhD in Experimental Psychology with a BS in Materials Science from Carnegie Mellon. He excels at tackling interrelated, conceptually rich problems that invite elegant, generalizable solutions, and takes satisfaction in making the seemingly impossible work. His background bridges human-centered experimental methods and materials-focused technical know-how, enabling cross-disciplinary approaches to complex R&D challenges. Based in Southern California, he brings both deep academic training and hands-on lab experience to applied research settings.
8 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Experimental Psychology, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Experimental Psychology at University of ConnecticutBachelor of Science - BS, Materials Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Materials Science at Carnegie Mellon University
Github Skills (20)
cross-platform8
vim8
text-editor8
simulation7
robot-simulator7
python5
datasets2
dataframes2
graph2
haskell2
prolog2
numerical-methods2
data-mining1
thread-pool1
machine-learning1
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
smywgdev/yarnbot
Nov 2017 - Apr 2022
Contributions:4 releases, 69 commits, 33 pushes in 4 years 5 months
nstepp/ascii85x
Dec 2021 - Jun 2025
Displays TI-85 variable files as text
Contributions:11 PRs, 35 pushes, 15 branches in 3 years 6 months
asciidisplaysfigletasciinemapretty-print
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