Kelly Senecal

Kelly Senecal has a diverse work experience spanning over several years. In 1997, they became the Owner and Vice President of Convergent Science, a leading company in Computational Fluid Dynamics software. During their time there, they played a key role in revolutionizing the CFD industry with the development of the groundbreaking CONVERGE™ software, which removes the user-defined mesh and implements a revolutionary new process.

In 2000, Senecal worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison before moving on to co-found MyVirtualBand.com in 2004. This pioneering website allowed for online collaboration in creating open-source music. The website was later acquired by NetMusicMakers in 2006.

Senecal continued their academic pursuits and took on the role of Adjunct Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2018. Kelly also co-founded the Computational Chemistry Consortium in 2016. Their dedication to academic and scientific research led to their appointment as a Visiting Professor at the University of Oxford in 2021.

In addition to their work in academia and industry, Senecal served as an Associate Editor for Transportation Engineering at Elsevier from 2020 to 2021.

Overall, Kelly Senecal's work experience highlights their expertise in computational fluid dynamics, music technology, and academic research. Their contributions have shaped various industries and have solidified their reputation as a leader in their field.

Kelly Senecal completed their high school education at Petoskey High School from 1987 to 1991. They then went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in Physics from Lawrence University, graduating in 1995. Afterwards, Kelly pursued a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 1995 to 1997. Finally, they obtained a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the same institution, completing their studies in 2000.