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Dennis Bollweg, Ph.D.

HPC Optimization Engineer, Scientific Computing Core

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Dennis Bollweg joined the Scientific Computing Core in 2025 as an HPC Optimization Engineer to support Flatiron Researchers with accelerating and optimizing their computational workflows for modern high-performance computing systems. Before joining the foundation, he held a research staff position at Brookhaven National Laboratory’s Computational Science Department. He holds a Ph.D. in Physics from Bielefeld University, Germany and completed postdoctoral appointments at Brookhaven and Columbia University, specializing in Lattice Quantum Chromodynamics simulations on leadership-class supercomputers.

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The Scientific Computing Core (SCC) is the technical backbone of the Flatiron Institute. It develops, deploys and maintains computational infrastructure — from supercomputers to desktop PCs — dedicated solely to the use of Flatiron researchers.

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