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**[Joseph P. Kenny]{.underline}**

**[Professional Objective]{.underline}**

To further scientific progress through the application of advances in
high performance computing to novel computational methods

**[Education]{.underline}**

**Ph.D.** **Chemistry**

University of Georgia, May 2003 G.P.A. 3.67

Graduate Advisor: Professor Henry F. Schaefer III

Dissertation: "Explicitly Correlated, Linear R12 Electronic Structure

> Theory: Next-Generation Methods for Subchemical Accuracy"

**B.S.** **Chemical Physics**

Honors College, Michigan State University, August 1999 G.P.A. 3.68

Research Advisor: Professor James F. Harrison

**[Technical Experience:]{.underline}**

-   Experience in object-oriented programming and abstract interface
    design.

-   Proficiency in the **C/C++**, **Python** and **Perl** programming
    languages

-   Experience programming in **MPI**, **Global Arrays** and **OpenMP**
    high-performance parallel environments

-   Competence in **Linux/Unix** system installation and administration

**[Research Experience]{.underline}**

-   **Member of Technical Staff (Postdoctoral Appointee)** -- Scalable
    Computing Research and Development, Sandia National Laboratories,
    Livermore, CA -- July 2005 to present (June 2003 to July 2005)

    -   Development of the Massively Parallel Quantum Chemistry (MPQC)
        package, object oriented software designed for scalable
        performance on a wide range of computer architectures. Produced
        MPQC-based and generic chemistry components for use in the
        Common Component Architecture (CCA). Technical leadership of
        multi-lab CCA chemistry project: design of standard interfaces
        for interoperation of chemistry (MPQC and NWChem) and
        mathematics (TAO) codes, and primary architect/maintainer of
        common software. Developed the backend for a Python/Qt graphical
        user interface.

    -   Collaborated with members of Mathematics and Computer Science
        Department in data mining research. Developed internal and
        external (Internet Archive, Yahoo!, Academia) contacts in
        addition to providing custom software for parsing and processing
        web crawl data.

    -   Diverse contributions to coworker-led research: friendly user,
        troubleshooter and demonstrator of development Linux clusters,
        storage networks and multiple middleware/tools projects.

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-   **Research Assistant** -- Center for Computational Quantum
    Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, GA -- July 1999 to May
    2003

    -   Research in quantum theory and the practical implementation of
        computational methods including explicitly correlated methods,
        coupled-cluster and perturbative correlation methods, and
        density functional theory

    -   Participated in the development of the PSI 3 quantum chemistry
        package. Projects included development of an object oriented
        molecular structure optimizer.

-   **Research Experience for Undergraduates** -- Department of
    Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, June 1998 to
    June 1999

    -   Performed computational studies of small transition metal
        complexes.

**[Systems Administration Experience]{.underline}**

-   **Computer Systems Administrator** -- Center for Computational
    Quantum Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, GA -- January 2001
    to May 2003

    -   Primary administrator of Linux/PC system and secondary
        administrator of an IBM AIX system

> **[Teaching and Administrative Experience]{.underline}**

-   **Teaching Assistant/Guest Lecturer** -- Department of Chemistry,
    University of Georgia, August 1999 -- May 2003

    -   Teaching assistant for graduate level course in advanced quantum
        mechanics. Presented lectures introducing graduate students to
        scientific programming. Instructor for regular and honors level
        general chemistry laboratory.

-   **Summer Program Director** -- Center for Computational Quantum
    Chemistry, University of Georgia, September 2001-- September 2002

    -   Directed summer program for undergraduate students.
        Responsibilities included candidate selection, coordinating
        research program, and designing promotional materials.

> **[Peer-Reviewed Publications and Conference
> Proceedings]{.underline}**

-   "Component-Based Integration of Chemistry and Optimization
    Software," [Joseph P. Kenny]{.underline}, Steven J. Benson, Yuri
    Alexeev, Jason Sarich, Curtis L. Janssen, Lois Curfman McInnes,
    Manojkumar Krishnan, Jarek Nieplocha, Elizabeth Jurrus, Carl
    Fahlstrom, and Theresa L. Windus, *Journal of Computational
    Chemistry* **25**, 1717-1725 (2004).

