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General Information

Full Name Nicholas Kincaid
Languages English

Education

  • 2018 - Present
    Ph.D.
    Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
  • 2014 - 2017
    B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
    Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO

Experience

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2017
    Concentrated Solar Power R&D Intern
    Norwich Solar Technologies, White River Junction, VT
  • 2016 - 2017
    Undergraduate Research Assistant
    Advanced Multiscale Building and Energy Research Group, CSM, Golden, CO

Honors and Awards

  • 2022
    • Office of Science Graduate Student Research Fellowship, Cornell University
  • 2019
    • NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, Cornell University
    • Sibley Prize for Excellence in Graduate Teaching Assistance

Selected Graduate Coursework

  • CHEME 6800
    Computational Optimization
  • CS 5786
    Machine Learning for Data Science
  • MAE 6010
    Foundations of Fluid Mechanics
  • MAE 6230
    Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • MAE 6310
    Turbulence and Turbulent Flows
  • MAE 6330
    Multiphase Flow Dynamics
  • MAE 6430
    Computational Combustion
  • PHYS 7680
    Computational Physics

Technical Skills

  • Languages
    • Python, Fortran, C/C++, MATLAB
  • Machine learning packages
    • Pytorch, Pytorch Lightning, Tensorflow, Scikit-learn, Ray Tune
  • Commercial CFD software
    • Ansys Fluent, COMSOL
  • Other
    • Git, Cantera, LaTeX, Solidworks

Teaching

  • 2022
    Fluids and Heat Transfer Laboratory
    Teaching Assistant, Cornell University
  • 2020-2022
    Rock Climbing Courses
    Instructor, Cornell Outdoor Education, Cornell University
  • 2019-2020
    Telemark Skiing
    Instructor, Cornell Outdoor Education, Cornell University
  • 2019
    Intermediate Fluid Dynamics
    Teaching Assistant, Cornell University