Rick Hewitt
Research Assistant II - Scientific Software Developer at Harvard University
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRick Hewitt is a scientific software developer with a decade of experience applying physics and computational mathematics to x-ray crystallography and photonics research. Currently a Research Assistant II at Harvard, he builds and extends analysis tools (notably within the DIALS framework) for Laue and pink-beam crystallography and collaborates with national labs on challenging experimental datasets. He holds a B.S. in Physics and Computational Mathematics from ASU and is completing an M.S. in Applied Physics at Johns Hopkins, blending rigorous simulation and numerical methods with hands-on experimental data analysis. Rick’s background includes developing C-based ion trajectory simulators for tokamak studies and creating CXLS/CXFEL simulation software, demonstrating an unusually broad mix of scientific computing, numerical algorithms, and teaching experience. He’s exploring a transition into optical engineering or data science in industry, and his pragmatic, research-driven codebase is available by request for collaborators.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Physics, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Physics at Arizona State UniversityMaster of Science - MS, Engineering Physics/Applied Physics, Master of Science - MS, Engineering Physics/Applied Physics at Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering
Github Skills (15)
crystallography10
mass-spectrometry10
cpp10
python9
diffraction9
infrared9
variational-inference5
algorithm5
dft4
station4
pandas3
rust2
xray2
grep1
zenodo1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
rs-station/laue-dials
Mar 2023 - Jun 2026
A package for analyzing Laue x-ray crystallography data using the DIALS framework.
Contributions:29 releases, 8 reviews, 20 PRs in 3 years 3 months
crystallography
PrinceWalnut/dials
May 2020 - Dec 2025
Diffraction Integration for Advanced Light Sources
Contributions:8 pushes, 3 branches in 5 years 7 months
lightlight-sourcesaltium-designerdiffractioninfrared
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