I am a Senior Member of the Technical Staff in the Multiscale Dynamic Materials Modeling Department (Dept. 1435) at Sandia National Laboratory. My work is in the area of macro-scale and meso-scale continuum multi-physics modeling of materials. I am currently focused on several projects in the areas of peridynamics and the extended finite element method.

My interests span a number of interrelated areas, including computational mechanics, parallel computing, visualization, and imaging. I am a graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder, where I earned BS, MS, and PhD degrees in Mechanical Engineering. Prior to joining Sandia, I was a research associate at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute working with Professor Antoinette Maniatty in the area of computational polycrystal plasticity. In addition to my research work, I have served as a course instructor at RPI and Syracuse University. My professional experience includes working as a Project Engineer for BNP Associates, Inc., and serving as a member of the Quark Research Lab at Quark, Inc.