Background
David M. Rogers is a Performance Engineer and Computational Scientist in the Advanced Computing for Chemistry and Materials at ORNL’s National Center for Computational Science. He obtained his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from University of Cincinnati in 2009 where he worked on applying Bayes’ theorem to the free energy problem with applications to the statistical mechanics of liquids. After a Post-doctoral fellowship at Sandia National Labs 2009-2012, he was a faculty member of the USF Department of Chemistry 2013-2019. He has worked on theory and application of statistical mechanical methods in liquids, biomolecules, and quantum models.
His current research interests include computation, mathematics, and theory enabling HPC methods for electron- to fluid-scale modeling. Especially interesting open problems include applications to small nonequilibrium systems, dielectric friction, dispersion, hydration, and its role in nanoscale devices. David’s focus at ORNL is developing more powerful and general libraries and interfaces for modeling these systems at scale.
Education
R&D Activities Contributions
Exascale Computing Project – Interoperable Design of Extreme-scale Application Software (IDEAS) - The IDEAS Project is intent on improving scientific productivity by qualitatively changing scientific software developer productivity, enabling a fundamentally different attitude to creating and supporting…
Center for Accelerated Application Readiness (CAAR) - In preparation for next-generation supercomputer Summit, the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility (OLCF) selected 13 partnership projects into its Center for Accelerated Application Readiness (CAAR)…
Awards
2020 — Finalist: ACM Gordon Bell Special Prize for HPC–Based COVID-19 Research
2020 — Honorable Mention, 2020 Better Scientific Software Fellowship
2018 — Founding Member of Eta of Florida Phi Beta Kappa Chapter
2016 — Top Reviewer Award, J. Chemical Physics
2011 — R&D100 Award, Biomimetic Membranes for Water Purification
2009 — Hans H. Jaffé Award for Outstanding Scholarship in Physical Chemistry
2006 — DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (CSGF)
2004 — Biochemistry Award, UC Department of Chemistry
2004 — Phi Beta Kappa
Publications
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