I am a postdoctoral appointee at Argonne National Laboratory working on the OpenMC reactor physics code, enhancing its visualization and fuel depletion capabilities. My professional interests include nuclear engineering, high performance scientific computing, applied mathematics, and computer science.
I grew up in Kansas City and graduated from the Mechanical Engineering Dept. of Kansas State University in Manhattan, KS in 2011. I then spent two years in the Pegasus research group at UW studying magnetic equilibria and coil fabrication in plasma physics.
After receiving my masters degree, I moved into the Computational Nuclear Engineering Research Group ( CNERG ) to continue my PhD research under Dr. Paul Wilson in collaboration with groups from Argonne National Labs and the National Center for Supercomputing Applications. I received my PhD at the University of Wisconsin - Madison in 2018. My thesis research involved mesh-based methods for Monte Carlo radiation transport and adaptation of visualization data structures for engineering analysis with a focus on simulation performance.
I now work at Argonne National Laboratory for Paul Romano on OpenMC, an open-source Monte Carlo code for radiation transport.
Outside of research, I enjoy spending time outside. My wife and I enjoy taking our dog, Monk, on walks in the woods behind our home. I also enjoy volleyball, biking, sailing, and backpacking. The majority of my outdoor time is spent playing ultimate frisbee for Madison's local semi-professional team, the Madison Radicals . Recently, I've been enjoying spending time at the UW Makerspace , learning to use the 3D printers and laser cutter for personal projects.
