Stephanie Deppe
Astronomy Content Strategist
City of Ithaca, New York, United States
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Top SchoolStephanie Deppe is an astronomy content strategist and planetary scientist with a PhD in observational astronomy and a decade of experience translating cutting-edge research into accessible public experiences. She leads social media strategy and content for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, building inclusive outreach campaigns, accessibility-first image descriptions, and interactive projects like the OrbitViewer 3D Solar System visualization. Trained as a science communicator (RELATE, ComSciCon) and an AAAS Mass Media Fellow, she has taught workshops that have trained hundreds of researchers to publish and present their work. Her background spans hands-on discovery—using the Dark Energy Survey to find and characterize Kuiper Belt objects—to technical communication roles at MIT and freelance science media, blending deep technical expertise with product-minded storytelling. Based in Ithaca, she combines rigorous research instincts with a knack for turning complex astronomy into shareable, human-centered narratives.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Observational Astronomy, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Observational Astronomy at University of MichiganBachelor of Science (B.S.) in Physics Minor in Music, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Physics Minor in Music at Michigan State UniversityGithub contributions (3)
sjhdeppe/Astro-461-Python-Cookbook
Feb 2017 - May 2019
Contributions:35 commits, 4 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 3 months
sjhamil/sjhamil.github.io
Mar 2017 - Jul 2020
Contributions:69 pushes, 5 branches in 3 years 4 months
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