Samuel Araya

My background is in soil physics, environmental science, and data science. I have a PhD in Environmental Systems and experience across industry, government, and academic research. I build models and analyses to answer practical questions, with particular experience in agricultural and environmental data.

My training in soil physics shapes how I work. I care about how data were measured, what physical processes produced them, and where uncertainty comes from. Alongside modeling, I spend time checking data quality, tracing unexpected results, and building reproducible Python and SQL workflows.

My professional experience includes Vylor / Corteva Agriscience, USDA NRCS, and postdoctoral research at Stanford University. I earned my PhD and MS at the University of California, Merced.

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