Devon Clautice
Astrophysicist by training – now working to make AI better at doing science!
Work Experience
xAI
Human Data Expert Team Lead (STEM)
December 2024 – Present
AI Tutor – STEM Specialist
November 2024 – December 2024
Florida Institute of Technology
Astrophysics Research
May 2013 – May 2024
- Executed the completion of multiple large data analysis projects in collaboration with other scientists resulting in several scientific publications as well as acceptance of two NASA grant proposals. Communicated project results at numerous conferences.
Graduate Teaching Assistant
August 2013 – May 2016
- Instructor for Physics I and II labs. Teaching assistant for several undergraduate and graduate courses, including: Electromagnetic Theory I (PHY 5017), Mathematical Methods I and II (MTH 5201, 5202).
Education
Florida Institute of Technology
Ph.D. in Space Sciences (Astrophysics), GPA: 4.0
May 2024
Dissertation: Unraveling the Physics of Quasar Jets Using HST Polarimetry
M.S. in Space Sciences (Astrophysics)
December 2016
Thesis: The Kinematics and X-ray Emission Mechanism of the Large-Scale Jet of 3C 111
University of Central Florida
May 2010
B.S. in Physics
B.S. in Mathematics
Skills
Programming Languages: R Python SQL LaTeX
Professional Affiliations
American Astronomical Society | Member since 2015
AAS High Energy Astrophysics Division | Member since 2015
Journal Publications
Meyer, E. T., Shaik, A., Tang, Y., Reid, N., Reddy, K., Breiding, P., Georganopoulos, M., Chiaberge, M., Perlman, E., Clautice, D., Sparks, W., DeNigris, N., Trevor, M., 2023, Nature Astronomy, Variability of extragalactic X-ray jets on kiloparsec scales, 7, 967. doi:10.1038/s41550-023-01983-1
Perlman E. S., Clautice D., Avachat S., Cara M., Sparks W. B., Georganopoulos M., Meyer E., “Unraveling the Physics of Quasar Jets: Optical Polarimetry and Implications for the X-ray Emission Process", 2020, Galaxies, 8, 71. doi:10.3390/galaxies8040071
Clautice, D., Perlman, E. S., Georganopoulos, M., Lister, M. L., Tombesi, F., Cara, M., Marshall, H. L., Hogan, B., Kazanas, D., “The Spectacular Radio-near-IR-X-Ray Jet of 3C 111: The X-Ray Emission Mechanism and Jet Kinematics", 2016, ApJ, 826, 109. doi:10.3847/0004-637X/826/2/109
Conference Presentations
Perlman, E., Clautice, D., Meyer, E., et al. 2024, AAS/High Energy Astrophysics Division, Unraveling the Physics of Quasar Jets: Optical Polarimetry, Deep Chandra Observations and Implications for the X-ray Emission Process, 21, 102.31
Clautice, D., Perlman, E., Cara, M., et al. 2020, “HST Polarimetry of Quasar Jets", American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts #235
Perlman, E. S., Clautice, D., Cara, M., et al. 2019, AAS/High Energy Astrophysics Division
Clautice, D., Perlman, E., Cara, M., et al. 2019, American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts #233
Clautice, D., Perlman, E. S., Cara, M., et al. 2018, “Unraveling the Physics of FR II Jets Using HST Polarimetry", American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts #231, 231, #257.19
Clautice, D., Perlman, E. S., Cara, M., et al. 2017, 29th International Texas Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics
Clautice, D., Perlman, E. S., Georganopoulos, M., Sparks, W. B., Biretta, J. A., O’Dea, C. P., Baum, S. A., Cheung, C. C., Birkinshaw, M., Worrall, D. M., Martel, A., Urry, C. M., Stawarz, L., Coppi, P. S., Uchiyama, Y., Cara, M., Meisenheimer, K., Begelman, M. C., “HST Polarimetry of the 3C 273 Jet", 2017, American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, 229, 250.47
Clautice, D., Perlman, E. S., Georganopoulos, M., et al. 2016, AAS/High Energy Astrophysics Division, 15, 106.06
Clautice, D., Perlman, E. S., Georganopoulos, M., et al. 2016, American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, 227, 243.32