{"id":2464,"date":"2022-07-19T09:11:35","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T16:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education.sdsc.edu\/studenttech\/?page_id=2464"},"modified":"2026-08-14T10:22:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T17:22:38","slug":"rehs-mentors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/education.sdsc.edu\/studenttech\/rehs-mentors\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the REHS Mentors"},"content":{"rendered":"<nav class=\"has-small-font-size is-responsive items-justified-left secondaryNav wp-block-navigation is-horizontal is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-navigation-is-layout-39697d9b wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Internship (updated 8\/11)\" \n\t\t data-wp-interactive=\"core\/navigation\" data-wp-context='{\"overlayOpenedBy\":{\"click\":false,\"hover\":false,\"focus\":false},\"type\":\"overlay\",\"roleAttribute\":\"\",\"ariaLabel\":\"Menu\"}'><button aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Open menu\" class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-open\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.openMenuOnClick\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleMenuKeydown\"\n\t\t\t><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M4 7.5h16v1.5H4z\"><\/path><path d=\"M4 15h16v1.5H4z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container\"  id=\"modal-1\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--has-modal-open=\"state.isMenuOpen\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--is-menu-open=\"state.isMenuOpen\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-watch=\"callbacks.initMenu\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleMenuKeydown\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--focusout=\"actions.handleMenuFocusout\"\n\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"-1\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-close\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-dialog\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-modal=\"state.ariaModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.ariaLabel\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--role=\"state.roleAttribute\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button aria-label=\"Close menu\" class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-close\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.closeMenuOnClick\"\n\t\t\t><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"m13.06 12 6.47-6.47-1.06-1.06L12 10.94 5.53 4.47 4.47 5.53 10.94 12l-6.47 6.47 1.06 1.06L12 13.06l6.47 6.47 1.06-1.06L13.06 12Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-content\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-watch=\"callbacks.focusFirstElement\"\n\t\t\t id=\"modal-1-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/nav>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns mentorCard is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" id=\"Amit-Majumdar\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns mentorCard-info is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column mentorCardLeft is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:120px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full mentorCard-headshot\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"161\" height=\"170\" src=\"https:\/\/education.sdsc.edu\/studenttech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/amajumdar.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2712\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column mentorCardRight is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p class=\"mentorCard-name wp-block-paragraph\">Amit Majumdar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mentorCard-workTitle wp-block-paragraph\"><em>San Diego Supercomputer Center, UCSD<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<span class=\"collapseomatic \" id=\"id6a80c84492d9e\"  tabindex=\"0\" title=\"view bio\"    >view bio<\/span><div id=\"target-id6a80c84492d9e\" class=\"collapseomatic_content \">\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column mentorCard-description is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Director of SDSC\u2019s Data Enabled Scientific Computing (DESC) division. DESC consists of multiple groups: High Performance Computing Systems, User Services, Scientific Computing Applications, Scientific Visualization, and Cloud and Cluster Development. SDSC\u2019s&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.xsede.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">XSEDE<\/a>&nbsp;program is coordinated from the DESC division by Bob Sinkovits, Co-PI of the XSEDE program. <br><br>Previously I was director of the Scientific Computing Applications group at the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sdsc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">San Diego Supercomputer Center<\/a>. The computational scientists, in the group, have expertise and experience in High Performance Computing (HPC) and have degrees in various domain sciences such as mechanical engineering, hydrology, biochemistry, nuclear engineering, and physics. The group\u2019s main activities are HPC research and development work in collaboration with domain science users of NSF funded HPC resources. This collaborative R&amp;D effort allows SDSC\u2019s experienced computational scientists to work with domain scientists regarding algorithm development, code optimization, code profiling\/tuning, mathematical library implementation, new programming model implementation etc.<br><br>I am an Associate Professor in the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/radonc.ucsd.edu\/meet-our-team\/faculty\/Pages\/default.aspx\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"radonc.ucsd.edu\/meet-our-team\/faculty\/Pages\/default.aspx\">Department of Radiation Medicine and Applied Sciences,&nbsp;UCSD<\/a>. Our collaborative interdisciplinary research involves application of HPC for adaptive radiation therapy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\".mentorCard-collapse wp-block-paragraph\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns mentorCard is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" id=\"Andreas-Goetz\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns mentorCard-info is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column mentorCardLeft is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:120px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full mentorCard-headshot\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"161\" height=\"170\" src=\"https:\/\/education.sdsc.edu\/studenttech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/agoetz.