Vedant Chandra
Graduate Research Assistant
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolVedant Chandra is a PhD student and Graduate Research Assistant at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian, specializing in mapping the Milky Way and reconstructing its formation history. With eight years of research experience spanning Harvard, Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Johns Hopkins, and STScI, he blends observational analysis, survey work, and computational tool development. He serves as Deputy Project Scientist for the Via Project and contributes to H3, SDSS, and DESI, applying large-survey datasets to unravel stellar populations and Galactic archaeology. His background in physics and applied mathematics underpins quantitative approaches to chemodynamical modeling and orbital reconstruction. Vedant has also developed simulation tools for HST and JWST-resolved stellar populations and applied signal-analysis techniques to human spaceflight studies, reflecting a rare mix of astrophysics and interdisciplinary methods. Based in Cambridge, he pairs deep survey experience with hands-on software and data-driven research to chart new facets of our Galaxy.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Indian School Certificate Science Track, Indian School Certificate Science Track at The Shri Ram SchoolJohns Hopkins UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Astronomy & Astrophysics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Astronomy & Astrophysics at Harvard University
Hindi, English, German
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (37)
bayesian8
parameter-estimation8
astronomy7
python7
bayesian-inference7
orbit7
stellar7
planet6
science6
database6
modeling6
executable-jar6
excel6
embeddedresource6
geodesy6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
vedantchandra/starwave
May 2020 - Aug 2022
modeling resolved stellar populations with bayesian inference
Contributions:1 review, 66 commits, 5 PRs in 2 years 3 months
bayesian-inferenceinferenceresolvedstellarmodeling
vedantchandra/wdtools
Dec 2019 - Dec 2021
computational tools for the spectroscopic analysis of white dwarfs
Contributions:4 releases, 246 commits, 4 PRs in 2 years 1 month
pythonwhitecomputational
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