Joseph Han

Joseph works at the intersection of quantum mechanics and computation. He introduced the use of Linux commodity clusters for quantum chemical electronic structure simulations at Dow Chemical in the 90s. He has held positions at multinational corporations such as Intel, early stage startups such as QuantumScape, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, with roles ranging from running physics-based (quantum and continuum) calculations for experimental and manufacturing design to contributing to and leading teams providing hardware, software, and cloud consulting services. He has a Ph.D. from Stanford University, where he focused on ab initio calculations, and M.S. and B.S. degrees from Texas A&M University all in Chemical Engineering. He volunteers with the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation to support STEM education to continue the legacy of the original Mercury 7 Astronauts.