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This website is in a perpetual state of construction...

About:


I am an astrophysicist and computer scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. I hold a Bachelor of Science from Virginia Tech and a Master of Science from the University of Tennessee in physics. I hope to one day enlist in the army as a pastrychef.

I am currently employed as a Research Associate, Postmasters, by ORAU/ORISE for Oak Ridge National Laboratory. I work for David Bernholdt.


Interests and Projects:

My scientific interests are, I think, pretty broad. I was almost exclusively interested in astronomy and astrophysics when I entered college, but I slowly developed a taste for other areas of physics.

My current research work includes the design and development of a software framework for the US Department of Energy's Nuclear Energy Advanced Modeling and Simulation program.


While I enjoy computational problems the most, I have been known to pick up a wrench or pencil. Indeed, my most recent experiment was able to uncover the secret to my success.

Some of my computational projects are listed below. I only work on these in my spare time, so progress is slow. 

Starscream:


Starscream is a code that I have developed for creating progenitors of galaxies for simulation with gravitational n-body codes. The software has been in "maintenance mode" for a little over a year now, but I have started design work on a second version.

Starscream has its own page.

Tools:


Click here if you need some of the various scripts that I have written. 

Contact:


Jay Jay Billings
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
PO BOX 2008 MS6016
Oak Ridge, Tn. 37831
Email: jayjaybillings <a> gmail <dot> com
Phone: (865) 272-9420


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