Thomas Smith
Assistant Research Biologist at UC Santa Barbara
San Francisco, California, United States
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Top SchoolThomas Smith is a community ecologist and Assistant Research Biologist with 11 years of experience studying high-elevation aquatic communities in California’s Sierra Nevada. Based in San Francisco, he combines field-based ecology and conservation practice—particularly focused on mountain yellow-legged frogs—with experimental and population-level studies of species interactions such as snake predation. He holds a Ph.D. in Community Ecology from UC Santa Barbara and has led research on reintroduction, disease mitigation, and predator management to support endangered amphibian recovery. Less obvious: he blends long-term field monitoring with applied conservation interventions, translating ecological insights directly into on-the-ground recovery strategies.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Environmental Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Environmental Science at University of VermontDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Community Ecology, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Community Ecology at UC Santa Barbara
Github Skills (1)
python1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
TomCSmith/tom-smith-CV-and-review
Dec 2020 - Jan 2021
Contributions:10 pushes in 1 month
TomCSmith/ROD-Community-Effects
Apr 2016 - May 2016
Contributions:8 pushes, 1 branch in 7 days
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