Summary
Skaydi Grossberndt is a Physics PhD candidate at CUNY with nine years of experience bridging experimental heavy-ion research and hands-on technical work, currently contributing to sPHENIX jet studies. Their background spans FPGA programming at CERN, Monte Carlo analysis for ATLAS, and perturbative QCD research at Columbia, giving them a strong blend of data analysis, low-level instrumentation, and software skills in Python and C++. Alongside academic research, Skaydi has extensive tutoring and technical-support experience, from one-on-one SAT/ACT prep to training users on Windows and Microsoft Office, demonstrating clear communication of complex concepts. They also bring practical testing and engineering experience from roles at Thorlabs and as a patent examiner, indicating discipline in procedures and documentation. Notably, their profile combines rigorous theoretical physics work with pragmatic implementation—able to move from chip testing to jet reconstruction code.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Advanced Regents Diploma with honors, AP International Diploma, General Studies, 4.00, Advanced Regents Diploma with honors, AP International Diploma, General Studies, 4.00 at Fox Lane High School
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics at The Graduate Center, City University of New York
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Physics, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Physics at Columbia University in the City of New York
Non Matriculated, Mathematics, 4.00, Non Matriculated, Mathematics, 4.00 at Westchester Community College
None applicable, Physics and mathematics, None applicable, Physics and mathematics at Columbia University Science Honors program
Bachelor's degree, Physics-Mathematics, Bachelor's degree, Physics-Mathematics at Columbia University
English, French, Latin, German