Richard Ward is a senior R&D staff member in the Modeling and Simulation Group of the Computational Sciences and Engineering Division of Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He has degrees in physics from the University of California, Riverside. His principal area of research in the last four years is the development of computational environments for human physiological systems modeling. Integrating modeling and simulation, data analysis, and visualization in problem-solving environments improves utilization of the models.
Ward lead the Oak Ridge National Laboratory portion of the Virtual Soldier Project, an initiative of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to revolutionize medical care to support the soldier. This picture shows the Oak Ridge National Laboratory/University of South Carolina Virtual Soldier Project Team of Karthik Iyer, Michael Huhns, Stewart Dickson, Richard Ward, Laura Zavala, and Line Pouchard.
Ward has been involved for the last few years in developing Web-based scientific collaboratory environments. Recently this work has focused on development of a Java client/server application using Java Remote Method Invocation to support physiological modeling, including the development of a new XML (PhysioML) for model and user interface description.
Ward continues as the computing lead in the Virtual Human Project, a collaboration between ORNL and university, medical school, and industrial partners. The Virtual Human Project envisions the development of a problem-solving environment for integrating biophysical, biochemical and physiological data with anatomical data. ORNL is one of the leaders in the effort to produce such a computational environment for the Virtual (or Digital) Human. The environment will utilize the most complete information on whole-body systems, calculated human responses to stimuli, and provide high-quality, multi-sensory output for visualization.
Ward's past research includes pharmacokinetics, health physics, radiation dosimetry, fluid flow and turbulence, groundwater modeling, and condensed mater physics.
Richard C. Ward Phone: 865-574-5449 FAX: 865-576-0003 wardrc1@ornl.gov Location: Research Office Building (Bldg 5700) Room F-119. Mailing address: Oak Ridge National Laboratory P.O. Box 2008 Bethel Valley Road Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6085