Jennifer M. Frederick, Ph.D
Principal Member of the Technical Staff R&D S&E, Computer Science

Principal Member of the Technical Staff R&D S&E, Computer Science
About Me
I am a computational geoscientist who develops open-source, massively parallel, subsurface simulators for multiphase, multicomponent, and multiscale reactive flow and transport processes in the subsurface to help solve problems in national security.
Professional History
2020 | Principal Member of the Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico |
2015 | Senior Member of the Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico |
2015 | Adjunct Faculty, Hydrologic Sciences University of Nevada, Reno |
2014 | National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow, Desert Research Institute, Reno, Nevada |
2013 | Adjunct Faculty, Physics Dominican University of California, San Rafael, CA |
Education
2013 | Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley Earth & Planetary Science; Computational Science & Engineering |
2010 | M.S., University of California, Berkeley Mechanical Engineering |
2008 | B.S., University of Illinois, Chicago BioEngineering |
Military Service
Officer of Meteorology and Oceanography, US Navy Reserves
2022 | Lieutenant (O3), Training Department Head (2023) Strike Group Oceanography Team Division Officer (2023) Information Technology Department Head (2022) Fleet Weather Center, Naval Air Station North Island, CA |
2020 | Lieutenant Junior Grade (O2), Asst. Administration Department Head Operational Support, NOSC Naval Air Station Fallon, NV |
2018 | Ensign (O1), Operational Support, NOSC Reno, NV |
Awards & Honors
FY22 | Employee Recognition Award, Sandia National Laboratories Awarded for technical excellence and presented to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Peer Review Team for providing the DOE with an analysis supporting the excavation and replacement of panels that are necessary to permanently dispose of the nation’s entire inventory of transuranic waste. |
Executive Education Certificate Nominee, Innovation in Energy Leadership, Sandia National Laboratories and the University of Texas at Austin Selected technical staff member by Center Directors due to growing responsibility for leading large projects or maintaining relationships with key external customers and partners. |