Austen Gabrielpillai
Research Assistant at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
CRESST II Research Assistant at NASA GSFC / CUA
I am a trained data scientist transitioning into astrophysical research by applying simulation techniques to study the formation and evolution of galaxies across cosmic time. I have generated galaxy catalogs using a semi-analytic model for galaxy evolution, as well as synthetic wide-field survey images with simulation code built from the ground up. My aim is to use my unique educational and professional background to create and develop tools and data products that will be publicly available to the greater astronomy community.
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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Research Assistant
Funded by CRESST II through CUA, sponsored by James Rhoads, PhD, and Sangeeta Malhotra, PhD. 

Assisting with Roman Space Telescope preparation by writing software packages in Python. Developing ROSES (ROman Spectroscopic Extragalactic Simulations) to create mock grism and prism simulations based on realistic foreground images.
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Simons Foundation
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Research Analyst
Internship at the Flatiron Institute's Center for Computational Astrophysics as a member of the Galaxy Formation Group, under the supervision of Rachel Somerville, PhD.

Conducted galaxy formation and evolution research with the IllustrisTNG simulation suite. Ran the Santa-Cruz Semi-Analytic Model on Rockstar and Consistent-Trees catalogs, post-processing outputs into the hdf5 file format. Created bijective subhalo catalog matches using the SubLink algorithm. Developed a Python module for querying our 1 TB simulation suite.
Greater New York City Area
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GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research
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Undergraduate Research Intern
Internship through TU Darmstadt as a member of the Atomic Physics Group, under the supervision of Zoran Andelkovic, PhD.

Aided in high- and low- energy physics research regarding particle accelerators, specifically working with linear accelerator HITRAP, and cyclotron CRYRING. Performed basic engineering techniques and principles, LabVIEW programming, and data analysis on large datasets.
Darmstadt Area, Germany
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Data Science
Master of Information
Rutgers University
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Concentration in Data Science.
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Engineering Physics
Bachelor of Science
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Concentration in Computer Science.
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Data Structures
CS 225
Electromagnetic Fields I
PHYS 435
Interactive Computer Graphics
CS 418
Modern Experimental Physics
PHYS 403
Numerical Methods
CS 357
Quantum Physics I
PHYS 486
Statistics & Probability I
STAT 400
Web Technologies & Techniques
INFO 390
Database Design and Management
17:610:557
Information Visualization
17:610:554
Machine Learning
17:610:564
Problem Solving with Data Science
17:610:562
Arts and Culture
University of Illinois Black Chorus
Technology Manager
Provided technological support for the organization. Coordinated a six person infrastructure team for stage preparation, set up sound for rehearsals, and managed technical aspects of the biennial symposium conference.
Education
Allen Hall Orientation Committee
Opening Program Committee Chair
Oversaw a team of ten volunteers working towards the creation and development of a dormitory welcome video. Provided four informative presentations about campus life.
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Nandita Rao
Consultant at Deloitte
Princeton, NJ
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Skyler Gonzalez
Social Studies Educator at South Brunswick High School
Princeton, NJ
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Sumedha Biswas
PhD candidate in Astrophysics
Amsterdam
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Jasmine Parekh
Computer Science Major & Statistics Minor
New York City Metropolitan Area
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Rishi Mendiratta
Incoming Investment Analyst Intern at Rutgers University Endowment
East Brunswick, NJ
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CHEN LI
HR Assistant DOAP L'OREAL
Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
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Robert Applegate
Logistics and Ground Transportation Specialist at New Jersey Air National Guard
Monmouth Junction, NJ
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Brianna Davis
Materials Management Analyst at gategroup
Reston, VA
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Meredith Gawlik
EMT-Basic at Elite Ambulance-IL
Greater Chicago Area
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Morgan Gawlik, DSP
Assistant Teacher at KinderCare Education
Ingleside, IL
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Paul de Luca
Real Estate Agent at eXp Realty
Greater Chicago Area
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Morgan Frohling
Meeting and Events Coordinator at SmithBucklin
Greater Chicago Area
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Chris Mei
Weather Host at The Weather Network
Burlington, ON
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Eric Van Rite
Senior Research Associate at American Medical Association
Chicago, IL
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Rosalind Dillon
Equal Justice Works Fellow
Greater Chicago Area
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Jose (Jacob) Villanueva
Seeking an Internship - Bioengineering Student at University of Illinois at Chicago
Northbrook, IL
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Gustavo Umbelino
Research Assistant at Delta Lab
Greater Chicago Area
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Samuel W.
Researcher at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Northbrook, IL
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Farah Rahman
M.D. Candidate at Loyola Chicago, Founder of ACTION
Greater Chicago Area