Tom Aldcroft
Astrophysicist at Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Winchester, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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RockstarTom Aldcroft is an astrophysicist with 17 years of experience combining research and software engineering at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, based in Winchester, Massachusetts. He contributes to the widely used astropy core library, focusing on backend maintenance and enhancements to table functionality that improve robustness and usability for the astronomy community. Tom brings a pragmatic approach to scientific software, routinely turning complex data-handling needs into maintainable code and bug fixes that benefit many researchers. His long tenure at a leading research institution reflects deep domain knowledge and a commitment to open-source tools that underpin modern astrophysical analysis.
17 years of coding experience
Github Skills (8)
maintenance10
develop10
python10
tabs-management10
tab-management10
code-cleanup10
serialization9
data-serialization9
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
astropy/astropy
Oct 2011 - Dec 2022
Astronomy and astrophysics core library
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:869 reviews, 3053 commits, 730 PRs in 11 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Tom's contributions focused on maintaining and updating the astropy core library. The commits involve modifications to the codebase related to table functionalities. The user demonstrates expertise in enhancing existing code, adding features, fixing bugs, and ensuring the codebase's robustness and maintainability.
astrologypythonscienceastrophysicsastrodynamics
sot/ska_sun
Dec 2015 - Aug 2024
Ska utilities for Sun location
Contributions:2 releases, 28 reviews, 33 PRs in 8 years 9 months
sliceskalocationsungpx
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