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Education
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  1. Doctor of Philosophy

    Dec. 2022

    University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA

    **Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics** Dissertation: *A Spin-Lattice Dynamics Model with Improved Energy and Angular Momentum Conservation*

  2. Master of Science in Engineering

    May 2017

    University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA

    **Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics** Specialty: Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics, and Energy · GPA 3.31

  3. Bachelor of Science

    May 2014

    Widener University · Chester, PA

    **Mechanical Engineering** Summa Cum Laude · GPA 4.0

  4. Associate of Science

    May 2011

    Pennsylvania Institute of Technology · Media, PA

    **Mechanical Engineering Technology** Valedictorian · Summa Cum Laude · GPA 4.0

Professional Experience
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  1. Executive Director of Research Computing

    Sept 2025 – Present

    Northeastern University · Boston, MA

    • Communicated with the Associate Vice Provost of Research Computing and effectively led the Research Computing team to ensure goals and mission statements from the university were completed
    • Represented Northeastern University at Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center (MGHPCC), driving data-center planning, infrastructure maintenance, and operational decisions for the university
    • Led deployment and bring-up of critical large-scale GPU compute infrastructure at MGHPCC for the university, including rear-door heat exchangers and networking for high-performance GPU compute nodes
    • Directed Northeastern University's participation in Artificial Intelligence Compute Resources (AICR) at MGHPCC, shaping resource policies and onboarding researchers to GPU-accelerated AI/deep-learning compute platforms
    • Led transforming Research Computing training into a year-round outreach program, expanding engagement through staff-led workshops and sessions with external domain specialists for the 3,000+ HPC users at Northeastern
    • Assisted faculty to assess HPC hardware, storage, and software requirements, supporting technology procurement and implementation to meet Research Computing and data center requirements
    • Completed a comprehensive HPC storage review, evaluating parallel and archival storage systems and implementing policies to improve resource parity and long-term research data retention

  2. Computational Scientist

    May 2023 – Sept 2025

    Northeastern University · Boston, MA

    • Mentored Research Computing team members and Graduate Research Assistants through technical projects, user support, and ticket resolution, fostering collaborative problem-solving and knowledge sharing
    • Participated in MGHPCC Research Computing management meetings, contributing to data-center planning, financial discussions, infrastructure maintenance, and operational decision-making
    • Led hardware validation, at-scale performance analysis, and benchmarking for new HPC compute CPU and GPU nodes, developing standardized stress tests prior to large-scale cluster deployment
    • Collaborated with systems administrators on the end-to-end deployment and bring-up of the Explorer HPC cluster, resolving infrastructure, scheduling, and software issues from initial implementation through production
    • Designed, implemented, and documented the software-module architecture and deployment for Explorer, improving researcher visibility into available software and establishing a maintainable framework for future application updates
    • Developed and optimized ServiceNow workflows and request forms, reducing unnecessary back-and-forth between users and Research Computing staff and improving support-team efficiency
    • Resolved 3,000+ ServiceNow tickets, documenting solutions, improving research workflows, and identifying recurring issues to reduce future support demand
    • Led the Research Computing science team's container initiative, establishing workflows for reproducible scientific software and benchmarking containerized applications against bare-metal installations across runtime environments
    • Initiated and led "Podracer," a container-performance benchmarking project, and recruited and supervised a cooperative Computational Scientist to expand the project, resulting in containerized versions of widely used scientific applications with documented performance across runtime environments
    • Led Northeastern University's participation in the Northeastern Storage Exchange, supporting long-term archival storage planning and coordinating requirements for tape infrastructure upgrades across multiple fiscal years

  3. Research Computing Facilitator

    July 2022 – May 2023

    Northeastern University · Boston, MA

    • Provided HPC support to an active community of 3,000+ students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty, and other users through office hours, one-on-one consultations, and ticket-based support, troubleshooting complex research computing and software issues
    • Performed scientific software installation, container implementation, and HPC application troubleshooting, diagnosing issues through SLURM scheduling, application output, and system-level errors
    • Led weekly Graduate Research Assistant meetings, coordinating project updates, addressing technical questions, and tracking progress on Research Computing initiatives and side projects
    • Developed and maintained technical documentation covering software installation procedures, HPC workflows, troubleshooting solutions, and recurring operational processes
    • Performed weekly ServiceNow ticket analysis, identifying trends and recurring technical issues and translating findings into user-facing documentation, workflow improvements, and future support initiatives

Research Experience
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  1. Graduate Research Assistant

    Aug 2014 – Jul 2022

    University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA

    Research Focus: Developed high-performance computational methods for coupled spin-lattice dynamics and atomistic simulations, with emphasis on numerical accuracy, parallel performance, and thermal-magnetic coupling. Applications included magnetic hyperthermia, heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR), and waste-heat reclamation.

