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General Information
Full Name | Nicholas Kincaid |
Languages | English |
Education
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2018 - Present
Ph.D.
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
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2014 - 2017
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO
Experience
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2023
Graduate Student Intern
National Renewable Energy Lab, Golden, CO
- Collaborated with High-Performance Algorithms and Complex Fluids group as part of the DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research program
- Developed error control methods for machine learning models for more robust simulations
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2018 - Present
Graduate Research Assistant
Pepiot Research Group, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
- Developed reduced-order kinetic models for reacting flow systems
- Applied machine learning techniques to create data-driven models of chemical kinetics
- Performed CFD simulations on high-performance computing resources
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2017 - 2018
Thermal Systems Engineering Intern
National Renewable Energy Lab, Golden, CO
- Developed optical models for CSP systems using ray-tracing methodology
- Assisted in the evaluation and optimization of a novel linear Fresnel CSP system
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2017
Concentrated Solar Power R&D Intern
Norwich Solar Technologies, White River Junction, VT
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2016 - 2017
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Advanced Multiscale Building and Energy Research Group, CSM, Golden, CO
Honors and Awards
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2022
- Office of Science Graduate Student Research Fellowship, Cornell University
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2019
- NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, Cornell University
- Sibley Prize for Excellence in Graduate Teaching Assistance
Selected Graduate Coursework
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CHEME 6800
Computational Optimization
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CS 5786
Machine Learning for Data Science
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MAE 6010
Foundations of Fluid Mechanics
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MAE 6230
Computational Fluid Dynamics
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MAE 6310
Turbulence and Turbulent Flows
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MAE 6330
Multiphase Flow Dynamics
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MAE 6430
Computational Combustion
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PHYS 7680
Computational Physics
Technical Skills
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Languages
- Python, Fortran, C/C++, MATLAB
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Machine learning packages
- Pytorch, Pytorch Lightning, Tensorflow, Scikit-learn, Ray Tune
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Commercial CFD software
- Ansys Fluent, COMSOL
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Other
- Git, Cantera, LaTeX, Solidworks
Teaching
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2022
Fluids and Heat Transfer Laboratory
Teaching Assistant, Cornell University
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2020-2022
Rock Climbing Courses
Instructor, Cornell Outdoor Education, Cornell University
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2019-2020
Telemark Skiing
Instructor, Cornell Outdoor Education, Cornell University
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2019
Intermediate Fluid Dynamics
Teaching Assistant, Cornell University