Susanne Hoffmann
Astronomin at Independent Scholar
Germany
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Top SchoolSusanne Hoffmann is an experienced astronomer and independent scholar based in Germany, blending six years of recent professional experience with a long-standing freelance and academic career dating back to the late 1990s. She has held roles from planetarium director to university researcher and lecturer, combining observational astronomy with history and didactics of science. Her interdisciplinary training spans physics, the history of science, and physics education, including advanced doctorates in science history and physics didactics. Known for curiosity-driven inquiry—aptly reflected in her motto—she moves comfortably between public outreach, teaching, and scholarly research. An understated strength is her sustained engagement with both practical observatory work and the historiography of science, enabling her to connect technical expertise with broader cultural and educational perspectives.
6 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Diplom Physik, Physics, Diplom Physik, Physics at Universität PotsdamDr., Physikdidaktik, Dr., Physikdidaktik at Universität SiegenDr., Wissenschaftsgeschichte, Dr., Wissenschaftsgeschichte at Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinDiplom-Naturwissenschaftshistorikerin, Wissenschafts- und Technikgeschichte, Diplom-Naturwissenschaftshistorikerin, Wissenschafts- und Technikgeschichte at Universität Hamburg
German, English, French
Github Skills (12)
windows10
stellarium10
linux10
telescope10
macos10
cpp10
unix10
science10
opengl10
universe10
sky10
astronomy10
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (4)
sushoff/stellarium
Mar 2020 - Mar 2020
Stellarium is a free GPL software which renders realistic skies in real time with OpenGL. It is available for Linux/Unix, Windows and MacOSX. With Stellarium, you really see what you can see with your eyes, binoculars or a small telescope.
Contributions:19 pushes in 1 day
eyesunixcppmacosxwindows
Stellarium/stellarium
Jun 2021 - Dec 2022
Stellarium is a free GPL software which renders realistic skies in real time with OpenGL. It is available for Linux/Unix, Windows and macOS. With Stellarium, you really see what you can see with your eyes, binoculars or a small telescope.
Contributions:24 reviews, 119 commits, 16 PRs in 1 year 6 months
unixc-plus-plusrealisticreal-timeuniverse
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