Rachael Beaton
Assistant Astronomer at Space Telescope Science Institute
Middle River, Maryland, United States
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Top SchoolRachael Beaton is an observational astronomer with 11 years of experience blending research and mission operations, currently serving as Assistant Astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute where she splits her time between science and functional leadership for the Roman Space Telescope. Her career includes prestigious fellowships at Princeton and Carnegie and a PhD from the University of Virginia, with research focused on galaxy halos, stellar populations, and the accretion histories of nearby galaxies. She co-leads key Roman efforts—documentation and thermal vacuum test data—and recently stepped into deputy branch management, demonstrating aptitude for translating complex instrumentation and test datasets into operational readiness. Rachael’s work uses the luminous components of galaxy halos to probe distances and structure, a practical twist on more common dark-matter-focused narratives, and she brings sustained outreach and teaching experience alongside technical expertise.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Astronomy, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Astronomy at University of Virginia
Github Skills (9)
astrodynamics9
cosmology9
hydrodynamics9
atmospheric-modelling8
astrophysics8
python8
science8
scientific-computing7
testing2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
sdss/coins
Aug 2021 - Aug 2022
repository for coins documents and related materials
Contributions:87 commits, 85 pushes in 1 year
coinsinclusivityopennessdiversity
rareflwr41/m31ages_photcode
Feb 2015 - Mar 2015
Contributions:53 pushes in 14 days
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