Timothy Smith
Research Physical Scientist at NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory (PSL)
Boulder, Colorado, United States
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Top SchoolTimothy Smith is a researcher with a decade of experience developing machine learning and data assimilation methods to improve weather and climate predictions, currently based in Boulder and working at NERSC. He has progressed from graduate research at the Oden Institute to applied roles at NOAA PSL and CIRES, blending deep computational science training (PhD/MS) with hands-on operational research. His background spans numerical modeling, data assimilation, and ML-driven forecasting, with practical exposure to both academic and government science environments. Notably, he pairs strong theory with field-relevant implementation experience—bridging long-term model development from his PhD with real-world forecasting needs at national labs.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor's Degree, Mechanical Engineering at Cockrell School of Engineering, The University of Texas at AustinDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computational Science, Engineering, and Mathematics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computational Science, Engineering, and Mathematics at Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences
Github Skills (8)
fortran10
automatic-differentiation10
climate-science10
ocean-modelling10
numerical-methods9
diagnostics9
api8
apidoc8
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
NOAA-PSL/ufs2arco
Nov 2023 - Apr 2025
Tools for converting Unified Forecast System (UFS) output to Analysis Ready, Cloud Optimized (ARCO) format
Contributions:7 releases, 31 reviews, 46 PRs in 1 year 4 months
timothyas/ufs2arco
Nov 2023 - Apr 2025
Tools for converting Unified Forecast System (UFS) output to Analysis Ready, Cloud Optimized (ARCO) format
Contributions:116 pushes, 46 branches in 1 year 4 months
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