Leonidas Moustakas
Pasadena, California, United States
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Top SchoolLeonidas Moustakas is a seasoned astrophysicist and research leader based in Pasadena with over a decade of leadership at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. As Science Division Deputy Manager since 2022, he guides programs in observational cosmology, dark matter probes, galaxy formation and evolution, and strong gravitational lensing, balancing scientific depth with strategic operations. He previously led the Astrophysics and Space Sciences Section and served as Deputy Project Scientist for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, contributing to mission science objectives and planning. His career includes research scientist roles, advisory service on the NASA Astrophysics Advisory Committee, and collaboration across major space missions, reflecting a blend of research excellence and program leadership. He earned a PhD in Astrophysics from UC Berkeley and a BSc in Physics and Astrophysics from the University of Arizona, grounding his leadership in rigorous training.
12 years of coding experience
27 years of employment as a software developer
The University of ArizonaPhD, Astrophysics, PhD, Astrophysics at University of California, Berkeley
English, GreekProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
lmoustakas/pygfit
May 2013 - Mar 2015
Contributions:20 commits, 2 PRs, 9 pushes in 1 year 9 months
lmoustakas/specialdark
Dec 2015 - Jan 2016
Contributions:17 pushes, 2 branches in 17 days
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