Elizabeth Smith
Mechanical Engineer at Sandia National Laboratories
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolElizabeth Smith is a Mechanical Engineer with 12 years of experience applying computational science and civil engineering expertise to national-scale problems at Sandia National Laboratories. She brings strong hands-on skills in AutoCAD, C++, Python, Matlab, Cubit, and Abaqus, and a track record of developing verification tests and simulation workflows for solid mechanics applications. Her academic foundation includes a Master’s in Advanced Materials for Sustainable Infrastructure from Imperial College London and a high-achieving Civil Engineering degree from Brigham Young University. Elizabeth has blended research and industry experience—from pavement materials studies to structural design and spline-based isogeometric analysis—demonstrating an ability to translate experimental data into validated models. Colleagues rely on her for rigorous problem setup, meshing strategies, and writing unit tests that keep fast-moving codebases reliable. Based in Albuquerque, she pairs technical depth with leadership in collaborative, interdisciplinary projects.
12 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Advanced Materials for Sustainable Infrastructure, Master's degree, Advanced Materials for Sustainable Infrastructure at Imperial College LondonBachelor's degree, Civil Engineering, 3.87/4.0, Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering, 3.87/4.0 at Brigham Young University
English, French, Spanish
Github Skills (14)
fenics10
hydrodynamics10
snl-applications10
hpc-applications10
chemical-engineering10
diffraction10
modeling-tool10
structural-engineering10
computational-science9
amr9
multiphysics9
petsc9
mpi9
finite-element-analysis9
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (1)
sandialabs/Albany
Jan 2014 - Jun 2014
Sandia National Laboratories' Albany multiphysics code
Contributions:77 commits, 12 pushes in 4 months
nationalmpisnl-applicationsmodeling-toolpetsc
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