Summary
Jon Belof is a Fellow in AI for Science at AMD and a physicist who has spent three decades translating advanced AI, supercomputing, and physics into mission-focused solutions for national security and industry. He combines hands-on development of multiscale, multiphysics HPC simulation codes with strategic program leadership—having managed over $30M/year in government research and authored 130+ scientific works. A Presidential Early Career Award and Kavli Fellowship recipient, Jon has led teams across Lawrence Livermore and DOE roles, and helped build a startup acquired by Verizon, demonstrating both entrepreneurial and large-scale lab experience. Based in San Francisco with a PhD in Physical Chemistry, he is known for turning ambitious scientific concepts into practical, deployable systems and for mentoring the next generation of computational scientists.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D. Physical Chemistry, Ph.D. Physical Chemistry at University of South Florida
Spanish, English