Mark Galassi

Mark Galassi
Born	1965-01-08 (1965-01-08) (age 59) Manhattan, New York
Alma mater	Reed College Stony Brook University
Occupation	Scientist
Known for	GNU Scientific Library • Gamma-ray bursts • Institute for Computing in Research
Awards	Los Alamos medal for community relations (inaugural, 2021) Ten Who Made a Difference in Santa Fe
Scientific career
Fields	Astrophysics, Computer Science
Institutions	Tektronix, Virtual Corporation, Los Alamos Laboratory
Thesis	Lattice Geometrodynamics  (1992)
Doctoral advisor	Martin Rocek
Website	www.galassi.org/mark/

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.