Eric West
Research Scientist at Exquadrum
California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolEric West is a research scientist in California with a Ph.D. in physics and eight years of professional experience bridging academia and industry. Trained originally in theoretical cosmology, he spent 12+ years teaching undergraduate and graduate physics while pivoting into computational physics—specializing in numerical relativity and high-resolution shock-capturing methods for fluid dynamics. Since 2023 he has focused full-time on research at Exquadrum, applying data assimilation and data-driven techniques to improve high-fidelity simulations of complex engineering systems. Eric combines deep mathematical rigor with hands-on computational expertise and a knack for translating observational data into better predictive models. An unusual strength is his interdisciplinary background—biochemistry and philosophy alongside physics—which informs a broad, analytical approach to problem solving.
8 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D., Physics, Ph.D., Physics at Syracuse UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bachelor of Science - BS, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at University of Minnesota Duluth
Github Skills (8)
jupyterlab-extension9
jupyterlab9
einstein9
jupyter-notebook8
notebook8
jupyter8
binder5
python4
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
EricJWest/sandbox
May 2018 - Mar 2023
Contributions:12 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 10 months
EricJWest/NumericalMethods
Jan 2018 - Feb 2021
Contributions:38 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 1 month
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