Sean Turner
Senior Scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSean Turner is a Senior Scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory with a decade of experience advancing hydrology, hydropower operations, and water–energy system modeling at the nexus of research, utilities, and consulting. He applies machine learning and open-data tools—authoring projects like RectifHydPlus, starfit, and Powersheds and contributing R-based water modules to the widely used GCAM-core—to bridge data gaps and improve operational decision-making for hydropower. His work ranges from short-term reservoir optimization to long-term grid-scale water–energy futures, and he led DOE’s 2022 assessment of drought impacts on western hydropower while at PNNL. Having worked across the UK, Australia, Singapore, and the U.S., and with experience at McKinsey, he combines domain depth in hydrology with practical analytics and stakeholder-facing product development.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MSc), Hydrology and Climate Change, Distinction, Master of Science (MSc), Hydrology and Climate Change, Distinction at University of Newcastle-upon-TyneBachelor of Science in Engineering (BSc), Environmental Design, First class (honours), Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSc), Environmental Design, First class (honours) at Glasgow UniversityWater resources planning, Water resources planning at STREAMDoctor of Engineering (EngD), Hydrology and Water Resources Science, Doctor of Engineering (EngD), Hydrology and Water Resources Science at Cranfield University
Github Skills (8)
r10
data-analysis10
modeling9
model-driven-development9
model-driven9
model-building9
economics8
clim7
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
JGCRI/gcam-core
Apr 2017 - Nov 2018
GCAM -- The Global Change Analysis Model
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:107 commits in 1 year 7 months
Contributions summary:Sean's commits focused on implementing changes within the R code files of the GCAM-core repository. The primary contributions appear to involve modifying existing R scripts, specifically related to water demand and supply modeling. These changes included code modifications, integration, data transformations, and adjustments in data files for various projects.
biodiversitymodel-analysissustainabilityclimate-changeclimate-science
swd-turner/musclesofquartz
Feb 2020 - Jun 2022
hydrology blog
Contributions:1 review, 8 PRs, 124 pushes in 2 years 4 months
ecologyhydrologymercury
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