Scott Feister
Associate Professor, Department Of Computer Science & Engineering
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolScott Feister is a tenured associate professor and computational physicist with a decade of experience applying high-performance computing to laser-driven plasma science and scientific computing. He leads and collaborates on experiments at world-class laser facilities to study astrophysical phenomena, magnetic turbulence, and the prospects for laser-based fusion, while also developing laboratory electronics and novel diagnostics such as a linear-CCD proton spectrometer. Based in the Los Angeles area, he balances university teaching and outreach with hands-on experimental work and international collaborations spanning Oxford, MIT, LLNL, LANL, and UCLA. Fluent in French and experienced living and working in France, he brings cross-cultural communication to multinational research teams. Practically minded, he writes laboratory automation, data analysis, and visualization code to turn large numerical datasets into publishable science.
10 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree Physics French, Bachelor’s Degree Physics French at University of Notre DameDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Plasma and High-Temperature Physics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Plasma and High-Temperature Physics at The Ohio State University
English, French
Github Skills (61)
arduino-library10
fusion9
arduino9
python8
linear-algebra7
blas7
ndarray7
mpi7
interpolation7
numerics7
solar7
convolution7
geophysics7
numba7
finite-element-analysis6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
sfeister/sidekick-epics
Oct 2021 - Jun 2022
Contributions:35 commits, 24 pushes, 1 branch in 8 months
sfeister/flsuite
Oct 2016 - Feb 2022
Contributions:142 commits, 127 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 4 months
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