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-My proposed research program focuses on
+My proposed research program focuses on three main areas that I feel have the potential for most
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+* Advancing the state of data science tools for the physical sciences through engagement
+with scientific open source communities.
+* Exploring the impact of differentiable programming on current and future scientific tools.
+* Developing open source cyberinfrastructure as tools for enabling new science.
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-.center.large[Differentiable simulators can make simulation based inference less "black box" and be accessible to inference workflow]
+.center.large[Differentiable simulators can make simulation based inference less "black box" and be accessible to inference workflow.
+<br>Strong [bridge to other physical sciences](https://simulation-based-inference.org/) (e.g. astrophysics)]
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