Bio
Dr. Wenjun Ge is a computational scientist specializing in the development of models, algorithms, and software to address large-scale challenges, leveraging cutting-edge HPC architectures. He obtained his PhD from the University of California, Merced, in 2017. During his PhD, he developed the general mixed diffuse-specular boundary for the spherical harmonics method, and the first practical full-spectrum k-distribution look-up table for radiating gases in turbulent combustion simulations.
At ORNL, he has worked on multiple HPC projects developing GPU/CPU portable software for various scientific and engineering problems: including the spray and radiation modules for reacting flow, parallel strategy for DFT, and BVH ray tracing. He also applied his knowledge and computational tools in reacting flow and radiative transfer to real-world applications, such as microwave-assisted CVI for high quality ceramic matrix composites, CVD for high-quality synthesis of 2D materials on wafers, and propane engines with fewer knocks and higher turbulence-dilution-tolerance. He views curiosity and the drive to capture the physics behind simulated phenomena as the foundation of his research, shaping his approach to Exascale tool development and data processing.
Currently, he is collaborating with industrial partners and plasma scientists on diverse computational and data challenges that demand extensive computational resources.
Awards
2024 R&D 100 Finalist (Pele)