Josh Vermaas
Assistant Professor at Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan, United States
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Top SchoolJosh Vermaas is an Assistant Professor and computational scientist with a decade of experience applying physics and biophysics to uncover mechanistic insights in biological systems from the atomic scale. He combines a broad programming and analysis toolset with hands-on research experience at national labs (Oak Ridge, NREL) and academia to translate complex molecular problems into tractable computational models. His work emphasizes problem-focused solutions—designing and implementing workflows that connect atomistic simulation to experimentally relevant predictions. Based in East Lansing, he brings the rigor of a PhD in Biophysics from UIUC and a physics BS from Arizona State to interdisciplinary collaborations. Colleagues know him for pragmatic creativity: he prefers building tailored computational infrastructure over one-size-fits-all tools to accelerate scientific discovery.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Physics, Bachelor of Science - BS, Physics at Arizona State UniversityUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Dutch, German
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (40)
simulation10
molecular-simulation10
python10
computational-chemistry10
vmd10
mdanalysis10
molecular-dynamics-simulation10
science10
lammps9
topology9
read-me9
python-modules9
simulator8
bibtex7
physics7
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
jvermaas/lignin-kmc
Jul 2019 - Mar 2024
Contributions:4 pushes, 2 branches in 4 years 9 months
jvermaas/LigninBuilder
Oct 2018 - Nov 2022
VMD Plugin and associated scripts to build lignin structures from topological specifications
Contributions:1 release, 42 commits, 1 PR in 4 years 1 month
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