John Wright
Principal Research Scientist at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolJohn Wright is a Principal Research Scientist at MIT with 12 years in computational plasma physics and a PhD in astrophysics from Princeton. He specializes in fusion simulation and radio-frequency wave modeling, having developed massively parallel full-wave codes for tokamak regimes and contributed to exascale-era scientific metadata APIs. His work blends deep theoretical physics, high-performance computing, and operational experience managing large clusters and federated auth for research infrastructure. He has taught sustainable energy at MIT and led MHD simulation projects earlier in his career, demonstrating both technical leadership and pedagogy. Based in Cambridge, MA, he describes himself as a fusion computational physicist—bridging numerical method development with practical deployment on national-scale computing resources.
13 years of coding experience
27 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Engineering Physics/Applied Physics, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Engineering Physics/Applied Physics at Columbia University in the City of New YorkDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Astrophysics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Astrophysics at Princeton University
German
Github Skills (119)
python10
windows10
docker-desktop10
nse10
linux10
macos10
hpc-applications9
slurm9
orientdb9
kitematic9
scientific-computing9
hpc9
swig9
x2go9
compiler8
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
MPO-Group/MPO
Aug 2013 - Oct 2016
The Metadata, Provenance, and Ontology Project
Contributions:220 commits, 8 PRs, 10 pushes in 3 years 1 month
jcwright77/engaging_cluster_howto
Jan 2017 - Jan 2022
A brief introduction to the engaging cluster for the NSE and PSFC groups. Assorted recipes and gists.
Contributions:60 commits, 1 PR, 58 pushes in 5 years
briefgroupsrecipesnsekubernetes
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