Taran Driver
Research Scientist In Ultrafast Quantum Physics at Prompt Therapeutics
San Francisco, California, United States
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Top SchoolTaran Driver is a cross-disciplinary research scientist with 8 years’ experience probing ultrafast quantum dynamics using x-ray lasers and big-data methods from his base in San Francisco. As a tenured investigator at SLAC and co-lead of Stanford PULSE’s attosecond group, he leads DOE-funded projects that marry machine learning with bespoke instrument design to capture molecular motion on attosecond timescales. His background spans quantum physics, proteomics, and analytical philosophy, informing novel statistical and software tools (Python, MATLAB, C++, Slurm/LSF) for real-time analysis of massive experimental datasets. A recipient of the 2023 LCLS Young Investigator Award and an experienced public speaker and TV science expert, he also co-founded Prompt Therapeutics to translate scientific insight into impact. Non-obvious: he has leveraged proteomics training to bring data-centric perspectives and experimental rigor to ultrafast x-ray spectroscopy, enabling techniques that surpass conventional Fourier limits.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc) Philosophy & Physics (Double Major), Bachelor of Science (BSc) Philosophy & Physics (Double Major) at University of NottinghamDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Mass Spectrometry-Based Proteomics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Mass Spectrometry-Based Proteomics at Imperial College LondonPostdoctoral Scholar Atomic & Molecular Physics, Postdoctoral Scholar Atomic & Molecular Physics at Stanford University
FrenchProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
thomasbarillot/LR25_Analysis
Nov 2017 - Nov 2017
Contributions:35 commits, 14 pushes in 4 days
TaranDriver/2D-PC-MS
May 2021 - Jan 2022
Contributions:22 pushes, 1 branch in 8 months
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