Jonas Kaufman
Graduate Student Researcher
Santa Barbara, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJonas Kaufman is a computational scientist and PhD candidate in Materials at UC Santa Barbara with 11 years of research and engineering experience focused on method development and materials engineering for energy applications. Based in Santa Barbara and affiliated with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory collaborations, he blends physics-trained rigor from Harvey Mudd with computational modeling to drive scalable, simulation-driven materials solutions. His work sits at the intersection of algorithm development and practical energy-materials problems, often translating theory into tools and workflows used in research settings. Known for bridging deep scientific understanding with reproducible code, he brings a mix of academic curiosity and hands-on engineering to tackle complex, real-world energy challenges.
11 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science - BS, Physics, Bachelor of Science - BS, Physics at Harvey Mudd CollegeDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Materials, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Materials at University of California, Santa Barbara
Github Skills (26)
symmetry9
spin9
dft9
fenics9
diffraction9
monte-carlo9
snl-applications8
mechanics8
density-functional-theory8
quantum-mechanics8
crossword6
simulations5
executable5
simulation5
python4
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
jonaskaufman/apb-kmc
Sep 2020 - Feb 2022
Contributions:81 commits, 9 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 5 months
jonaskaufman/kmc-lotto
Jan 2021 - Feb 2022
Event selection for arbitrary kinetic Monte Carlo simulations
Contributions:51 commits, 2 PRs, 34 pushes in 1 year 1 month
kineticcrosswordsimulationssimulationarbitrary
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