Michael Churchill
Head Of Digital Engineering at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)
New Jersey, United States
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Top SchoolMichael Churchill is Head of Digital Engineering at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory with 11 years of experience translating fusion science into production-grade computational tools. Trained as an applied plasma physicist (PhD, MIT) and grounded in electrical and computer engineering, he leads large-scale particle-in-cell simulation efforts and builds deep neural networks for experimental analysis. He progressed from postdoc to research physicist to digital engineering leader at PPPL, blending hands-on code development with program-level technical strategy. Michael’s background spans tokamak spectroscopy experiments, signal processing instruction, and industry electrical testing, giving him an uncommon mix of experimental, computational, and hardware familiarity. Based in New Jersey, he focuses on scaling scientific software pipelines and integrating ML into live experimental workflows to accelerate fusion discovery.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Applied Plasma Physics and Fusion Energy, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Applied Plasma Physics and Fusion Energy at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBachelor's degree, Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECEn), Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECEn) at Brigham Young University
Spanish
Github Skills (169)
python10
gtk10
deep-learning10
gpu10
gpu-acceleration10
javascript10
bokeh10
qt10
acceleration10
webdataset10
numpy10
ipywidgets10
neural-network10
pyodide10
data-visualization10
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
rmchurch/python_xgc
Sep 2021 - Aug 2023
Contributions:1 review, 15 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 10 months
rmchurch/disruptcnn
Aug 2018 - Mar 2021
Contributions:123 commits, 7 PRs, 33 pushes in 2 years 7 months
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