Kelsie N.

Kelsie N. is a Senior Research Scientist at CrowdStrike, a position held since March 2021. Prior experience includes roles as a Data Scientist at Pekin Insurance from August 2019 to February 2021, and Desk Lead and Adult Instructor at First Ascent Climbing & Fitness from December 2018 to August 2019. Kelsie also contributed significantly at Purdue University between May 2012 and October 2018 as a Graduate Research Assistant, where a thesis focused on Partition Density Functional Theory and included the development of new constrained inversion methods, along with responsibilities as a Graduate Teaching Assistant in Modern Mechanics and as a Lab Coordinator. Early academic experience includes roles as an Undergraduate Research Assistant at Auburn University and the University of South Florida, where research involved molecular dynamics simulations and presentations at professional meetings. Kelsie holds a PhD in Physics from Purdue University and a BS in Physics from Auburn University.