Steven Wopschall
Multiphysics Code Developer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Reno, Nevada, United States
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Top SchoolSteven Wopschall is a Multiphysics Code Developer with a decade of experience building research and production-grade computational physics software at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. He leads projects and agile teams developing finite element and discontinuous Galerkin methods for solid and fluid dynamics, specializing in shock physics, contact mechanics, and additive manufacturing. Comfortable in both modern Fortran and C++, he translates advanced numerical methods—including novel shock-capturing approaches—into robust, scalable codes used for demanding multiphysics simulations. His PhD in Computational Mechanics and MS/BS in Structural Engineering ground a rare combination of theory and production software engineering. Known as a highly organized, self-directed collaborator, he balances multiple technically challenging priorities while keeping client and business needs front and center. Based in Reno, NV, he brings research rigor to practical, mission-driven computational tools.
10 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computational Mechanics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computational Mechanics at University of California, DavisUniversity of California San Diego
Github Skills (10)
hpc10
cpp10
parallel-computing10
amr10
scientific-computing10
computational-science10
application8
gpu7
c-library1
scalable1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
llnl/Tribol
Apr 2023 - May 2026
Modular interface physics library featuring state-of-the-art contact physics methods.
Contributions:510 reviews, 57 PRs, 332 pushes in 3 years
math-physics
mfem/mfem
Sep 2017 - Mar 2021
Lightweight, general, scalable C++ library for finite element methods
Contributions:13 reviews, 16 commits, 9 pushes in 3 years 6 months
cppfinite-elementshigh-orderhigh-performance-computingparallel-computing
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