• Skilled in advanced data analysis, scientific computing, and data visualization, uncovering relationships in intricate datasets
• Experienced in operating and maintaining complex instrumentation during NASA field campaigns, with strong problem-solving and technical troubleshooting abilities
• Accomplished communicator with a proven record of publications, conference presentations, leadership roles, and interdisciplinary collaboration

research bio

Cassidy grew up in New York City and went on to attend Wesleyan University where he got a bachelor’s in physics and astronomy in 2022. Following an internship in NASA’s Student Airborne Research Program (SARP), Cassidy decided to pursue atmospheric science research at the University of Arizona earning a master’s in 2024. Under his advisor Dr. Armin Sorooshian, Cassidy studies aerosol particles and trace gases using data from NASA’s Aerosol Cloud meTeorology Interactions oVer the western ATlantic Experiment (ACTIVATE). In the summer of 2024, Cassidy researched at Pituffik Space Base, Greenland as part of NASA’s Arctic Radiation Cloud Aerosol Surface Interaction Experiment (ARCSIX). He was on the team running the Differential Aerosol Sizing and Hygroscopicity Spectrometer Probe (DASH-SP) on the P-3 Orion aircraft. DASH-SP measures the optical and growth properties of aerosol particles.