Jonathan Van Blarcum
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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Top SchoolJonathan Van Blarcum is a postdoctoral research fellow studying heat and particle exhaust in magnetically confined fusion plasmas, with a PhD from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and nine years of engineering and research experience. His work focuses on how resonant magnetic perturbations alter the scrape-off layer and divertor conditions in ITER-relevant tokamaks, bridging detailed plasma physics with reactor-scale operational concerns. Prior industry roles in propulsion systems and automated testing sharpen his skills in simulation, control diagnostics, and scripting for complex hardware-in-the-loop workflows. He also develops automated investment trading tools as a creative side project, applying algorithmic thinking from physics to financial systems. Based in Madison, Jonathan combines rigorous experimental and modeling expertise with practical software and systems engineering experience. His background uniquely positions him to translate advanced fusion science into actionable strategies for next-generation reactor design and control.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Voorhees HighschoolDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics at University of Wisconsin-MadisonBachelors of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Bachelors of Science, Mechanical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
English, Latin, c, scheme
Github Skills (19)
backtrader5
stock-trading4
python3
trading3
finance3
backtest2
trading-systems2
trading-bot2
backtesting2
trading-algorithms2
forex-trading2
alpaca2
fixprotocol2
algotrading2
api2
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
quantyle-io/quantyle-python
Nov 2022 - Apr 2023
Contributions:5 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
kyleyoung14/webware-finalProject
Dec 2016 - Dec 2016
Contributions:11 pushes in 7 days
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