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Globular Clusters
I am currently working on a simulation to explore the origins of globular clusters. I'm doing a Virgo Cluster analog so we can compare with observational data...
globular clusters
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astrophysics
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physics
Computational Cosmology
As part of the Swiss High Performance and High Productivity Computing initiative, I am working with a team of talented researchers to make our bold goals a reality,...
hpc
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physics
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astrophysics
AstroViz
AstroViz is an open-source parallel visualization tool for astrophysical simulations implemented as a plugin extending the application ParaView. Further information...
hpc
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visualization
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physics
Galaxy Profiles
Together with Professor Carollo and Dr. Cameron at the ETH Institute of Astronomy I worked to accurately model galaxy surface brightness profiles in the new Wide...
astronomy
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physics
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observation
Publications, Talks, Conferences
Publications: AstroViz: A Parallel Visualization Tool for Astrophysical Applications, Christine Corbett Moran, University of Zurich, Master's Thesis, 2009. Name...
physics
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computer science
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astrophysics
Teaching and Advising
Teaching: Mathematical Methods for Physicists I, Fall 2010 This course covered a broad swath of mathematical concepts: elementary calculus, linear algebra, vector...
physics
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astrophysics
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teaching
Blog
Since 2009 I have kept a blog called Cosmic Rays. It's primarily about physics and personal productivity and has received over 20,000 visitors.
physics
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computer science
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productivity
Kliq
Kliq is a mobile application in the works to make it easier to connect with new and interesting people and locations. Kliq has been awarded the Venture Kick round...
startups
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ios
Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia stores a complete copy of Wikipedia on an iPhone or iPod Touch, and is currently available in 83 languages. In conjunction with founders Patrick and...
startups
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ios
Circle of 6
I’m proud to have been the developer behind circleof6, which has just won the White House’s Apps Against Abuse Challenge. I spent part of this week in a...
pro bono
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ios
Phygg
Phygg was digg for physicists. The content is identical to the arXiv with a twist: voting papers up and down is enabled, and when a paper gets enough votes it...
startups
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web
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cms
Moses
I moved to Baltimore for a summer and participated in a JHU workshop, helping in part to produce the open source statistical machine translation toolkit Moses; the...
SMT
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S2S
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Machine Translation
Assorted OSS Projects
In my github repository I keep assorted hacks, including a sample iPhone application using SQLite. I also have a few other assorted hacks floating around. I have...
oss
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ios
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python
TEDxZurich, Organizer
I am proud to have been on the organizing team of TEDxZurich 2011. With the help of great sponsors, including the Swiss National Television Network, at which the...
TED
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TEDx
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TEDxZurich
Music Composition
Electronic:I compose electronic music under the moniker messier. God Speed John Glenn-melody skeleton from A Silver Mt. Zion by messier Mars by messier ...
music
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composition
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classical
Alternative Process Photography
I have a produced series of alternative process prints from my original photographs, including a series from a garment factory in Meerut, India. Created with...
photography
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alternative process
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kallitype
Photojournalism
I photographed for MIT's oldest newspaper, The Tech and had a few front page photographs featured. Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR.
photography
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art
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photojournalism
AFI Top 100 Project
From 2006-2011 I did a project to watch the top 100 American films according to the American Film Institute and in 2011 I finally finished all the films on the...
film
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cinematography
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challenges
Wikileaks Research Project
Concept: I hatched a plan to educate myself in a more structured manner on what exactly Wikileaks stands for, its history, and its possible futures with the idea...
wikileaks
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journalism
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hacks
20 minutes of fame
Circle Of 6 has gotten a bunch of great press including from the White House, MTV, New York Daily News, Cult of Mac, Yahoo, Christian Science Monitor,...
publicity