Michael Kuhn
Researcher - Computational Science
Denver, Colorado, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Kuhn is a computational scientist with 8 years of experience applying high-fidelity fluid dynamics and applied-math techniques to energy and manufacturing problems, currently researching offshore wind at the National Laboratory of the Rockies (formerly NREL work). He develops performance-portable C++ simulation frameworks and open-source tools that couple ocean wave dynamics with turbine-scale atmospheric flows, building on a PhD from Cornell where he invented compressible atomization models for jet engines and additive manufacturing. Comfortable bridging theory and production code, he has led rigorous software engineering in HPC environments while keeping a practitioner’s eye for experimental and numerical detail. Based in Denver, he brings a multidisciplinary toolkit—fluid dynamics, numerical methods, and scalable programming—that translates to both mechanical engineering challenges and broader scientific-computing problems. Outside work he’s an avid outdoorsman who values team sports and friendships, traits that inform his collaborative approach to research and development.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Mechanical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Mechanical Engineering at Cornell UniversityHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at Cabell Midland High SchoolB.S., Mechanical Engineering, B.S., Mechanical Engineering at Cedarville University
Github Skills (47)
simulation10
openfoam10
python10
modeling-tool10
targeting10
windows10
simulations10
solver10
linux10
agent-based-modeling10
sampling10
power-systems10
snl-applications10
configurations10
package-manager10
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
mbkuhn/NGA2
Aug 2021 - Jan 2023
Object-oriented multi-mesh version of the classic reacting turbulent multiphase flow solver
Contributions:79 pushes, 9 branches in 1 year 5 months
meshsimulationsolvermultiphase-flowobject-oriented
mbkuhn/nalu-wind
Jun 2023 - Apr 2025
Solver for wind farm simulations targeting exascale computational platforms
Contributions:4 PRs, 51 pushes, 15 branches in 1 year 10 months
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