Tim Robinson
Affiliate Faculty
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolTim Robinson is an affiliate faculty and materials scientist with 17 years of experience translating polymer, dye, and surface-science research into medical and electro-optical applications. He has led materials and display development programs—from infrared-absorbing polymers and SWIR imaging systems to biocidal coatings—while mentoring students in spectroscopy, colorimetry, and image-based data extraction at the University of Washington. As a former chief engineer and IP coordinator, he combines hands-on formulation and process development with program management for AFRL- and SBIR-funded projects. Tim also contributes to open-source software for scientific tooling, notably optimizing performance and code size in Rust/Python bindings for the pyo3 project, reflecting a practical fluency in both materials and code. Based in Seattle, he brings a rare blend of optical materials expertise, device-level engineering, and computational tooling to bridge lab research and deployable technologies.
16 years of coding experience
34 years of employment as a software developer
MS, Materials Science, MS, Materials Science at University of WashingtonBS, Mechanical Engineer, BS, Mechanical Engineer at University of New HampshireProgramming, Programming at Additional Recent Classes
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Github contributions (5)
PyO3/pyo3
Oct 2020 - May 2021
Rust bindings for the Python interpreter
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:2 reviews, 8 commits, 2 PRs in 7 months
Contributions summary:Tim primarily contributed to the `pyo3/pyo3` repository by modifying core backend code related to the Python bindings for the Rust language. Their commits focused on optimizing code generation, reducing the size of compiled code, and improving argument handling within the macro and callback implementations. They also applied review suggestions to further refine the codebase. These changes indicate a focus on performance and maintainability improvements within the library.
pythonpython-c-apirustpython-interpreterrust-bindings
1tgr/try-fsharp
Jan 2011 - Dec 2012
Contributions:244 commits in 1 year 11 months
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