Summary
Paul Pukite is a freelance writer and geophysics-focused scientist with 11 years of professional experience and a long engineering pedigree from a 22-year tenure as Principal Engineer at BAE Systems. Holding a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Minnesota, he translates complex earth-science phenomena into simplified, reusable representations of terrain, ocean, and atmosphere for use by scientists and engineers. His recent work, including the book Mathematical GeoEnergy, bridges rigorous mathematical modeling with practical tools for analysis and highlights his interest in open earth science. Based in the Twin Cities, he combines deep systems thinking with a practical mindset—summed up in his Github aphorism “Chaos is a ruse”—to make geophysical complexity more tractable.
11 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
University of Minnesota Twin Cities