Corey Wetterer-nelson
Staff Software Engineer at Atomic Industries
Denver, Colorado, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolCorey Wetterer-nelson is a Staff Software Engineer and PhD candidate in mechanical engineering with a decade of experience building computational geometry and isogeometric analysis tools for immersive simulation and scientific exploration. He blends academic rigor from University of Colorado Boulder with industry R&D leadership at Kitware and Atomics, delivering research-driven software that enables in-situ interaction and computational steering of complex simulations. Comfortable leading teams and working independently, he has a track record of translating mathematical models into practical engineering tools and teaching complex topics to diverse audiences. Based in Denver, he pairs expertise in variational surface modeling and finite element methods with hands-on experience across animation, product development, and high-performance research software. An atypical strength is his ability to bridge deep theory and usable software—making advanced geometry techniques accessible to engineers and visualization scientists.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS) Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS) Mechanical Engineering at University of PortlandDoctor of Philosophy (PhD) Mechanical Engineering (Thermo Fluid Sciences), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Mechanical Engineering (Thermo Fluid Sciences) at University of Colorado Boulder
Github Skills (14)
modification6
unstructured5
modeling5
parallel5
simulation5
cmake4
hpc4
python4
geometry4
parallel-computing4
mpi3
multiphysics3
amr3
mesh-processing2
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
SimNautilus/shoreline
Feb 2021 - Aug 2021
Tools to enable in-situ interactive geometry modification of simulation domains
Contributions:5 reviews, 9 commits, 1 PR in 6 months
pythonin-situsimulationmodificationmodeling
nelson15/class
Sep 2017 - Dec 2017
Contributions:13 pushes in 3 months
equationscu-boulderpartialcsciboulder
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