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2722\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column mentorCardRight is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p class=\"mentorCard-name wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Andreas Goetz<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mentorCard-workTitle wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Research Scientist,&nbsp;San Diego Supercomputer Center, UCSD<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<span class=\"collapseomatic \" id=\"id6a80c84492e94\"  tabindex=\"0\" title=\"view bio\"    >view bio<\/span><div id=\"target-id6a80c84492e94\" class=\"collapseomatic_content \">\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column mentorCard-description is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Andreas Goetz is co-director of the CUDA Teaching Center and co-principal investigator of the Intel Parallel Computing Center at SDSC. He has extensive experience with quantum chemistry and molecular dynamics simulations, and is a contributor to the ADF and AMBER software packages, both widely used in academic and industrial research. Andreas develops new multiscale and multilevel simulation models and optimizes code for new HPC architectures, including many-core and GPU accelerators. He collaborates on a variety of research projects in molecular simulation, computational catalysis, biophysics, and drug design, most prominently as a principal investigator with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, as well as an international collaboration with the ENS Lyon in France. His work is funded through the Department of Energy, the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation and Intel. Andreas also enjoys training the next generation of scientists in software development and numerical simulation methods via lectures, workshops and, supervision of interns. Prior to joining SDSC in 2009 Andreas performed postdoctoral research with Professor Lucas Visscher in quantum chemistry at the VU University in Amsterdam and obtained his undergraduate and Ph.D. degrees in chemistry with specialization on theoretical chemistry under guidance of Professors Bernd Hess and Andreas Goerling from the University of Erlangen in Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c5EFTKa86aQ\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\".mentorCard-collapse wp-block-paragraph\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns mentorCard is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" id=\"Ange-Mason\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns mentorCard-info is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column mentorCardLeft is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:120px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full mentorCard-headshot\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"170\" src=\"https:\/\/education.sdsc.edu\/studenttech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/amason.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2723\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column mentorCardRight is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p class=\"mentorCard-name wp-block-paragraph\">Ange Mason<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mentorCard-workTitle wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Education Program Manager, San Diego Supercomputer&nbsp;Center, UCSD<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<span class=\"collapseomatic \" id=\"id6a80c84492f46\"  tabindex=\"0\" title=\"view bio\"    >view bio<\/span><div id=\"target-id6a80c84492f46\" class=\"collapseomatic_content \">\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column mentorCard-description is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ange Mason has worked at the San Diego Supercomputer Center at the University of California, San Diego for over 30 years. As the Program Manager for SDSC\u2019s K-16 outreach programs, Ms. Mason has created the StudentTECH program, which provides STEM-focused workshops for middle and high school students, and the popular Research Experiences for High School Students (REHS) program. Always innovating and creating, Ms. Mason has also launching the Mentor Assistance Program (MAP), the Anita Borg Leadership and Engagement (ABLE) program for high school students and the Pi Wars robotics competition for middle and high school students. Ms. Mason received her BA in Psychology from UC San Diego.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\".mentorCard-collapse wp-block-paragraph\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns mentorCard is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" id=\"Ange-Mason\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns mentorCard-info is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column mentorCardLeft is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:120px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"204\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/education.sdsc.edu\/studenttech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5298\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column mentorCardRight is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p class=\"mentorCard-name wp-block-paragraph\">Claire Stirm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mentorCard-workTitle wp-block-paragraph\"><em><em>Project Manager, San Diego Supercomputer Center, UCSD<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<span class=\"collapseomatic \" id=\"id6a80c84492fe6\"  tabindex=\"0\" title=\"view bio\"    >view bio<\/span><div id=\"target-id6a80c84492fe6\" class=\"collapseomatic_content \">\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column mentorCard-description is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Claire Stirm a Project Manager with the San Diego Supercomputer Center and works on various research and software projects. Claire supports the Hubzero Platform team and hosted hubs. She works with hub owners and research PIs to optimize the platform to fit their research workflows. Claire is also a Co-PI am of the Science Gateways Center of Excellence. Claire leads consulting engagements and supports the community through outreach and event planning. Finally, Claire is the Associate Director of the Rev-Up Program, where she supports software projects at the San Diego Supercomputer Center interested in sustainability training and working one-on-one with sustainability experts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Claire received a B.A. in Professional Writing and a secondary major in Classical Studies from Purdue University. She also received a M.S. in Communication with a focus in Strategic Communication from Brian Lamb School of Communication at Purdue University.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\".mentorCard-collapse wp-block-paragraph\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns mentorCard is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" id=\"Kimberly-Bruch\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns mentorCard-info is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column mentorCardLeft is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:120px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full mentorCard-headshot\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"159\" height=\"170\" src=\"https:\/\/education.sdsc.edu\/studenttech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/kbruch.