kenny gruchalla curriculum vitae personal information postal address office cell email web available upon request denver co 80205 3032753713 7203949347 gruchallagmailcom education 2009 2003 1995 phd computer science university colorado boulder boulder co thesis progressive visualizationdriven multivariate feature definition analysis advisor professor elizabeth bradley gpa 3940 ms computer science university colorado boulder boulder co thesis immersive wellpath planning investigating added value immersive visualization advisor professor clayton lewis gpa 3940 bs computer science new mexico institute mining technology socorro nm gpa 3540 experience national renewable energy laboratory nrel golden co june 2009 present jun 2009 present senior scientist lead nrels scientific data visualization efforts support renewable energy research collaborating nrel domain scientists visualization complex large multivariate data university colorado boulder boulder co april 2001 present may 2011present apr 2001 mar 2006 jan 2004 aug 2004 jul 2002aug 2003 assistant professor adjunct department computer science conduct research oversee student research scientific data visualization professional research assistant cadswes center advanced decision support water environmental systems worked interdisciplinary research center design development com mercial graphicallybased decision support software system implementing objectoriented simulation rulebased simulation linear optimization model watershed physical pro cesses water ownership policy professional research assistant department molecular cellular developmental biology collaborated design development pilot study investigate added value using immersive visualization molecular research tool graduate research assistant bp center visualization designed developed interactive 3d immersive application capable integrating ge ological geophysical reservoir well data drilling platform planning immer sive virtual environment k gruchalla