Clark Pederson
Aerospace Engineer at NASA Langley Research Center
Yorktown, Virginia, United States
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Top SchoolClark Pederson is an aerospace engineer and researcher at NASA Langley with 10 years of experience in turbulence modeling, hybrid RANS/LES, and scale-resolving simulations for high-speed aerodynamics. He blends hands-on experimental work with advanced numerical methods, developing novel unstructured finite-volume CFD codes and contributing backend improvements to the widely used SU2 open-source suite. His Ph.D. research extended hybrid RANS/LES models to compressible flows and scaled DNS/LES capabilities for massively parallel architectures, informing supersonic entry vehicle analyses. Clark takes pride in software craftsmanship, from in-house research codes to modifying viscous numerics and custom inlet profiles in a 900k-line open-source codebase. Based in Yorktown, Virginia, he has a track record of translating fundamental turbulence research into practical, high-fidelity tools for NASA missions. An understated strength is his ability to teach and communicate complex CFD concepts, demonstrated by workshops and leadership roles throughout his career.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
The University of ArizonaPh.D., Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at AustinLas Cruces High School
Spanish, English
Github Skills (11)
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linear-algebra9
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Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
su2code/SU2
Jul 2017 - May 2020
SU2: An Open-Source Suite for Multiphysics Simulation and Design
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:4 reviews, 256 commits, 19 PRs in 2 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Clark primarily contributed to the refinement of the viscous numerics within the SU2 CFD code. Their work involved modifying the implementation of the stress tensor calculation and its associated Jacobians, improving accuracy and efficiency. The user also introduced a method for setting and modifying custom inlet profiles, expanding the flexibility of the solver. These changes included refactoring code, and debugging issues.
physicsmultiphysics-simulationpythoncfdsnl-applications
pecos-hybrid/SU2
Dec 2016 - Jun 2022
SU2 Suite
Contributions:69 PRs, 636 pushes, 137 branches in 5 years 7 months
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