Adam Nelson
Technical Leader at GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAdam Nelson is a technical leader and nuclear scientist with 13 years of experience applying advanced computation, statistical inference, and mathematical modeling to reactor design and neutronics methods. He has led Monte Carlo methods and reactor design efforts at national labs and industry—including contributions to the openmc project improving multi-group cross section handling and tabular scattering representations. Currently at GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy, he combines hands-on HPC and algorithm development with program-level technical leadership across test reactor, enrichment conversion, and propulsion efforts. Trained as a PhD in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Michigan and experienced in naval reactor programs, he brings a rare mix of domain depth and production-grade software craftsmanship. An understated strength is his ability to translate complex physics into maintainable code and efficient data structures that scale in high-performance computing environments.
13 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Nuclear Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Nuclear Engineering at University of MichiganM.S Nuclear Engineering, M.S Nuclear Engineering at Penn State University
Github Skills (5)
fortran10
hdf10
numerical-methods10
linear-algebra9
computational-physics9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
openmc-dev/openmc
Jul 2012 - Sep 2022
OpenMC Monte Carlo Code
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:50 reviews, 828 commits, 119 PRs in 10 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Adam's commits focused on modifications to the `openmc` code's core functionality. The changes involved significant modifications to the data structures and code related to multi-group cross sections, with a focus on implementing tabular scattering representation and improving the efficiency of the multi-group cross section processing. The user's changes included a wide array of modifications to existing methods as well as adding new methods.
computational-physicsnuclear-energyopenmcnuclear-fusionnuclear-engineering
nelsonag/benchmarks
Nov 2015 - Feb 2016
Contributions:7 commits, 1 push, 1 branch in 2 months
physicsbenchmarksreactor
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