-   "Higher-Order Web Link Analysis Using Multilinear Algebra,"
    Tamara G. Kolda, Brett W. Bader, and [Joseph P. Kenny]{.underline},
    *In Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Data Mining
    (ICDM05), Houston, Texas, November 27-30, 2005*.

-   "Complete Basis Set Limit Studies of Conventional and R12
    Correlation Methods: The Silicon Dicarbide (SiC~2~) Barrier to
    Linearity," [Joseph P. Kenny]{.underline}, Wesley D. Allen and
    Henry F. Schaefer, *Journal of Chemical Physics* **118**, 7353-7365
    (2003).

-   "Theoretical Study of Sc^++^, Ti^++,^ V^++^, Cr^++^, and Mn^++^,
    Bound to H~2~," James F. Harrison and [Joseph P. Kenny]{.underline},
    *Journal of Physical Chemistry A* **106**, 9862-9867 (2002).

-   "Conformational Stability of 3-Fluoropropene: A Challenging Problem
    for Both Theory and Experiment," Boris Galabov, [Joseph P.
    Kenny]{.underline}, Henry F. Schaefer, and James R. Durig, *Journal
    of Physical Chemistry A* **106**, 3625-3628 (2002).

-   "C~5~H~4~: Pyramidane and its Low Lying Isomers," [Joseph P.
    Kenny]{.underline}, Karl M. Krueger, Jonathan C. Rienstra-Kiracofe,
    and Henry F. Schaefer, *Journal of Physical Chemistry A* **105**,
    7745-7750 (2001).

-   "Cobalt-Cobalt Multiple Bonds in Homoleptic Carbonyls? Co~2~(CO)~x~
    (x=8,7,6,5) Structures, Energetics, and Vibrational Spectra,"
    [Joseph P. Kenny]{.underline}, R. Bruce King, and Henry F. Schaefer,
    *Inorganic Chemistry* **40**, 900-911 (2001).

> **[Awards & Honors]{.underline}**

-   **Best Use of StorCloud to Advance a Scientific Application** --
    *Super Computing 2004*, Pittsburgh, PA, November 2004

-   **Douglas R. Hartree Fellow** -- Center for Computational Quantum
    Chemistry, University of Georgia, August 1999 -- May 2003

-   **Thomas J. Watson Fellow** -- IBM, September 1995 -- May 1999

-   **National Merit Scholarship** -- Michigan State University,
    September 1995 -- May 1999

-   **Henry L. Richmond Fellow** -- Department of Chemistry, University
    of Georgia, May 2000

-   **K**. **W. Whitten Award for Outstanding Graduate Teaching
    Assistant** -- Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, May
    2001

> **[Current Research Interests]{.underline}**
>
> I hold a broad interest in the application of modern high performance
> computing techniques to challenging scientific problems. The surge in
> raw computational power witnessed during the last several decades
> continues to allow the pursuit of solutions to ever-more complex
> problems, but in many areas raw computational power itself is not
> enough. The most challenging computational problems will find
> tractable solutions only through the development of insightful and
> efficient computational methods coupled with intelligent use of high
> performance computing techniques. Quantum chemistry is one field where
> the full potential of the underlying principles will only be realized
> through further advancement of both theoretical models and their
> practical implementation. As a computational scientist, my field of
> specialization is computational quantum chemistry.
>
> Recently, my primary research focus has been the use of component
> technology in scientific programming. Using computational chemistry as
> the application prototype, it has been demonstrated that component
> standards and frameworks, in conjunction with language
> interoperability tools, allow and promote interface standardization
> and code interoperability, while introducing minimal computational
> overhead. Beyond simple *interchangeability*, my latest work on low
> level integrals components promises true *interoperability* between
> chemistry codes and provides a path towards new methods which would
> have been impractical without component technology.
>
> Computational chemistry serves as a fantastic test bed for high
> performance computing and my experience in the chemistry field holds
> an invaluable role in guiding my research into applied computer
> science. It is, however, the broad field of computational science
> which holds the greatest allure for me. I greatly appreciate the
> diverse experiences and interests of my current coworkers, and the
> opportunity to form collaborations and explore new research areas. I
> have recently participated in a data mining research project, the
> language-based nature of which has been an interesting contrast to
> more familiar numerical methods. I look forward to expanding my skills
> and knowledge base, both within scientific applications and regarding
> general high performance computing hardware and system level
> programming.