Samuel Skillman

Samuel Skillman is a Senior Systems and Solutions Architect for High Performance Computing at Google Cloud, specializing in HPC systems and solutions architecture.13 He has a strong background in computational science, software engineering, and astrophysics.12

Career Highlights

• Currently working as a software engineer at Google Cloud (since September 2023)1
• Previously held positions at:
  • Citadel as a Cloud Architect
  • Descartes Labs as Chief Architect and Head of Engineering
  • Stanford University as a KIPAC Kavli Fellow
  • University of Colorado at Boulder as a DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellow in Astrophysics

Education

• Ph.D. in Astrophysics from the University of Colorado Boulder (2007-2013)1
• Bachelor of Science in Physics from Harvey Mudd College (2003-2007)1

Research and Expertise

Samuel Skillman has contributed significantly to various fields, including:

• Geospatial analysis
• Cloud computing
• Computational science
• Astrophysics

His research has been cited over 3,800 times, with notable publications on cosmological simulations, galaxy clusters, and adaptive mesh refinement techniques.2