Joshua S. Brown

About Joshua S. Brown

I am an applications development lead in scientific data management, dedicated to building portable, performant, and high-quality tools that accelerate scientific workflows and enable researchers to do their best work. I enjoy collaborating with scientists, engineers, and domain experts to deliver solutions that accelerate scientific discovery.I emphasize strong software architecture, efficient computation, and automation-driven development, using CI/CD to ensure reliability, reproducibility, and long-term maintainability.I am interested in helping scientists achieve big impacts and hopefully building some great relationships in the process.

Experience

1. Software Engineer Iii Applications Lead

   Oak Ridge National Laboratory

   Jan 2025 — Present · Oak Ridge, TN, US

Education

• University of Colorado Boulder

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Materials Science

  2014

• Ouachita Baptist University

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Physics

  2006 — 2009

• Louisiana Tech University

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Nanotechnology

  2009 — 2012

• Louisiana Tech University

  Master's degree, Applied Physics

  2012 — 2014

Skills

• Microsoft Excel
• C
• Programming
• Bash
• Simulations
• Quantum Mechanics
• Git
• Nanotechnology
• Algorithms
• Puppet
• Physics
• Material Studio
• C++
• Vagrant
• Gaussian 03
• Photolithography
• Linux
• Parallel Computing
• Data Analysis
• Monte Carlo
• Quantum Chemistry
• Mpi
• Computational Physics
• Software Development
• Python
• Ansible
• Latex
• Statistics
• Openmp
• Research
• Lammps
• Microsoft Office
• Matlab