Vinicius Placco
Head Of The US National Gemini Office
Tucson, Arizona, United States
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Top SchoolVinicius Placco is an astrophysicist-turned-data scientist with over a decade of experience turning large astronomical datasets into actionable science and policy as Head of the US National Gemini Office at NSF NOIRLab. He combines expertise in stellar spectroscopy, galactic archaeology, and machine learning to extract new insights from existing observations while shaping future data collection and curation strategies. At NOIRLab he bridges instrument teams, community support, and survey science, drawing on prior roles as associate astronomer, research faculty, and Gemini science fellow. A practiced communicator and mentor, he pairs technical rigor with public outreach and teaching, helping translate complex analyses for diverse audiences. Uncommonly, he has also applied his statistical skills in industry consulting, demonstrating a practical bent for applying astrophysical methods beyond academia.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Astronomy and Astrophysics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Astronomy and Astrophysics at USP - Universidade de São Paulo
Portuguese, English, Italian, Spanish
Stackoverflow
1,703reputation
531kreached
70answers
8questions
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Github Skills (29)
nim-lang9
gnuplot9
cli8
nette8
command-line7
postscript6
shell6
csv6
median6
sed6
linux6
bash6
plot6
awk6
espn5
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
vmplacco/noirlab_colors
Mar 2021 - Mar 2021
Contributions:19 commits, 19 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
usngo/DRAGONS_tutorials
Oct 2020 - Jul 2021
Contributions:28 commits, 34 pushes, 1 branch in 9 months
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