Ryan Anderson
Senior Scientist at Planetary Science Institute
Flagstaff, Arizona, United States
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Top SchoolRyan Anderson is a Senior Scientist with over two decades of software development for scientific data analysis and more than 18 years of hands-on Mars rover operations experience. He blends deep expertise in multivariate regression, hyperspectral analysis, and chemometrics with field-leading roles on ChemCam and SuperCam, where he improves chemical measurement accuracy and serves as Science Payload Downlink Lead. At USGS he led development of PyHAT and mapped Martian geomorphology to infer paleohydrology, and he now continues this work at the Planetary Science Institute. An effective science communicator and communications lead, he translates complex planetary data into public-facing stories, educational activities, and media outreach. Known for pairing rigorous quantitative methods with practical mission operations, he’s equally comfortable leading teams or contributing as a specialist and remains curious about new tools and techniques.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS) Astronomy and Astrophysics, Bachelor of Science (BS) Astronomy and Astrophysics at University of MichiganPhD Astronomy - Planetary Science, PhD Astronomy - Planetary Science at Cornell University
Github Skills (16)
spectra10
topological-data-analysis9
cosmology9
krc8
python8
journal5
networking5
planetary5
creative-commons4
network4
academia4
open-access4
jekyll4
planetary-science1
physics1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
USGS-Astrogeology/PyHAT_Point_Spectra_GUI
Dec 2016 - Feb 2022
This repository contains code for a GUI for analyzing point spectra using PyHAT
Contributions:3 releases, 188 PRs, 137 pushes in 5 years 3 months
analyzingpythonguipointcosmology
ryanbanderson/PyHAT_Point_Spectra_GUI
Jan 2018 - Mar 2024
This repository contains code for a GUI for analyzing LIBS and other point spectra.
Contributions:39 PRs, 175 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 2 months
analyzingpythonguipointlibs
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