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Wenjun Ge

Computational Scientist

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 and cloud platforms. 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. 

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.

Currently, he is collaborating with industrial partners and plasma scientists on diverse computational and data challenges that demand extensive computational resources.

2024 R&D 100 Finalist (Pele)