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Eliminating for Loops Python Analysis Code

That moment when you really see why for-loops are bad.
Tools
Programming
Assumed Audience: Scientists and/or programmers who work with NumPy and Python. All others are also welcome!
Feb 6, 2022
Alejandro Soto

Matplotlib: Space Between Subplots

Matplotlib
Tools
howto
Assumed Audience: Scientists…
Feb 5, 2022
Alejandro Soto

Opening Downloads folder with Alfred app on a Mac

Alfred app
Tools
howto
Assumed Audience: Anyone who uses the Alfred App as part of their productivity workflow on a Mac.
Oct 10, 2021
Alejandro Soto

A book and a kindle, representing my reading.

Books read in 2017

Reading Books
My girlfriend is on a mission to read 100 books in four years. Since she got a strong start in 2016, she was motivated to read at least 25 books in 2017. Her…
Jan 31, 2018
Alejandro Soto

Astronomy Adventure in Argentina, Part 1

Astronomy
Occultation
Arrokoth (2014 MU69)
Research
This post originally appeared on the guest blog at the Planetary Society.
Jun 17, 2017
Alejandro Soto

Setting up my Mac for climate research

Software
Tools
Updated 2016-10-07 Thanks to @michaelaye for useful comments and corrections.
Aug 16, 2016
Alejandro Soto

A Rosetta image of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

Scientific Spoilers

Science
We live in a culture filled with spoilers. With the extensive, intricate, and redundant lines of communication that connect us to each other, any new bit of news or nugget…
Feb 1, 2015
Alejandro Soto

Setting up my Mac for scientific research

Software
Research
UPDATE: I have changed how I setup my Python environment. These instructions are no longer up to date and may not work on newer versions of the Mac OS.
Jan 22, 2014
Alejandro Soto

An abstract image with hazy circles and fields of color.

Funding: the Lifeblood of Scientists

Science
Funding
I submitted my first two proposals as a principal investigator (PI)1 this last month, which is a major milestone as newly minted PhD. In fact, I have a bit of a head start since I was able to submit proposals as a PI while still only a…
Jul 14, 2013
Alejandro Soto

Postdoc with Southwest Research Institute

Job
The arrival of 2013 brings a new home and new job for me. A few weeks ago I started as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Planetary Science Directorate of the Southwest…
Feb 3, 2013
Alejandro Soto

Thesis results at AGU 2012

Research
Conference
Mars
Thesis
The second stop of my thesis results world tour was the 2012 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, which is held every year in downtown San Francisco at the Moscone convention center. This was a short trip for me, since I did not…
Dec 6, 2012
Alejandro Soto

Time for Titan

Job
Research
After a great half year in Colorado working with Dr. Jeffrey Andrews-Hanna I have returned to Pasadena, California to again collaborate with Dr. Tapio Schneider. Dr. Schneider and I will be investigating the methane cycle on current Titan with an emphasis on understanding the large scale processes that influence precipitation, both…
Sep 4, 2012
Alejandro Soto

Thesis Results at LPSC 2012

Research
Conference
Mars
Thesis
One of my thesis chapters discusses the climate dynamics of atmospheric collapse on Mars. Although I am still working on submiting a version of this chapter to a peer-review…
Mar 30, 2012
Alejandro Soto

Working at the Colorado School of Mines

job
research
Having finished my thesis at Caltech I have moved to the Colorado School of Mines where I will be working with Prof. Jeffrey Andrews-Hanna. Andrews-Hanna and I have been collaborating for a number of years, trying to couple his groundwater modeling with my climate modeling. We are particularly interested in…
Feb 12, 2012
Alejandro Soto

A semi in the desert.

Caltech GPS Trip to Peru

Science
Travel
One of the perks of being a graduate student at Catlech is the alumni wealth that is given to the Institute. For the Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, one of the primary alumni benefactors are the Kliegel family. Many of our seminars are sponsored by this generous family. As well, the Kliegel family periodically funded…
Oct 1, 2010
Alejandro Soto
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