Nathaniel De Velder
About Nathaniel De Velder
Nathaniel De Velder is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Sandia National Laboratories with a background in mechanical engineering and extensive experience in computational fluid dynamics and web development.
Current Positions
Nathaniel De Velder is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Sandia National Laboratories, where he has been working since 2020 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Concurrently, he holds multiple roles at the University of Massachusetts Amherst—Doctoral Researcher specializing in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and turbulence, and a Web Developer/Systems Administrator/Interim IT Manager since 2010.
Previous Professional Experience
Nathaniel De Velder previously worked as the Lead Web Developer at Gravity Switch from 2017 to 2018 in Northampton, MA. Before that, he was an Operations and Information Technology Specialist at Big Reuse in Queens, NY, from 2005 to 2008 and a Lead Video Engineer at Pro Sho Sound and Video in Staten Island, NY, from 2004 to 2005. Additionally, he has experience as a Masters Student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst from 2008 to 2014.
Educational Background
Nathaniel De Velder earned his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst between 2014 and 2020. He also holds a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the same university, obtained from 2008 to 2014. Earlier, he completed his Bachelor of Arts in Music from Boston University between 1998 and 2002.
Expertise and Skills
Nathaniel De Velder possesses extensive expertise in programming languages including C++, Python, R, and MATLAB. He is proficient in using CFD tools such as OpenFOAM and ICEM-CFD for turbulence modeling. His skill set also includes experience with various solid modeling software packages. His research work includes significant contributions to wind energy projects utilizing computational fluid dynamics techniques.