Thomas Schad
Associate Astronomer At National Solar Observatory
Makawao, Hawaii, United States
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Top SchoolThomas Schad is an Associate Astronomer at the National Solar Observatory with a decade of experience specializing in solar physics, spectropolarimetry, and high-performance instrumentation for next-generation telescopes. He led design and development efforts for the DL-NIRSP integral-field-unit spectropolarimeter for the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope and applies advanced inversion techniques to diagnose magnetic field evolution in the chromosphere and photosphere. Holding a Ph.D. in Planetary Sciences (Solar Physics) from the University of Arizona and a certificate in Optical Engineering, he blends observational science with hands-on instrument engineering. Based in Makawao, Hawaii, he has a track record of international collaborations and field deployments, including work with GONG and Hinode datasets in India. Notably, his background in both physics and philosophy underpins a methodical, big-picture approach to probing solar magnetic fine structure.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
The University of ArizonaBachelor's Degree, Physics, Cum Laude, Bachelor's Degree, Physics, Cum Laude at University of Notre DameUniversity of California, Irvine
English
Github Skills (8)
polarization9
sun8
solar8
simulation6
python6
astronomy6
physics5
astropy4
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
tschad/pycelp
Jun 2021 - Sep 2022
a Python package for Coronal Emission Line Polarization
Contributions:120 commits, 4 PRs, 110 pushes in 1 year 4 months
python-packagepythonemissionpolarization
tschad/solar_tools_online
Jun 2022 - Aug 2024
Contributions:11 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 3 months
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