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Michael Walker

Michael Walker

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    U.S. Naval Officer, Thermal-Fluid Engineering

  • Education

    • Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center

      2017 - 2017
      Diver Course (CIN A-433-0023)

    • Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center

      2015 - 2015
      Mountain Leaders Course

      Mountain Leader's Course

    • University of Cambridge

      2018 - 2019
      Master of Philosophy - MPhil Fluid Mechanics

      Churchill Scholar, Member of the Energy Research Group in the Department of Engineering

    • National Outdoor Leadership School

      2015 - 2015
      Alaska Mountaineering Leadership Course

    • Princeton University

      2023 - 2027
      Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

      - Computational Turbulent Reacting Flow Laboratory (CTRFL)- Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellow (CSGF)- Research in fluid mechanics and high-performance computing: innovation in numerical algorithms and their implementation on emerging parallel computing architectures.

    • United States Naval Academy

      2014 - 2018
      Bachelor of Science - BS Mechanical Engineering

      - GPA: 4.0; ranked 1st academically in graduating class of 1,062.- Research focus on study of advanced combustion modes, homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) and partially premixed compression ignition (PPCI) engines

    • Nuclear Power School - Naval Nuclear Power Training Command (NNPTC)

      2019 - 2020
      Advanced Nuclear Power Course

      Graduation with Distinction

  • Experience

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

      Jan 2016 - Jan 2016
      Research Associate

      Combustion Chemistry GroupDevelopment of chemical kinetic models for practical fuelsDevelopment of modeling processes for Premixed Charge Compression Ignition (PCCI) and Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition

    • Sandia National Laboratories

      Jan 2017 - Jan 2017
      Research Associate

      Combustion Research Facility, Engine Combustion Research DepartmentOptical Engine LaboratoryTesting combustion fidelity of diesel surrogate blendsDevelopment of a ducted fuel injection concept

    • Institute for Defense Analyses

      Jan 2018 - Jan 2018
      Military Fellow

      Military Research Fellow for the Joint Advanced Warfighting Division and the Science and Technology Division

    • US Navy

      May 2018 - now
      Submarine Officer

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Security Clearance - TS/SCI

      US Navy
      Jan 2018

    • PE Mechanical: Thermal and Fluid Systems

      NCEES
      May 2020
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