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{{Short description|American scientist}}
{{Short description|American scientist}}
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| name = Mark Galassi
| name = Mark Galassi
| image = Mark ski.png
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| death_date =
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| death_place =
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| fields = [[Astrophysics]], [[Computer Science]]
| workplaces = [[Tektronix]],[[Virtual Corporation Hearing Devices|Virtual Corporation]],[[Los Alamos Laboratory]]
| alma_mater = [[Reed College]]<br />[[Stony Brook University]]
| alma_mater = [[Reed College]]<br />[[Stony Brook University]]
| thesis_title = Lattice Geometrodynamics
| thesis_url =
| thesis_year = 1992
| doctoral_advisor = [[Martin Rocek]]
| other_names =
| other_names =
| known_for = [[GNU Scientific Library]]{{•}}[[Gamma-ray Bursts]]{{•}}[[Institute for Computing in Research]]
| known_for = [[GNU Scientific Library]]{{•}}[[Gamma-ray burst]]s{{•}}[[Institute for Computing in Research]]
| occupation = Scientist
| occupation = Scientist
|awards =
|awards =
*Inaugural Community Relations Medal [[Los Alamos National Laboratory]] (2021)
*Inaugural Community Relations Medal [[Los Alamos National Laboratory]] (2021)
*[[Santa Fe, New Mexico|Santa Fe]] New Mexican "Ten Who Made a Difference" (2021)
}}
}}


'''Mark Galassi''' is a physicist, computer scientist, and contributor to the [[Free and open-source software]] movement. He was born in Manhattan, grew up in France and Italy, and lives in [[Santa Fe, New Mexico]].
'''Mark Galassi''' is a physicist, computer scientist, and contributor to the [[Free and open-source software]] movement. He was born in Manhattan, grew up in France and Italy, and lives in [[Santa Fe, New Mexico]].



== Current work ==
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== Education ==
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He works in the Space Science and Applications group at the [[Los Alamos National Laboratory]] as a research scientist.

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Galassi studied at the Liceo classico Giuseppe Parini<ref>[[:it:Liceo classico Giuseppe Parini]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=April 2018}}, graduating in 1983.

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He completed his BA in physics at [[Reed College]] in 1986.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reed.edu/physics/student-theses.html|title=Theses - Physics - Reed College}}</ref>

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He then completed his Ph.D. in physics in 1992 at the Institute for Theoretical Physics at Stony Brook<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://insti.physics.sunysb.edu/itp/www/people|title = People at the C.N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics}}</ref> under [[Martin Roček]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu/id.php?id=81636|title = Mathematics Genealogy Project - Martin Rocek}}</ref>.

== Work and research ==
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Galassi works in the Space Science and Applications group at the [[Los Alamos National Laboratory]] as a research scientist.


In Los Alamos he has worked in:
In Los Alamos he has worked in:
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* [[Machine learning]]: The Genie feature extraction system.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://genie.lanl.gov/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-10-25 |archive-date=2017-04-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170423183131/http://genie.lanl.gov/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Machine learning]]: The Genie feature extraction system.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://genie.lanl.gov/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-10-25 |archive-date=2017-04-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170423183131/http://genie.lanl.gov/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>


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In the 1980s he also worked for [[Tektronix]] on the 11000 series oscilloscope, [[Cygnus Solutions]] (now part of [[Red Hat]]) working on [[GNU Guile|Guile]] and [[eCos]].<ref>http://archive.download.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/5.1/en/os/i386/gnome/docs/gnome-intro/index.html</ref>
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Galassi has been involved in the [[GNU project]] since 1984 He designed the [[GNU Scientific Library]] together with [[James Theiler]]<ref>https://zenodo.org/record/3818202</ref>. He was also an early contributor to [[GNOME]]<ref>https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-list/1998-January/author.html</ref>, and designed and led development of the Dominion world simulation game<ref>https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Dominion</ref>.


== Free/open-source contributions ==
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He has served on the board of directors of the [[Software Freedom Conservancy]] <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sfconservancy.org/about/board/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2022-08-13 |archive-date=2019-09-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918013325/https://sfconservancy.org/about/officers/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> from its inception until the present time. He also was chair of the board until 2022<ref>https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2021/dec/27/matcher-interview-mark-galassi/</ref>.


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Galassi has been involved in the [[Free and open-source software movement]] since 1984 He designed the [[GNU Scientific Library]] together with [[James Theiler]]<ref>https://zenodo.org/record/3818202</ref>. He was also an early contributor to [[GNOME]]<ref>https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-list/1998-January/author.html</ref>, and designed and led development of the Dominion world simulation game<ref>https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Dominion</ref>.
In 2019, Galassi conceived of and co-founded the [[Institute for Computing in Research]]<ref>https://computinginresearch.org/</ref>, a non-profit which trains high school students to do research, deeply rooted in free/open-source software.


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He has served on the board of directors of the [[Software Freedom Conservancy]] <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sfconservancy.org/about/board/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2022-08-13 |archive-date=2019-09-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918013325/https://sfconservancy.org/about/officers/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> from its inception until the present time. He also was chair of the board until 2022.<ref>https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2021/dec/27/matcher-interview-mark-galassi/</ref>
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== Education ==
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Galassi studied at the Liceo classico Giuseppe Parini<ref>[[:it:Liceo classico Giuseppe Parini]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=April 2018}}, graduating in 1983.


