Mattie Niznik

Pronouns
they/them
Position
Research Software & Programming Analyst
Affiliation
Princeton Institute for Computational Science and Engineering (PICSciE)
Office Phone
Office
345 Lewis Library
Bio/Description

Bio

Mattie has a decade of experience working in and adjacent to Higher Education as a researcher, web developer, and all-around technophile. As a member of the Researcher Engagement group, Mattie attends Help Sessions and is one of many experts keeping up with the Research Computing ticketing system. In addition, they have led PICSciE workshops on introductory topics like cluster usage, Linux, and version control with Git and GitHub. Mattie also helps steward PrincetonPy and attends similar user groups and a variety of seminars as time allows.

Interests/Expertise

Python, JavaScript, Large Language Models, Machine Learning, Numerical Modeling, Educational Games

Education

Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science (Rutgers University)

B.S. in Meteorology and Computer Science (University of Miami)