Jennifer M. Frederick, Ph.D
Principal Member of the Technical Staff (Computer Science), Org. 08931 Climate Systems
Principal Member of the Technical Staff (Computer Science), Org. 08931 Climate Systems
I am a computational geoscientist who develops open-source, massively parallel, subsurface simulators for multiphase, multicomponent, and multiscale reactive flow and transport processes in the subsurface to help solve problems in national security.
Professional History
| 2020 | Principal Member of the Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 2015 | Senior Member of the Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 2015 | Adjunct Faculty, Hydrologic Sciences University of Nevada, Reno |
| 2014 | National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow, Desert Research Institute, Reno, Nevada |
| 2013 | Adjunct Faculty, Physics Dominican University of California, San Rafael, CA |
Education
| 2013 | Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley Earth & Planetary Science; Computational Science & Engineering |
| 2010 | M.S., University of California, Berkeley Mechanical Engineering |
| 2008 | B.S., University of Illinois, Chicago BioEngineering |
Military Service
Officer of Meteorology and Oceanography, US Navy Reserves
| 2024 – | Security Assistance Group – Ukraine Lieutenant (O3), Staff Weather Officer |
| 2022-2024 | Fleet Weather Center, Naval Air Station North Island, CA Lieutenant (O3), Training Department Head (2023), Strike Group Oceanography Team Division Officer (2023), Information Technology Department Head (2022) |
| 2020-2022 | Operational Support, NOSC Naval Air Station Fallon, NV Lieutenant Junior Grade (O2), Asst. Administration Department Head (2021-2022) |
| 2018-2020 | Operational Support, NOSC Reno, NV Ensign (O1) |
Awards & Honors
| FY22 | Employee Recognition Award, Sandia National Laboratories Awarded for technical excellence and presented to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Peer Review Team for providing the DOE with an analysis supporting the excavation and replacement of panels that are necessary to permanently dispose of the nation’s entire inventory of transuranic waste. |
| Executive Education Certificate Nominee, Innovation in Energy Leadership, Sandia National Laboratories and the University of Texas at Austin Selected technical staff member by Center Directors due to growing responsibility for leading large projects or maintaining relationships with key external customers and partners. |