John Charonko
R&D Scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States
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Top SchoolJohn Charonko is an R&D scientist with 12 years of experience applying fluid mechanics to experimental and computational problems, currently leading measurement-method development at Los Alamos National Laboratory. He specializes in particle image velocimetry (PIV) and uncertainty quantification, bridging hands-on experimental techniques with CFD and hybrid simulation studies. His background includes PhD-level training and teaching at Virginia Tech, where he developed advanced optical measurement systems and mentored graduate researchers. John has tackled high-speed, high-temperature flows and instrument development in industry as well as national-lab scale R&D, giving him a rare blend of practical instrumentation skills and theoretical rigor. Based in Los Alamos, he focuses on extracting new physical insights from complex flows while improving the confidence in experimental data. An often overlooked strength is his sustained commitment to mentorship and lab leadership across academia, industry, and national labs.
12 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biomedical Engineeing, 4.0, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biomedical Engineeing, 4.0 at Virginia Tech
Github Skills (3)
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Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
charonko-LANL/prana
May 2015 - Jan 2021
Prana PIV codes.
Contributions:1 release, 19 pushes, 6 branches in 5 years 9 months
piv
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