Peter Boucher
Senior Research Scientist at Leidos
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
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Top SchoolPeter Boucher is a Senior Research Scientist and geospatial specialist with nine years of experience building data systems, tools, and applications for Earth observation that help communities, agencies, and companies increase resilience to environmental change. He blends rigorous academic training—a PhD in Environmental Science—with hands-on data science and engineering roles at Harvard, Leidos, and environmental startups, translating research into operational products. Peter’s work spans satellite and EO data pipelines, applied research, and open code, with publications on ResearchGate and reproducible tools available on GitHub. Based in Charlottesville, VA, he brings a multidisciplinary background that includes formal training in the physical sciences and a BA in English, enabling clear communication of complex technical ideas. Notably, he has transitioned from academic postdoc research to applied industry roles, retaining a focus on scalable, research-backed solutions for real-world environmental decision making.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Containing Education in Biology, Physics, Chemistry, and Statistics, Containing Education in Biology, Physics, Chemistry, and Statistics at Appalachian State UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Environmental Science, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Environmental Science at University of Massachusetts BostonBachelor of Arts (BA), English Language and Literature, Honors, Bachelor of Arts (BA), English Language and Literature, Honors at The University of Chicago
Japanese, French, English
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Github Skills (6)
php6
mysql6
collaboration4
python4
neon3
data-science3
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
pbb2291/Lidar-Notebooks
Dec 2022 - Feb 2023
Contributions:1 release, 11 commits, 14 pushes in 1 month
pbb2291/DI-NEON-participants
Jun 2017 - Jun 2017
Contributions:2 PRs, 4 pushes in 13 days
participantneon
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