    • Conservation of Angular Momentum in Spin-Lattice Simulations
      • Developed and implemented C++/MPI code in LAMMPS to track lattice angular momentum under periodic boundary conditions.
      • Validated the implementation using molecular dynamics simulations and Embedded Atom Method (EAM) interatomic potentials, demonstrating angular momentum exchange between spin and lattice systems.
    • Implicit Spin-Lattice Integration
      • Developed and integrated an implicit spin-lattice numerical integrator into LAMMPS using C++ and MPI, including improved EAM interatomic and shifted-force magnetic potentials.
      • Validated performance and accuracy for iron, achieving up to 8 orders of magnitude reduction in magnetization fluctuations and 5 orders of magnitude reduction in energy fluctuations compared with an explicit solver.
    • Energy Transport in Spin-Lattice Dynamics
      • Implemented distance-dependent anisotropic potentials in LAMMPS to investigate energy transfer and coupling between lattice and spin systems.
      • Evaluated coupling accuracy, numerical stability, and spin-lattice temperature equilibration across multiple simulation conditions.
    • Quantum Thermostatting in Spin Dynamics
      • Developed and implemented a quantum thermostat in VAMPIRE using C++ and MPI to address zero-point energy effects in spin-dynamics simulations.
      • Evaluated magnetization dynamics and temperature-dependent magnetization behavior using mean-field approximations for iron.
    • Micromagnetic Modeling of the Longitudinal Spin-Seebeck Effect
      • Conducted large-scale MuMax3 simulations using Go and CUDA to investigate thermal gradients in yttrium iron garnet (YIG).
      • Developed MATLAB post-processing tools to calculate theoretical energy-reclamation potential and evaluated numerical stability and performance across explicit integration methods.

Teaching Experience
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  1. Center for Teaching and Learning Teaching Fellow

    Aug 2019 – May 2020

    University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA

    Selected as 1 of 14 Teaching Fellows to support university-wide teaching development and professional development for teaching assistants.

    • Organized and hosted 6 faculty-led workshops on pedagogical methodologies for 80+ teaching assistants across university departments
    • Researched, designed, and led workshops on student engagement and effective instructional communication, including “Motivating Your Students to Care About Your Course” and “PowerPoint vs. Chalk Talks”
    • Collaborated weekly with Teaching Fellows and program coordinators to develop workshops, evaluate programming, and share instructional best practices

  2. Center for Teaching and Learning Teaching Assistant Trainer

    Aug 2018, 2019, 2020

    University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA

    Selected as 1 of 20+ trainers to develop and deliver training for 350+ incoming teaching assistants across the university.

    • Developed and led “Problem Solving in the Sciences” workshops focused on effective problem-solving and instructional strategies
    • Facilitated constructive feedback workshops for graduate instructors and led discussions on creating inclusive learning environments
    • Redesigned and delivered the 2020 training program for a fully virtual environment, adapting workshops and instructional materials for Zoom-based instruction

  3. Teaching Assistant

    Aug 2015 – May 2017

    University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA

    Graduate teaching assistant for MEAM 147 (Introduction to Mechanics Lab) and MEAM 333 (Heat and Mass Transfer).

    • Led weekly mechanics laboratory lectures, group grading sessions, and office hours for 39–49 students; updated laboratory workbooks, equipment procedures, and supporting code
    • Led weekly heat and mass transfer recitations and developed step-by-step problem-solving solutions for 79–83 students; provided office hours and course-content support

Selected Publications and Presentations
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Peer-Reviewed Publications
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  • “Angular Momentum Conservation in Spin-Lattice Dynamics Simulations,” Physical Review B, 2023.
  • “An Implicit Spin Lattice Dynamics Integrator in LAMMPS,” Computer Physics Communications, 2022.

Selected Presentations
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  • “Spin-Lattice Dynamics Calculations for Phonon-Magnon Coupling in Magnetic Materials,” University of Pennsylvania MRSEC/NSF Poster, 2019.
  • “Thermalization of Bulk Magnetic Materials in Spin-Lattice Dynamics Simulations,” University of Pennsylvania Department Seminar, 2019.
  • “Spin-Lattice Dynamics Calculations of Phonon-Magnon Coupling in Bulk Magnetic Materials,” MRS Spring Meeting, 2019.
  • “Experimentally-Derived Parameters for Local Magnetic Anisotropy Term in Spin-Lattice Simulations,” Joint MMM-Intermag Conference, 2019.

Last updated September 2026.