David Bross
Computational Scientist
Lemont, Illinois, United States
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Top SchoolDavid Bross is a computational scientist with a PhD in Chemistry and over a decade of experience building scalable scientific data systems and analysis tools at Argonne National Laboratory. He specializes in developing open-access SQL thermochemistry databases, optimizing legacy scientific software for parallel performance (cutting multi-day runs to roughly 30 minutes), and creating web interfaces and workflow tools that make complex data accessible in real time. His background blends hands-on algorithm and software development in Python, Fortran, PHP/JavaScript with deep domain expertise in computational chemistry and thermochemistry. Based in Lemont, Illinois, he has a strong track record of turning research-grade calculations into production-ready databases and visualization pipelines that enable external collaboration. An award-winning presenter and published researcher, he also brings experience mentoring students and securing research funding.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Chemistry at Washington State University
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Github Skills (7)
catalysis10
chemistry10
dft10
reaction10
physics10
python9
automation9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
Dbross/quests_public
Feb 2025 - Apr 2025
Public /quests repository for The Heroes's Journey
Contributions:4 PRs, 103 pushes, 2 branches in 1 month
Dbross/CM_DVR
Jun 2022 - Aug 2023
Contributions:3 pushes in 1 year 2 months
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