Michael Parks
Director, Computer Science And Mathematics Division
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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Top SchoolMichael Parks is a research-driven computational mathematics leader with 18 years of experience directing and managing national-lab research programs in numerical analysis, scientific computing, multiscale methods, and numerical linear algebra. Currently director of the Computer Science and Mathematics Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, he previously led computational mathematics at Sandia National Laboratories where he balanced line and program management while maintaining an active research profile. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from UIUC and combines deep theory—peridynamics and linear solvers—with pragmatic stewardship of large interdisciplinary teams tackling DOE-relevant science and engineering problems. Known for bridging rigorous numerical methods with mission-driven applications, he fosters external collaborations across academia, industry, and professional societies to translate advanced algorithms into scalable computational tools.
18 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.S.), Computer Science, Master of Science (M.S.), Computer Science at Virginia TechUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
English
Github Skills (20)
simulation10
python10
mechanics10
physics10
structural-engineering10
finite-element-analysis10
multiphysics10
react6
hydrodynamics5
diffraction5
hpc-applications5
snl-applications5
modeling-tool5
chemical-engineering5
fenics5
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (4)
peridigm/peridigm
Aug 2010 - Jun 2019
Peridigm peridynamics code.
Contributions:533 commits, 5 pushes in 8 years 11 months
physicspythonfinite-element-analysisstructural-engineeringmultiphysics
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