Ryan Clary
Senior Scientist at TAE Technologies, Inc
Tracy, California, United States
Summary
🤩
Rockstar🎓
Top SchoolRyan Clary is a Senior Scientist and plasma physicist with over a decade of hands-on experience designing and operating vacuum and control systems, plasma diagnostics, and data acquisition pipelines. He holds a PhD in Experimental Plasma Physics and has led R&D at TAE Technologies following earlier research roles at Tri Alpha Energy and the University of Maryland, where he developed LabVIEW control systems and novel optical diagnostics. Ryan pairs deep experimental expertise with practical software skills—contributing backend improvements to the widely used Spyder scientific Python IDE, improving Windows environment handling and debugging robustness. Based in Tracy, California, he focuses on turning complex experimental requirements into reliable, production-ready systems that accelerate applied-physics development.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy, Experimental Plasma Physics, Doctor of Philosophy, Experimental Plasma Physics at University of Maryland-College ParkBachelor of Science Degree, Physics, Bachelor of Science Degree, Physics at Utah Valley State College
Stackoverflow
519reputation
27kreached
7answers
11questions
Github Skills (17)
debugging10
python10
build-system10
build-tools10
back-end-development9
windows9
pyqt8
packaging8
testing8
kernel6
multiprocessing6
pint6
ipython6
git6
matplotlib6
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
spyder-ide/spyder
Jul 2022 - Jan 2023
Official repository for Spyder - The Scientific Python Development Environment
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:418 reviews, 6 commits, 301 PRs in 6 months
Contributions summary:Ryan primarily contributed to the enhancement and maintenance of the Spyder IDE's core functionalities, focusing on improving the handling of Python environments on Windows, improving integration with various packages, and addressing critical bugs in the debugging framework. Their work involved modifications to the program's file system, code execution, and build process, which demonstrates strong knowledge of software build systems, debugging tools, and Python. The user's contributions demonstrate a focus on improving the robustness and reliability of the IDE for different users.
python-developmentspyderpythonpyqt5anaconda
spyder-ide/spyder-updater
Mar 2025 - Jun 2026
Package that updates the standalone Spyder installers
Contributions:5 releases, 10 reviews, 10 PRs in 1 year 3 months
spyder
Find and Hire Top DevelopersWe’ve analyzed the programming source code of over 60 million software developers on GitHub and scored them by 50,000 skills. Sign-up on Prog,AI to search for software developers.