Adam Denchfield
Peer Career Coach at Illinois Institute of Technology
Greater Chicago Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAdam Denchfield is a computational scientist and peer career coach with 11 years of experience applying numerical methods and scientific computing to accelerate research discovery. He brings hands-on expertise in Python, C/C++, Fortran, MATLAB/Octave, PETSc and quantum chemistry tools like ORCA and Firefly, combined with practical experience implementing mixed finite element methods in FEniCS during an Argonne SRP. A proven leader from his time as President of an SPS chapter and as a teaching assistant, Adam also advises students on career transitions, resumes, and industry connections at Illinois Institute of Technology. His background spans experimental lab work (vapor deposition, superconducting junctions) and molecular dynamics modeling, giving him a rare blend of computational, experimental, and customer-facing skills. Based in the Greater Chicago area, he is motivated by using computation to save effort and cost in research and to make scientific workflows more reproducible and efficient.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
CourseraBachelor of Science (B.S.), Applied Physics, 3.76, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Applied Physics, 3.76 at Illinois Institute of TechnologyEngineering Physics, 3.98, Engineering Physics, 3.98 at Green River Community College
French
Github Skills (37)
strings10
fortran-package-manager10
fortran10
statistics10
blas10
numerical-methods10
lapack10
hash10
probability-distribution10
linear-algebra10
sorting10
petsc9
gitlab9
numpy8
standard-library8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
adenchfi/ChiGPU
Mar 2021 - May 2021
Contributions:12 commits, 10 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
adenchfi/electron-phonon-coupling
Apr 2019 - May 2019
Contributions:5 commits, 4 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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