Kurt Glaesemann, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist II, WR Wiley Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, MSCF Visualization & User ServicesCurrent Activities and Projects
EMSL/MSCF Point of Contact for Computational Grand Challenge and Science Theme proposals
Parallel programming and parallel optimization
Development of new chemical models in the condensed and gas phase
Optimizing computations for high-speed parallel I/O
Research Interests
Computational chemistry using primarily NWChem
Scientific software development
Modeling and simulation
Past Experience
Principal Investigator of the Cheetah thermochemical code (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
Contributor to the ALE3D and ARES hydrodynamic codes (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
Developer of the Fireball DFT code (University of Utah)
Developer of the GAMESS electronic structure code (Iowa State University/Ames Lab DOE)
Principal Investigator of a path-integral Monte Carlo code (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
Research experience in a variety of experimental areas including thin layer chromatography, ceramic glazes, and analyzing soil samples.
Education
Ph.D., Physical Chemistry under Mark Gordon, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 1998
B.S., Chemistry, Northeast Missouri State University, Kirksville, MO, 1993
Awards, Honors, & Appointments
Harold C. Graboske, Jr. Award for Excellence in Post-Doctoral Research, 2002
NSF CISE Postdoctoral Fellow, 1999-2000
GAANN fellow, 1993-1995
Outstanding Senior in Chemistry and graduated summa cum laude, 1993
