The RadiaSoft Team
Gerard Andonian
Member of the Board
Gerard Andonian is a physicist working in advanced acceleration concepts and radiation generation. He received his PhD from UCLA, where his thesis work focused on short gain length free-electron laser studies. His current research work is centered on novel wakefield acceleration techniques, including beam-driven dielectric and plasma acceleration, optimization of high-efficiency wakefield generation, and development of cutting-edge beam and radiation diagnostics for high intensity accelerators. As an active member of the community, Gerard has presented his research at workshops and conferences, and has co-authored numerous refereed journal publications. He is well versed in accelerator software and was the first user of RadiaSoft’s Sirepo.
Claudia Behnke
Controller
Claudia Behnke is our controller. She has extensive experience working in accounting and finance, and a thorough understanding of databases and accounting systems. She has worked at Apple Computer in the Financial Services Department where she developed a FileMaker Pro call tracking log used by the US Accounts Receivable group. In Boulder, she implemented multiple Excel templates that automated accounting activities at both Exelis Visual Information Solutions and Zayo Group. She developed FileMaker Pro databases for volunteer organizations (student directories, homeowner directories), and was involved with leading student groups in both Odyssey of the Mind and Math Olympiads. Claudia holds an MBA from Bowling Green State University.
David L. Bruhwiler
CEO
Chairman of the Board
Evan Carlin
Senior Software Developer
Group Leader
Senior Software Developer Evan Carlin received a BS in computer science from the University of Puget Sound. After graduation he worked as a consultant on a variety of software projects ranging from a cloud migration for a Fortune 500 bank to building a web app for a streaming TV Service. He then went to work for Google where he focused on customer support data analysis and new tool development.
Stephen Coleman
Senior Project Scientist
Group Leader
Nathan Cook
Lead Project Scientist
Group Leader
Joan Danver
Senior Operations Manager
Jonathan Edelen
President
Jonathan Edelen is an accelerator physicist with a broad range of experience across the field. He specializes in thermionic cathode guns and space-charge effects in low energy electron beams. Jon earned a PhD in accelerator physics from Colorado State University. After completing his PhD, Jon was selected for the prestigious Bardeen Fellowship at Fermilab. While at Fermilab he worked on RF systems for the PIP-II Injector Test, beam dynamics and RF transient effects in the proposed PIP-II accelerator, and thermionic cathode RF guns at the Advanced Photon Source. Currently, Jon is focused on building advanced control algorithms for particle accelerators including solutions involving machine learning. He is also developing improved simulation tools for studying field enhanced thermionic emission in thermionic energy converters. Jonathan has published papers and presented at international conferences on a variety of topics in accelerators. Publications>>
Joshua Einstein-Curtis
Senior Electrical Engineer
Joshua Einstein-Curtis brings a background in cybersecurity and expertise in hardware and system design. He’s previously worked at Carnegie Mellon’s Software Engineering Institute, Fermilab, XR Trading, and Presco, Inc. His professional achievements include creating custom hardware device designs for particle accelerators, platforms used in trading financial instruments, and designing custom electronics. He has experience working in Verilog, SystemVerilog, VHDL, and associated development and verification environments.
Josh was awarded an MSEE with a focus on satellite communications and semiconductor optics from Boston University and researched free-electron lasers and computer architecture as a PhD candidate at Colorado State University.
Josh has worked in broadcast systems integration for 15 years, including time spent living in Chongqing, China, where he taught English, as well as working with NBC at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He continues to work in the broadcast industry as a freelance engineer, systems integrator, and director, primarily for live sports.
Chris Hall
Senior Scientist
Morgan Henderson
Associate Scientist
Morgan Henderson is an associate research scientist with experience in nanoscale thermal transport and vibrational analysis of solid-state systems. Morgan studied physics and mathematics at the University of Montana, where they graduated with high honors, and received their MS in Aerospace Engineering Sciences from the University of Colorado Boulder. Their graduate research included work on an NSF funded project investigating the manipulation of thermal transport in semiconductor materials via nanoscale engineering, in part using large scale atomistic simulations carried out on high-performance computing clusters. They’ve also done work in the area of exoplanet detection, completed a certificate in engineering management at CU Boulder, and are passionate about STEM education and outreach.
Paul Moeller
Principal Software Developer
Alex Murokh, PhD, is an accelerator physicist, entrepreneur, and cofounder of RadiaBeam Technologies. Dr. Murokh received his PhD at UCLA in 2002 for his work on the VISA Free Electron Laser. As a postdoc at UCLA, and later as a RadiaBeam research scientist, he worked on the coherent radiation processes, beam diagnostic techniques, and advanced acceleration methods, and novel light sources. Presently, as a chief technical officer at RadiaBeam, Dr. Murokh is responsible for managing the company research division, advancing the product line, and maintaining and enhancing collaborative relationships with the scientific community in the U.S. and internationally. Dr. Murokh has served as a member of the RadiaSoft Board of Directors since 2015.
Rob Nagler
CTO
Member of the Board
CTO Rob Nagler has designed and deployed leading-edge distributed systems for almost 40 years. Rob has written extensively about software, including his book on agile development methods, Extreme Perl. Rob started his career in the Distributed Systems Group at Stanford working with Dr. David Cheriton. At Sun Microsystems, he worked with Eric Schmidt in the software products division. He led OLAP development at Olsen & Associates, a pioneer in financial research and analysis. At Tandem Computers High Performance Research Center, Rob implemented a multi-platform, distributed architecture based on CORBA and used for internet traffic routing for mobile phone networks. Rob holds a BS in computer engineering from the University of California, San Diego, and an MS in computer engineering from Stanford University. Publications>>
Kathryn Wolfinger
Associate Scientist
Kathryn Wolfinger is an associate scientist with experience in laser wakefield acceleration and plasma channel formation while at CU Boulder, as well as solar wind and ionospheric physics through internships with NASA Goddard. Kathryn received her BS in physics and mathematics from the University of Evansville and her MS in physics from the University of Colorado Boulder.