Eric Walker

Eric Walker is an experienced professional currently serving as an Adjunct Appointment in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University at Buffalo since January 2019, where Eric leads a research group and mentors students in various topics including computational catalysis, zeolites, and quantum computing. Prior roles include Research Scientist at the Multiscale Computational Physics Lab and Research Assistant Professor at the Institute for Computational and Data Sciences, focusing on computational data sciences, uncertainty quantification, and machine learning. Eric's career includes positions as Senior Engineer in Modeling and Simulation at LIFT, Data Scientist at Linde, Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Michigan, and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of South Carolina, complemented by a diverse background in systems engineering, co-op experiences with industry leaders, and significant contributions to the fields of computational catalysis and data science.