CV

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Education

• PhD in Space Physics, Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College London, ‘20 - ‘24
• Visiting Researcher, California Institute of Technology, ‘22-‘23
• MSc in Systems Engineering and Space Systems, University College London, ‘18 - ‘19
  • Distinction (79%) / GPA: 3.9
  • Awards: Best Overall Performance 2018 and Best Research Project 2018
• BSc in Computer Science with Business, Oxford Brookes University, ‘10 - ‘15

Research

• Research Student, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Jan ‘23 - Present
  • Modelling plasma dynamics in the near-space environment
  • Advised by Xiaoqing Pi and Olga Verkhoglyadova
• Research Intern, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Oct ‘22 - Dec ‘22
  • Modelling surface-plasma interactions at Jupiter’s moon Europa in prep for Europa Clipper
  • Advised by Tom Nordheim and Kevin Hand in the Ocean Worlds Lab
• Operations Engineer, Mullard Space Science Laboratory, Jul ‘20 - Feb ‘22
  • Analysis and troubleshooting of in-flight data on plasma analyzer on SOAR CubeSat
  • Testing pre-flight scripts for spectrometer on CIRCE CubeSat
  • Development of fitting routines and modelling techniques
• Researcher, University of Bath, Oct ‘19 - Jun ‘20
  • Created remote sensing techniques to improve earthquake damage assessment
  • Supervised by Giorgia Giardina and Pietro Milillo

Teaching

• Teacher, Orbyts Education Programme, ‘Dec ‘21 - Present
  • Teach 14-15yr old pupils space physics, Python, and research skills
  • Worked with students from under-represented and non-privileged backgrounds
• Teaching Assistant, University College London, Oct ‘22 - Present
  • Taught: Space Systems, Systems Thinking and Engineering Management
  • Audited: Machine Learning with Big Data and Space Plasma Physics
• Teaching Assistant, University of Bath, Spring ‘20
  • Tutored on Introduction to Python module
  • Co-supervised 3 undergraduate students for their final-year projects
  • Invigilated exams and cross-checked assessment marks

Industry

• Design Engineer, Synergy Circuits, Apr ‘18 - Jul ‘18
  • Designed next gen. circuit boards for use in commercial and semiconductor systems
  • Created diagrams of systems architectures to visualise product relationships and highlight potential pitfalls
• Process Engineer, Gorilla Circuits, Mar ‘16 - Apr ‘17
  • Led 20+ experiments to improve the manufacture of advanced circuit boards for clients such as Waymo.
  • Deployed inferential statistics on manufacturing data which improved yield by 4% and productivity by 9%.
  • Trained 30+ colleagues on operating procedures

Skills

Programming

• Proficient: Python {import scipy, numpy, pandas, seaborn}, LATEX, git
• Familiar with: SQL, MATLAB

Data Science

• Inferential statistics (correlation/association, regression analysis, analysis of variance, hypothesis testing), summary statistics, dispersion analaysis, experiment design

Machine Learning

• Ensemble learning, explainable AI (XAI), Shapley values, recurrent neural networks
• Modules {import Tensorflow, Keras, sklearn, shap}

Applications

• VSCode, Jupyter, Overleaf, Colab

Science

• Space plasma physics, ionospheric physics, data science / AI

Publications

• Reddy, S., et al. Predicting Swarm Equatorial Plasma Bubbles via Machine Learning and Shapley Values. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics. (Under Review)
• Reddy, S., et al. Surface Charging of Jupiter’s Moon Europa. Geophysical Research Letters. (Draft Stage)
• Reddy, S., et al. CubeSat measurements of thermospheric plasma: spacecraft charging effects on a plasma analyzer. CEAS Space J (2022). Link

Conferences & Events

• AGU Fall Meeting, December 2022 [talk]
• Triennial Earth Sun Summit, August 2022 [talk]
• National Astronomy Meeting, July 2022 [talk]
• RAS Specialist Discussion Meeting, April 2022 [poster]
• Machine Learning in Heliophysics, March 2022 [poster]
• European Space Weather Week, poster, October 2021 [poster]
• National Astronomy Meeting, July 2021 [talk]
• DISCOVERER Conference, June 2021 [talk]
• Spacecraft Plasma Interactions In Europe (SPINE), May 2021 [talk]

Awards & Funding

2022

• Student Travel Grant, £250 [Dept. of Space and Climate Physics]
• EA Milne Travel Grant, £1000 [Royal Astronomical Society]
• Student Travel Grant, £450 [Dept. of Space and Climate Physics]
• Student Travel Grant, £200 [Dept. of Physics and Astronomy]

2021

• Team achievement award, SOAR mission [MSSL]
• Team achievement award, CIRCE mission [MSSL]

2020

• 42-month doctoral studentship, £60k [Science and Technology Facilities Council]

2019

• Top of the class and best performance award for MSc cohort [MSSL]
• Best research project award on Msc [MSSL]
• Interplanetary CubeSat committee travel grant [Europlanet Society]

Professional Associations

• Fellow Royal Astronomical Society
• Member Institute of Physics
• Member American Geophysical Union