== Educational initiatives ==
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He completed his BA in physics at [[Reed College]] in 1986.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reed.edu/physics/student-theses.html|title=Theses - Physics - Reed College}}</ref>


Galassi has been training students since the 1980s<ref>https://simplystatistics.org/posts/2012-08-17-interview-with-c-titus-brown-computational-biologist/</ref><ref>http://ivory.idyll.org/blog/2016-lessons-from-gerry.html</ref>, teaching them research tools using Free/open-source software.
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He then completed his Ph.D. in physics in 1992 at the Institute for Theoretical Physics at Stony Brook<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://insti.physics.sunysb.edu/itp/www/people|title = People at the C.N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics}}</ref> under [[Martin Roček]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu/id.php?id=81636|title = Mathematics Genealogy Project - Martin Rocek}}</ref>.

After decades of developing this pipeline, in 2019, he conceived of and co-founded the [[Institute for Computing in Research]]<ref>https://computinginresearch.org/</ref>, a non-profit which trains high school students to do research, deeply rooted in free/open-source software. The Institute, founded in [[Santa Fe, New Mexico]] in 2019, offers a research internship modeled after the Los Alamos internship program. It has since spread to [[Portland, Oregon]] in 2021<ref>https://sfconservancy.org/news/2021/aug/03/icr-portland/</ref> and to [[Austin, Texas]] in 2022.<ref>https://sfconservancy.org/news/2022/jul/21/icr-austin/</ref>


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He also worked for [[Tektronix]] on the 11000 series oscilloscope, [[Cygnus Solutions]] (now part of [[Red Hat]]) working on [[GNU Guile|Guile]] and [[eCos]].<ref>http://archive.download.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/5.1/en/os/i386/gnome/docs/gnome-intro/index.html</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Linux people]]
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[[Category:Reed College alumni]]
[[Category:Stony Brook University alumni]]
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[[Category:Free software programmers]]

Revision as of 06:37, 14 August 2022

Mark Galassi
Born1965-01-08 (1965-01-08) (age 59)
Manhattan, New York
Alma materReed College
Stony Brook University
OccupationScientist
Known forGNU Scientific Library • Gamma-ray bursts • Institute for Computing in Research
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsAstrophysics, Computer Science
InstitutionsTektronix,Virtual Corporation,Los Alamos Laboratory
Thesis Lattice Geometrodynamics  (1992)
Doctoral advisorMartin Rocek

Mark Galassi is a physicist, computer scientist, and contributor to the Free and open-source software movement. He was born in Manhattan, grew up in France and Italy, and lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.


Education

Galassi studied at the Liceo classico Giuseppe Parini[1][circular reference], graduating in 1983.

He completed his BA in physics at Reed College in 1986.[2]

He then completed his Ph.D. in physics in 1992 at the Institute for Theoretical Physics at Stony Brook[3] under Martin Roček[4].

Work and research

Galassi works in the Space Science and Applications group at the Los Alamos National Laboratory as a research scientist.

In Los Alamos he has worked in:

In the 1980s he also worked for Tektronix on the 11000 series oscilloscope, Cygnus Solutions (now part of Red Hat) working on Guile and eCos.[11]

Free/open-source contributions

Galassi has been involved in the Free and open-source software movement since 1984 He designed the GNU Scientific Library together with James Theiler[12]. He was also an early contributor to GNOME[13], and designed and led development of the Dominion world simulation game[14].

He has served on the board of directors of the Software Freedom Conservancy [15] from its inception until the present time. He also was chair of the board until 2022.[16]

Educational initiatives

Galassi has been training students since the 1980s[17][18], teaching them research tools using Free/open-source software.

After decades of developing this pipeline, in 2019, he conceived of and co-founded the Institute for Computing in Research[19], a non-profit which trains high school students to do research, deeply rooted in free/open-source software. The Institute, founded in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 2019, offers a research internship modeled after the Los Alamos internship program. It has since spread to Portland, Oregon in 2021[20] and to Austin, Texas in 2022.[21]


References

  1. ^ it:Liceo classico Giuseppe Parini
  2. ^ "Theses - Physics - Reed College".
  3. ^ "People at the C.N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics".
  4. ^ "Mathematics Genealogy Project - Martin Rocek".
  5. ^ "Real-Time Detection of Optical Transients with RAPTOR".
  6. ^ https://www.nature.com/articles/nature03515
  7. ^ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rick_Chartrand/publication/242511120_COSMIC-RAY_MUON_TOMOGRAPHY_AND_ITS_APPLICATION_TO_THE_DETECTION_OF_HIGH-Z_MATERIALS/links/00b7d5298dcfca1507000000.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  8. ^ https://www.nature.com/articles/422277a
  9. ^ https://spie.org/Publications/Proceedings/Paper/10.1117/12.818735
  10. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-04-23. Retrieved 2017-10-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ^ http://archive.download.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/5.1/en/os/i386/gnome/docs/gnome-intro/index.html
  12. ^ https://zenodo.org/record/3818202
  13. ^ https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-list/1998-January/author.html
  14. ^ https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Dominion
  15. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-09-18. Retrieved 2022-08-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  16. ^ https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2021/dec/27/matcher-interview-mark-galassi/
  17. ^ https://simplystatistics.org/posts/2012-08-17-interview-with-c-titus-brown-computational-biologist/
  18. ^ http://ivory.idyll.org/blog/2016-lessons-from-gerry.html
  19. ^ https://computinginresearch.org/
  20. ^ https://sfconservancy.org/news/2021/aug/03/icr-portland/
  21. ^ https://sfconservancy.org/news/2022/jul/21/icr-austin/

External links

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