Sandra Gesing
Senior Researcher at San Diego Supercomputer Center
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Top SchoolSandra Gesing is a senior researcher and leader with 10+ years driving science gateways, computational workflows, and distributed/parallel computing across academia and research infrastructure. As Executive Director of US-RSE and Director of the Center of Excellence for Science Gateways at SDSC, she blends technical depth with community-building to improve sustainability, usability, and reproducibility of research software. She has a track record of founding enduring initiatives—the IWSG series since 2009 and shaping the US-RSE—and advocates for career paths and incentives for research software engineers beyond traditional academia. Her interdisciplinary experience spans visiting research roles worldwide and long-term positions at Notre Dame and Discovery Partners Institute, reflecting both hands-on development and strategic outreach. Outside research, she champions diversity in STEM through programs like Chicago Hopes for Kids, demonstrating a commitment to social impact as well as technical excellence.
10 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Diplom-Informatiker, Major Computer Science, minor Business Economics, Diplom-Informatiker, Major Computer Science, minor Business Economics at FernUniversität in HagenMathematisch-technische Assistentin, Apprenticeship in Computer Science, Mathematics, Mathematisch-technische Assistentin, Apprenticeship in Computer Science, Mathematics at University of MünsterDr. rer. nat., Computer Science, Dr. rer. nat., Computer Science at University of TuebingenUniversity of California, Los Angeles
English, German
Github Skills (22)
umbrella10
furry8
harness7
digital-humanities7
survey7
risk-assessment7
science6
glossary6
sustainability6
experiences6
scale5
large-scale5
python5
journal4
grids4
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
si2-urssi/chicago_workshop
Aug 2018 - Apr 2019
Repo for the October 23-24 workshop to be held in Chicago, IL
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch, 8 issues in 8 months
workshopchicagooctober
CommunityOfCommunities/NotTheAbove
May 2021 - May 2021
Contributions:22 pushes, 2 branches in 1 day
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