Paul Talbot
Senior Manager at Idaho National Laboratory
Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolPaul Talbot is a seasoned research scientist and manager with 13 years at Idaho National Laboratory, now leading as Senior Manager after heading the Statistical Simulation and Optimization group. He holds a PhD in Nuclear Engineering and specializes in computational physics, numerical modeling, and uncertainty quantification, with deep practical experience developing multiphysics tools like RAVEN, TEAL, and HERON. Paul combines hands-on software development in scientific codebases (MOOSE/RELAP7) with leadership in applying stochastic collocation, polynomial chaos, and Monte Carlo methods to real-world nuclear and energy-system problems. His work bridges rigorous academic research and production-grade simulation tooling used for economics and grid analysis, making complex UQ methods actionable for stakeholders. Based in Idaho Falls, he brings a rare mix of domain expertise in radiation and reactor physics plus proven engineering management. An early language learner and former missionary who studied Mandarin, he also offers cross-cultural communication skills that help in collaborative, multidisciplinary projects.
13 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Nuclear Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Nuclear Engineering at The University of New MexicoMaster of Science (MS), Nuclear Engineering, Master of Science (MS), Nuclear Engineering at Oregon State UniversityBrigham Young University-IdahoAssociates, Chemistry, Associates, Chemistry at Columbia Basin College
Chinese, English
Github Skills (51)
calculator10
pattern-recognition10
simulation10
reduction10
risk-analysis10
raven10
computation10
data-mining10
stochastic10
energy10
uncertainty-quantification10
validation10
grids10
power-systems10
energy-system10
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
PaulTalbot-INL/raven
Jan 2020 - Aug 2022
RAVEN is a flexible and multi-purpose probabilistic risk analysis, uncertainty quantification, parameter optimization and data knowledge-discovering framework.
Contributions:142 commits, 26 PRs, 1206 pushes in 2 years 7 months
pythondiscoveringknowledgeriskoptimization
PaulTalbot-INL/TEAL
Aug 2020 - Feb 2024
TEAL is a financial performance calculator plugin for the RAVEN code, framework, resolving around the computation of Net Present Value and associated financial metrics.
Contributions:14 pushes, 5 branches in 3 years 7 months
computationfinancialraventealperformance-calculator
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