Robert White
Sr. Data Scientist - Research Operations
Golden, Colorado, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRobert White is a senior data scientist and systems engineer who leverages 35+ years of hardware and software experience to build AI-driven, real-time research operations for energy and astrophysics. Currently at the National Laboratory of the Rockies/NREL, he designs and deploys large-scale data platforms, autonomous experimentation pipelines, and control software that manage nationwide PV performance and high-throughput materials workflows. His background spans fusion diagnostics and 3 MeV accelerator operation, spaceborne detector testing, and fast-response robotic telescopes—experience he pairs with modern ML/AI, cloud data engineering, and laboratory automation. A former game developer on classics like Ultima Online, Ultima IX and Deus Ex, he brings a rare combination of performance-oriented software architecture and creative product sensibility to scientific instrumentation. He also advises on space power beaming and has hands-on experience operating Rutherford Backscattering systems, making him equally fluent in experimental operations and data science. Based in Golden, Colorado, he focuses on enabling autonomous discovery by integrating instrumentation, data pipelines, and adaptive control.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Astrophysics & Mathematics, Bachelor of Science - BS Astrophysics & Mathematics at New Mexico Institute of Mining and TechnologyAstrophysics and High-Temperature Physics, Astrophysics and High-Temperature Physics at The University of Texas at AustinAssociate of Science - AS Computer Science/Electronics, Associate of Science - AS Computer Science/Electronics at College of the Mainland
Github Skills (2)
datasets6
photovoltaic1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
starman91/Data-Cleaning-test
Jul 2015 - Apr 2019
Contributions:7 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 9 months
NREL/pvdaq_access
Feb 2023 - Mar 2024
Contributions:5 PRs, 14 pushes, 3 branches in 1 year
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