Matthew Wilkins, PhD
Founder at Galactic Polymath
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Summary
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SeniorMatt Wilkins is the founder and CEO of Galactic Polymath Education Studio, a bootstrapper that connects current research to classrooms across 24 states. An evolutionary biologist by training with a PhD, he blends rigorous data science—R, multivariate statistics, and data visualization—with engaging science storytelling for diverse learners. Under his leadership, the studio has secured over $11.5M in grant funding, including 14 NSF grants and 7 CAREER awards to fuel research outreach. He leads cross-disciplinary teams of educators, artists, filmmakers, and web developers to produce 20 open-access units (58 lessons, 4 web apps) and 60+ educational videos. With 19 peer‑reviewed articles, including Science, and fieldwork across five countries, he brings a data-driven, globally informed perspective to science communication. Based in Minneapolis, MN, he has also founded the #NoCoast SciComm Conference and the Nerd Nite Lincoln chapter to broaden free teacher resources nationwide.
8 years of coding experience
Github Skills (96)
hugo-theme9
ggplot29
rstudio9
ide9
netlify9
development-environment9
googleauthr8
r8
hugo8
page-builder8
rmarkdown8
openscience8
transition8
open-science8
jupyter8
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
galacticpolymath/gp-catalog
Jul 2022 - Jun 2023
Contributions:220 pushes in 11 months
drwilkins/rspect
Jun 2019 - May 2021
Contributions:3 commits, 5 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 11 months
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