Philip Waggoner
Director, Chemistry & Data Analytics R&D
New York City Metropolitan Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolPhilip Waggoner is a multidisciplinary R&D leader who blends a PhD in Applied Physics with deep hands-on expertise in semiconductor sequencing, MEMS/NEMS, and surface chemistry to advance Ion Torrent next‑generation sequencing technologies. At Thermo Fisher he leads cross-functional teams that bridge chip design, surface functionalization, molecular biology, and data analytics to push semiconductor sensor performance from early innovation through productization. His background includes device-level work at IBM and Cornell, where he developed nanomechanical biosensors and DNA transistor integration—skills that inform his pragmatic approach to assay and sensor co‑design. Equally comfortable in the cleanroom, the lab, and with Python-driven analytics, he excels at turning intricate physical problems into robust, data‑driven solutions. A less obvious thread through his career is a sustained commitment to scientific communication and outreach, from redesigning lab websites to mentoring competitions that bring nanoscience to broader audiences.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
MS, PhD, Applied and Engineering Physics, MS, PhD, Applied and Engineering Physics at Cornell UniversityUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
English, Spanish
Github Skills (122)
interpretation10
toolbox10
anova10
knitr10
mixture10
correlation10
r10
statistics10
tidy10
mixed-models10
r-package10
standardization10
scoring10
visualization10
icc10
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
pdwaggoner/plotmm
Dec 2018 - Nov 2022
Tidy Tools for Visualizing Mixture Models
Contributions:1 release, 269 commits, 14 PRs in 3 years 11 months
mixture-modelstidyvisualizingmixturevisualization
pdwaggoner/mlbstats
Mar 2018 - Sep 2024
MLB Player Statistics Calculator
Contributions:3 PRs, 50 pushes, 4 branches in 6 years 7 months
statisticsplayer-statisticscalculatorplayer-level-metricsmlb
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