Staff Directory
Principal Investigator |
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Hubert Ley, TRACC Director
Phone: 630-252-8224; Fax: 630-252-5394; E-mail: TRACC_director@anl.gov
- Ph.D. and Masters, Nuclear Engineering
Rheinisch-Westfaelische Technische Hochschule, Aachen, Germany
- More than 20 years’ experience in simulation, modeling, high-performance computing,
and visualization
- Served on Argonne’s International Nuclear Safety team, participating in collaborative work on reactor accident
modeling and analysis, and the application and improvement of highly specialized codes that simulate the progression of
reactor accidents.
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David P. Weber, Senior Advisor
Phone: 630-252-5285; Fax: 630-252-5394; E-mail: dpweber@anl.gov
- Ph.D., Nuclear Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- MBA, University of Chicago
- Argonne Senior Scientist and former Director of the Computing and Telecommunications Division, the Reactor
Engineering Division, and Nuclear Engineering Division
- More than 30 years of experience in modeling, simulation, high-performance computing, and transportation research
- Author or co-author of numerous publications and conference presentations on modeling, computing, and transportation
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Administrative Secretary |
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Penny Kolpacki, Administrative Secretary
Phone: 630-252-5201; Fax: 630-252-5203; E-mail: pkolpacki@anl.gov
- Research and Development: Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
- Executive Assistant: Legal, Commercial Interior Design
- More than 20 years experience: Business, Sales, Property and Project Management, Architectural,
Construction and the Interior Design Industry.
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Transportation Systems Modeling |
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Vadim Sokolov, Computational Transportation Engineer
Phone: 630-252-6224, Fax: 630-252-5394, E-mail: transims@anl.gov
- Ph.D., Computational Mathematics, Northern Illinois University
- Diploma, Mathematics, Rostov State university.
- Worked as an assistant at the High Performance Computing Center at Rostov State University
- Author of several publications on mathematical modeling and scientific computing
- Participated in numerous International and National conferences and was an invited speaker at NLASSC Workshop,
IIT Kharagpur, India
- Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Northern Illinois University, 2007
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Michael Hope, Associate Computational Transportation Engineer
Phone:630-252-5281, Fax: 630-252-5394, E-mail: transims@anl.gov
- MS, Industrial Engineering - Simulation, Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL
- BS, Mathematics - Operations Research, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL
- 4 years of experience developing transportation visualization, interface, and simulation codes
- Nearly a dozen invited speaking and training engagements
- Research interests include: high performance interactive visualization and parallel traffic microsimulation
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Bo Xu, Postdoctural Appointee
Phone: 630-252-5450; Fax: 630-252-5394; E-mail: bxu@anl.gov
- Ph.D., Computational Transportation Science, University of Illinois at Chicago
- Ph.D. and MS, Computer Science, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
- BS, Computer Science, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Worked as a Research Scientist in the University of Illinois at Chicago
- More than 15 years' experience in computational transportation, mobile databases, and software engineering
- 70+ publications in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings
- Best paper award at the 2004 International Mobile Data Management Conference
- Reviewer of numerous journals and conference
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Kuilin Zhang, Postdoctoral Appointee
Phone: 630-252-5338, Fax: 630-252-5394, E-mail: kzhang@anl.gov
- Ph.D., Transportation Systems Analysis and Planning,
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
- Interested in multimodal transportation network optimization and simulation;
sustainability, reliability, and resilience in transportation and logistics systems;
and travel demand analysis
- Published over 20 peer-reviewed journal and conference publications and project reports
- Six years' experience in developing and maintaining a Federal Highway Administration sponsored simulation-based
dynamic traffic assignment software tool - DYNASMART-P
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Joshua Auld, Transportation Engineer
Phone: 630-252-5460, Fax: 630-252-5394, E-mail: jauld@anl.gov
- Ph.D., Transportation Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago
- MS, Transportation Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago
- BS, Structural Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Published over 20 journal articles, book chapters and peer-reviewed conference proceedings
- Research interests include: travel demand analysis, traveller behavior processes and modeling, activity and travel
microsimulation, survey methods
- Five years' experience in developing various demand analysis software tools, including ADAPTS - a dynamic
activity-based travel demand model
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Computational Fluid Dynamics |
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Steven Lottes, Simulation, Modeling, and Analysis Leader
Phone: 630-252-5290; Fax: 630-252-5394; E-mail: CFD_TRACC@anl.gov
- Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago
- MS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago
- MS, Computer Science, Purdue University
- Over 25 years of experience in analysis and modeling of multiphase and reacting flows
- Author of four copyrighted CFD codes, numerous journals, conference papers, and reports
- 2004 R&D 100 Award for the Glass Furnace Model
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Computational Structural Mechanics |
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Cezary Bojanowski, Computational Structural Mechanics Engineer
Phone: 630-252-5294, Fax: 630-252-5394, E-mail: cbojanowski@anl.gov
- Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Florida State University
- MS, Civil Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
- Experienced in Finite Element modeling and optimization in crashworthiness and structural mechanics applications
- Published over 20 peer-reviewed journal and conference publications and project reports on occupant safety,
vehicle crashworthiness and other topics
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Facilities & Resources |
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Lawrence Amiot, Senior Digital Video System Engineer
Phone: 630-252-5432, Fax: 630-252-5394, E-mail: amiot@anl.gov
- MBA from the University of Chicago
- MS and BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois
- Worked in the area of digital video and videoconferencing technologies at Northwestern University for six years
- Past member of the Board of Directors of NetIllinois, Member of the Internet2 Commons Management Team,
Co-Chair of the Internet2 Digital Video Initiative, Member of the Video Digital Initiative Steering Committee,
and Ex-Officio Member of the CIC-CIO Committee
- Past Associate Division Director and Acting Division Director of the Computing and Telecommunications Division of
Argonne National Laboratory
- Over 45 years experience in computing, networking, and digital video technologies
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Wally Nowakowski, HPC Systems Administrator
Phone: 630-252-5257, Fax: 630-252-5394, E-mail: wnowakowski@anl.gov
- Over eight years of Solaris/Linux System Administration for financial and academic institutions
- Experienced in process automation, virtualization, and performance tuning
- Currently studying Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Illinois at Chicago
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Joe Reitzer, TRACC Collaboratory, Technology Coordinator Consultant
Phone: 630-252-5346, Fax: 630-252-5394, E-mail: joer@anl.gov
- MFA, Electronic Visualization Laboratory, School of Art & Design,
University of Illinois at Chicago
- BFA, Audio & Video Synthesis, Computer Animation, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- Former Coordinator of Technological Services for University of Illinois – NCSA Technology Research,
Education and Commercialization Center (TRECC)
- Former Assistant Professor of Art at UIC/EVL, and has also taught at numerous colleges and schools in Chicago
- Has been involved in interactive software design for the CAVE®, and has presented at ACM SIGGRAPH ’96,
and ACM ’97 conferences; involved in computer graphics since 1980
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Bob Schmitt, Systems Administrator
Phone: 630-252-5914, Fax: 630-252-5394, E-mail: bob@anl.gov
- BS, Mathematics, Western Illinois University
- Assisted with development of several CFD codes and their deployment to industry
- Over 40 years experience in software development and systems administration
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