Lu Kissinger
Mathematics Instructor
Urbana, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolLu Kissinger is a nuclear engineering graduate student and experienced instructor blending nine years of technical and teaching roles across national labs and academia. With hands-on experience at Argonne and Brookhaven, Lu has applied Monte Carlo and SERPENT2/MCNP simulation tools to reactor design and cross-section analysis while also contributing to continuous integration testing for OpenMC. Currently teaching mathematics at Mathnasium, they translate complex quantitative concepts into accessible learning for diverse students. Lu’s background spans research assistantships and software development in computational sciences, reflecting a rare mix of reactor physics, scientific software, and pedagogy. Based in Urbana, Illinois, they bring meticulous lab experience and practical operational skills—from high-performance computing to maintaining a busy artisanal butcher shop—into collaborative, problem-solving roles.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
High School, High School at Oak Park and River Forest High SchoolUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Github Skills (13)
multiphysics9
monte-carlo9
computational-physics9
openmc8
computation4
python3
intelligent3
physics3
operator2
reactor2
machine-learning2
javascript2
css2
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
lkissin2/openmc
Aug 2019 - Dec 2019
OpenMC Monte Carlo Code
Contributions:21 pushes, 4 branches in 3 months
openmcmonte-carlocarlo
lkissin2/srdesign
Feb 2019 - Sep 2019
Contributions:8 pushes, 1 branch in 6 months
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