Sara Frederick
Program Coordinator
Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSara Frederick is a program coordinator and former postdoctoral scholar with eight years of experience translating astrophysics research into education, outreach, and operational impact at institutions including Vanderbilt, Caltech, and University of Maryland. Trained as an observational optical and X-ray spectroscopist and a PhD in Astronomy, she has contributed to large, collaborative projects such as the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Black Hole Mapper and the Zwicky Transient Facility, pairing domain expertise in AGN variability and time-domain astrophysics with machine-learning and commissioning work. At Vanderbilt she combines administrative operations leadership for advanced computing resources with hands-on course instruction for neurodiversity-centered STEM programs and sustained mentorship of REU students. Known for communicating complex data-driven science to diverse audiences, she also brings interdisciplinary interests spanning cognition, curriculum design, and practical field skills like foraging and outdoor science that inform her outreach style.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Astronomy, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Astronomy at University of MarylandBachelor of Science (BS) Physics and Astronomy, Bachelor of Science (BS) Physics and Astronomy at University of Rochester
Spanish, English
Github Skills (9)
science7
orbital-mechanics7
astronomy7
astrology6
astrophysics6
python6
core-library6
astrodynamics6
astropy4
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (3)
ZwickyTransientFacility/ztfss18
Jul 2018 - Jul 2018
2018 ZTF Summer School
Contributions:5 commits, 5 pushes in 1 day
summer-schoolztfsummer
annayqho/ZTF_Calibration
Nov 2017 - Nov 2017
Contributions:1 push in 1 day
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