Robert Tang-kong
Staff Software Engineer at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
California, United States
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Top SchoolRobert Tang-kong is a Staff Software Engineer based in California with 8 years of experience bridging advanced materials science and production-grade scientific software. He holds a PhD from Stanford in Materials Science and has translated deep domain expertise in ALD protection, electrocatalysis, and in-situ synchrotron characterization into data-driven research and tooling. At SLAC he develops and debugs experiment control systems for time-critical x-ray beam experiments and contributes to the multi-lab bluesky ecosystem, working with Python, Conda, Qt, and EPICS. Previously at SSRL he led cross-lab data infrastructure and adaptive experimentation efforts using Gaussian processes, Bayesian optimization, and reinforcement learning to accelerate beamline science. He combines hands-on lab experience (ALD, electrochemistry, vacuum systems) with scalable software practices, enabling better experiments and reproducible data pipelines. Notably, his work has produced measurable experimental improvements—such as multi-fold increases in catalyst adhesion and device lifetimes—underscoring an ability to move from hypothesis to operational impact.
8 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bellarmine College PreparatoryBachelor of Science (B.S.), Electical Engineering and Computer Science, Materials Science Engineering, Graduate, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Electical Engineering and Computer Science, Materials Science Engineering, Graduate at UC BerkeleyDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Materials Science Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Materials Science Engineering at Stanford University
Github Skills (196)
lark-parser10
photon10
ess10
forge10
launcher10
cdr10
ssh-config10
twincat10
abaqus10
shared-configuration10
calculation10
beckhoff9
control-systems9
ipmi9
pyside9
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
pcdshub/pcds-ci-test-repo-python
Feb 2023 - Apr 2025
Repository for testing PCDS's continuous integration tools (specifically pcds-ci-helpers)
Contributions:7 reviews, 37 PRs, 23 pushes in 2 years 1 month
testingcontinuouscirclecihelperscontinuous-integration
pcdshub/superscore
Feb 2024 - Mar 2025
Configuration Management for EPICS PVs
Contributions:206 reviews, 63 PRs, 30 pushes in 1 year 1 month
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