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2727\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column mentorCardRight is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p class=\"mentorCard-name wp-block-paragraph\">Kimberly Mann Bruch<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mentorCard-workTitle wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Science Writer,&nbsp;San Diego Supercomputer Center, UCSD<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<span class=\"collapseomatic \" id=\"id6a80c84493078\"  tabindex=\"0\" title=\"view bio\"    >view bio<\/span><div id=\"target-id6a80c84493078\" class=\"collapseomatic_content \">\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column mentorCard-description is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kim has worked on academic communication and distance learning projects for more than two decades, ranging from programs funded by the National Park Science and the National Science Foundation (NSF) to NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy. As a science writer for the San Diego Supercomputer Center, she composes pieces for the Center as well as several NSF-funded projects such as EarthCube, XSEDE, and the West Big Data Innovation Hub. Kim earned her BA from Western Kentucky University\u2019s School of Journalism and Broadcasting and her MA from San Diego State University\u2019s School of Communications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jbflckata30\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\".mentorCard-collapse wp-block-paragraph\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns mentorCard is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" id=\"Valentina-Kouznetsova\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" id=\"Marty-Kandes\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns mentorCard-info is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column mentorCardLeft is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:120px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large mentorCard-headshot\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/education.sdsc.edu\/studenttech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1519224465428.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column mentorCardRight is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p class=\"mentorCard-name wp-block-paragraph\">Marty Kandes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mentorCard-workTitle wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Ph.D., Computational &amp; Data Science Research Specialist, San Diego Supercomputer Center, SDSC<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<span class=\"collapseomatic \" id=\"id6a80c84493102\"  tabindex=\"0\" title=\"view bio\"    >view bio<\/span><div id=\"target-id6a80c84493102\" class=\"collapseomatic_content \">\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column mentorCard-description is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Computational &amp; Data Science Research Specialist at San Diego Supercomputer Center &nbsp; &nbsp; at the university of California, San Diego.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\".mentorCard-collapse wp-block-paragraph\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns mentorCard is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" id=\"Mary-Thomas\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns mentorCard-info is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column mentorCardLeft is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:120px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full mentorCard-headshot\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"170\" src=\"https:\/\/education.sdsc.edu\/studenttech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/mthomas.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2728\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column mentorCardRight is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p class=\"mentorCard-name wp-block-paragraph\">Mary Thomas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mentorCard-workTitle wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Science Writer,&nbsp;San Diego Supercomputer Center, UCSD<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<span class=\"collapseomatic \" id=\"id6a80c8449318b\"  tabindex=\"0\" title=\"view bio\"    >view bio<\/span><div id=\"target-id6a80c8449318b\" class=\"collapseomatic_content \">\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column mentorCard-description is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mary is a Computational Data Scientist in the Data-Enabled Scientific Computing Division and the lead for training on the Comet and TSCC systems. In addition, she is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at San Diego State University, and an Associated Faculty member of the SDSU Computational Science Research Center. Her research is focused on parallel computing, coastal ocean modeling, cyberinfrastructure, and bioinformatics IT architecture using Amazon Web Services. Her current projects include parallelization of the General Curvilinear Coastal Ocean Model (GCOM) using the PETSc framework, optimization of a gene sequencing bioinformatics application, and developing Jupyter notebooks for scientific computing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\".mentorCard-collapse wp-block-paragraph\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns mentorCard is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" id=\"Mohammad-Firas-Sada\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns mentorCard-info is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column mentorCardLeft is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:120px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/education.sdsc.edu\/studenttech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MohammadFSada.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/education.sdsc.edu\/studenttech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MohammadFSada.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/education.sdsc.edu\/studenttech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MohammadFSada-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/education.sdsc.edu\/studenttech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MohammadFSada-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/education.sdsc.edu\/studenttech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MohammadFSada-65x65.jpeg 65w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column mentorCardRight is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p class=\"mentorCard-name wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Mohammad Firas Sada<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mentorCard-workTitle wp-block-paragraph\"><em><em><em><em>Computational and Data Science Research Specialist, San Diego Supercomputer Center, SDSU<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mentorCard-statusTag wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<span class=\"collapseomatic \" id=\"id6a80c84493211\"  tabindex=\"0\" title=\"view bio\"    >view bio<\/span><div id=\"target-id6a80c84493211\" class=\"collapseomatic_content \">\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column mentorCard-description is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mohammad Firas Sada is a researcher at SDSC specializing in deep learning, high-performance computing (HPC), and advanced networking. His work within the Nautilus Kubernetes cluster at the National Research Platform focuses on distributed AI workflows, network programmability, hardware acceleration with novel compute architectures, and scalable cyberinfrastructure for data-intensive science. His interests include optimizing AI training across GPU clusters, accelerating scientific computing with programmable networks, and developing tools for large-scale data movement and workflow automation. 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