Jim Kennington
Mildred Dresselhaus Graduate Fellow
State College, Pennsylvania, United States
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Top SchoolJim Kennington is a Mildred Dresselhaus Graduate Fellow and PhD candidate in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics at Penn State, specializing in classical and quantum gravity with strong computational and statistical expertise. Over 11 years he has bridged academia and finance, applying quantitative development skills at HBK Capital and leading research and education initiatives in computational finance. His work combines large-scale numerical modeling, data-driven inference, and theoretical insight—skills honed earlier through experimental and computational research at UT Austin. Based in State College, he brings a rare mix of deep gravitational theory, hands-on simulation experience, and production-focused quantitative engineering.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS) Deans Scholar Honors Program Physics Mathematics Focus, Bachelor of Science (BS) Deans Scholar Honors Program Physics Mathematics Focus at The University of Texas at AustinDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Theoretical and Mathematical Physics at Penn State UniversityPhysics, Physics at United States Naval Academy
French, Russian, German
Github Skills (57)
conda10
forge10
conda-forge9
css7
regl6
webapp6
plotly6
python6
charts6
webgl6
visualization6
web-application6
data-visualization5
svg5
wsgi5
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
JWKennington/pystein
May 2020 - Oct 2022
Collapsing Cosmology Utilities
Contributions:10 PRs, 96 pushes, 13 branches in 2 years 5 months
astrologymercuryastrophysicscollapsingquantile
JWKennington/staged-recipes
Oct 2019 - Jan 2025
A place to submit conda recipes before they become fully fledged conda-forge feedstocks
Contributions:21 pushes, 2 branches in 5 years 4 months
placeconda-forgerecipescondapython
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