Stephanie Pitts
Senior Computational Scientist
United States
Summary
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Top SchoolStephanie Pitts is a Senior Computational Scientist with 11 years of experience bridging hands-on experimental characterization and multiscale modeling to link microstructure to materials performance. Based at Idaho National Laboratory, she leads LDRD efforts on plasma-facing materials and serves as the DOE AMMT Technical Area Lead for Environment Effects, applying her expertise to fusion and nuclear energy challenges. Her background in dislocation-focused computational mechanics is paired with practical experimental skills, enabling integrated studies from microscopy to continuum-scale property prediction. A core contributor to the widely used MOOSE multiphysics framework, she has implemented physics-level features such as eigenstrain checks and crystal plasticity enhancements. Trained with a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Washington State University, she combines national-lab program leadership with deep technical authorship of open-source simulation tools. Colleagues rely on her ability to translate complex experimental observations into robust, reproducible simulation workflows that accelerate materials qualification.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Mechanical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Mechanical Engineering at Washington State University
English, German
Github Skills (5)
finite-element-analysis10
c-language10
tensor10
tensorflow10
cprogramming-language10
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
idaholab/moose
Jun 2015 - Jan 2023
Multiphysics Object Oriented Simulation Environment
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:134 reviews, 176 commits, 120 PRs in 7 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Stephanie's commits primarily focused on modifying and adding features to the `moose` repository, which involves multiphysics simulations. They implemented checks for eigenstrains, added a test case to handle different initial temperatures, and moved a parameter within the mesh action. The user also introduced and modified various classes and methods, dealing with elasticity tensors and crystal plasticity, indicating they are involved with the core physics engine of the repository.
pythonfinite-element-analysisfemparallelmultiphysics
sapitts/blackbear
Jun 2019 - Jan 2024
BlackBear is a MOOSE-based code for simulating degradation processes in concrete and other structural materials.
Contributions:11 pushes, 5 branches in 4 years 7 months
concretedegradationmoosesimulationstructural
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