Tobias Stål
Research Candidate
Tasmania, Australia
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Top SchoolTobias Stål is a geophysicist and PhD candidate at the University of Tasmania with 11 years of multidisciplinary experience spanning seismic imaging, geomorphology, GIS and scientific coding. He applies Python, SCons, TeX/TikZ, bash and R to research on Antarctic lithospheric structure, geothermal heat and cartography, blending fieldwork and computational methods. Tobias’s background uniquely combines rigorous earth-science training (MSc in Geology, GIS studies, Arctic coursework) with a long career in lighting, sound and video design, giving him rare strengths in experimental design, visualisation and technical production. He has led geophysical field campaigns and supervised MEP-style surveys, translating noisy real-world data into reproducible analyses and publication-ready figures. Based in Tasmania, he brings a creative problem-solving approach—sometimes literally building instruments or stage pieces—to challenging polar research problems.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Sound for film, Sound for film at VGIK Gerasimov Institute of CinematographyIndependent course, Russian Language, Independent course, Russian Language at МГЛУ - Минский государственный лингвистический университетDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Geophysics, geology and computing methods, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Geophysics, geology and computing methods at University of TasmaniaIndependent course, Acoustics, Independent course, Acoustics at KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyArctic Basins and Petroleum Provinces, Arctic Basins and Petroleum Provinces at UNISGIS, GIS at Lund UniversityEngineer's degree, Sound engineering, sound design, music theory and arrangement, Engineer's degree, Sound engineering, sound design, music theory and arrangement at Luleå University of TechnologyMaster of Science (MSc), Geology/Earth Science, General, Master of Science (MSc), Geology/Earth Science, General at Københavns UniversitetIndependent course, Non-Nordic geology, Independent course, Non-Nordic geology at University of Gothenburg
English, Swedish, Danish, Russian, French, twi, Norwegian
Github Skills (23)
multidimensional9
grid9
spatial9
cube8
python8
mantle8
visualization7
binder4
journal4
nbconvert4
jupyter-notebook4
render4
creative-commons3
uncertainty3
hydrogen3
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
TobbeTripitaka/ant_lithosphere
Aug 2020 - Oct 2020
The Antarctic crust and upper mantle: a flexible 3D model and software framework for interdisciplinary research
Contributions:57 commits, 1 PR, 28 pushes in 1 month
software-frameworkantarcticinterdisciplinarycrust3d-model
TobbeTripitaka/Aq1
May 2020 - Aug 2021
Contributions:5 releases, 20 commits, 18 pushes in 1 year 3 months
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