Todd Hunter
Scientist at National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
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Top SchoolTodd Hunter is a scientist with over three decades of expertise in observational studies of high-mass star formation and hands-on instrumentation for radio and submillimeter interferometry. Based at NRAO in Charlottesville, he leads calibration heuristics and pipeline automation for ALMA while also contributing to ALMA2030 upgrades and the ngVLA CSV work package. His rare blend of science and engineering spans receiver and LO tuning algorithms, holographic dish measurement, servo control programming, and distributed monitor/control software—skills leveraged to deliver the first 690 GHz interferometric images and ground-based heterodyne detections above 1 THz. Todd’s pragmatic approach to automation and heuristics development streamlines PI calibration workflows while preserving rigorous commissioning standards. He pairs a Caltech PhD and a stellar early-career record at the SMA and Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics with a knack for turning complex hardware idiosyncrasies into robust, repeatable software solutions.
13 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 3.90, BS, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 3.90 at Penn State UniversityCalifornia Institute of Technology
Github Skills (32)
astrodynamics8
python8
science8
astrology8
orbital-mechanics8
astrophysics8
core-library8
astronomy8
astropy6
spectral6
reduction4
measurements4
infrared4
hpc-applications3
brain-computer-interface3
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
radio-astro/casa
Mar 2013 - Dec 2016
Contributions:91 commits in 3 years 10 months
aplpy/aplpy
Jun 2015 - Jul 2023
Astronomical Plotting Library in Python
Contributions:6 comments in 8 years 2 months
pythonplotting-libraryplotting
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