Mitchell Wood

Mitchell Wood is a Principal Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia National Labs in the Center for Computing Research. He holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Purdue University, a B.S. in Physics from Michigan State University and has been at Sandia since 2016 first as a postdoc, then a staff member since 2018. His work has focused on multiscale modeling, simulation methods of matter in extreme conditions, and in the utilization of machine learning in predictive simulations. He currently leads multiple research efforts focused on multiscale modeling, including a DOE Early Career Award that focuses on non-equilibrium dynamics in radiation tolerant alloys. He is a recipient of the Neil Ashcroft Award from the American Physical Society and is an active developer of the open source LAMMPS and FitSNAP software projects.