Tim Younkin
Research Professional at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolTim Younkin is a Research Professional at Oak Ridge National Laboratory with a decade of experience developing high-performance computing applications and scientific code systems. He combines engineering, applied mathematics, and science—anchored by a PhD in Nuclear Engineering—to advance computational tools for scientific discovery, including finite element code development. His background includes a DOE Fusion Energy Sciences postdoc and an MBA in Management of Technology, enabling him to bridge technical research with strategic project execution. Based in Knoxville, he is skilled at turning complex physical models into efficient, production-ready software for large-scale computational environments.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Management of Technology, Master of Business Administration - MBA, Management of Technology at Georgia Institute of TechnologyBachelor of Science (BS), Physics and Astronomy, Bachelor of Science (BS), Physics and Astronomy at University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Nuclear Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Nuclear Engineering at University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Github Skills (20)
transport10
wrapper9
tuple8
structures8
ips6
conda3
cuelang3
matlab2
asgard2
python-scripts2
python1
firebase-realtime-database1
arm1
firebase-functions1
arduino1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
tyounkin/GITR-1
Sep 2019 - Nov 2020
Global Impurity Transport
Contributions:153 pushes, 12 branches in 1 year 2 months
impurity-transporttransportimpurity
ORNL-Fusion/GITR
Aug 2015 - Jan 2023
Global Impurity Transport
Contributions:3 releases, 3 reviews, 167 commits in 7 years 6 months
impurity-transporttransportimpurity
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