Yidong Xia
Distinguished Scientist at Idaho National Laboratory
Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States
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Top SchoolYidong Xia is a research and technical leader with 11 years of experience advancing environmental subsurface science and energy technologies, now heading the Physical Process Science & Realization group at Idaho National Laboratory. He combines deep expertise in computational fluid dynamics, particle mechanics, computational chemistry, and thermal-hydraulics with hands-on high-performance scientific computing to tackle problems across nuclear, geothermal, fossil, and bioenergy domains. His career traces a steady progression from CFD research and high-order finite element development in academia to multi-disciplinary applied science and leadership at a national lab. As an adjunct civil engineering professor, he bridges academia and national research priorities, mentoring the next generation while steering large-scale modeling efforts. Colleagues value his ability to translate complex multiphysics simulations into practical insights for energy system realization.
12 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering at North Carolina State UniversityMaster's degree, Mechanical Engineering, Master's degree, Mechanical Engineering at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Chinese, English
Github Skills (10)
simulation10
sbml10
hydrodynamics10
snl-applications10
parallel10
amr10
multiphysics10
python9
sprite4
lammps2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
idaholab/LIGGGHTS-INL
Jul 2017 - Jan 2023
LIGGGHTS-INL is a capability-extended adaptation of the LIGGGHTS Open Source Discrete Element Method (DEM) Particle Simulation Software based on LIGGGHTS release version 4.0.0.
Contributions:115 commits, 92 pushes, 2 branches in 5 years 6 months
simulationdiscrete-element-methoddem
yidongxiainl/moose
Mar 2016 - Jun 2017
Contributions:34 pushes, 14 branches in 1 year 3 months
pythonmultiphysicssimulationsimulation-environmentobject-oriented
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