Summary
Phillip Chilson is an atmospheric physicist with a multi-decade academic career bridging fundamental physics, remote sensing, and autonomous atmospheric sampling. He holds a PhD in Physics and has led research programs and centers at the University of Oklahoma, contributed to European research institutes, and developed unmanned aerial systems and radar techniques for probing the atmospheric boundary layer and aeroecology. Now based in Bavaria, he combines hands-on customer-facing work at Sparv Embedded with continued academic affiliation at OU, reflecting a rare mix of field-deployable engineering and deep scientific expertise. His background includes stints in solid-state and ultra-low-temperature physics and a Fulbright-funded research year in Germany, underscoring an ability to translate broad physics training into innovative observational platforms.
10 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
PhD Physics, PhD Physics at Clemson University
MS Physics, MS Physics at University of Florida
English, German