Phil Andrews: Academic and Work Experience

Positions/Achievements

  • 1973-1976, Undergraduate at Churchill College, Cambridge, studying Mathematics and Theoretical Physics. Graduated with honors in '76.
  • 1976-1977, Teaching Assistant and Graduate Student at Purdue University. Graduated with M.S. in '77.
  • 1977-1982, Research assistant and Graduate Student at Princeton University. Graduated with Ph.D. in '82. Thesis Advisor was F.W. Perkins, head of the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory Theory Group. Thesis topic was the scattering of Lower Hybrid waves by density fluctuations. Made first port of the TeX system to non-Stanford machines (DEC-10 and VMS). Wrote first DVI processor for versatec output.
  • 1982-1986, Senior Scientist at GA Technologies in San Diego. Joint appointment with Fusion Theory and Computer Science groups. Member (later chairman) of the Advanced Software Committee advising the National Magnetic Fusion Energy Computer Center at LLNL. Worked in Theoretical Fusion and Artificial Intelligence.
  • 1986-1991, Scientific Specialist at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center. Established first TCP/IP network, designed and wrote overall accounting system, designed and wrote CGM interpreter GPLOT (used at over 700 sites). Together with Joel Welling and Chris Nuuja developed 3D software system; P3D. Configured first CFS archival system at the PSC. Wrote CGM validation system for DoD CALS organization.
  • 1992-1995, Scientific Visualization Coordinator, PSC. Designed and wrote SGML documentation system GDOC, used for browser experimentation and development at several sites. Co-PI (with Joseph Hardin and Marc Andreessen of NCSA) on Mosaic proposal submitted by NCSA to (but not funded by) the NSF. Group developed several software products and had numerous animations chosen for display at SIGGRAPH.
  • 1996-1997, Manager of Data Intensive Systems, PSC. Responsible for all aspects of Scientific Visualization and Digital Libraries groups. Responsible for planning and development of Archival and File Systems. Designed latest Archival system (DMF based). Guest editor for special edition of "Journal of Supercomputing" dealing with applications of supercomputing to medicine.
  • Sept. 1997, Systems Manager at the San Diego Supercomputer Center.
  • Oct. 2001, Data and Knowledge Systems Program Director at SDSC
  • Feb. 2002, High End Computing Program Director, acting Networking Director at SDSC
  • Oct. 2004, Director of High End Computing Technologies, SDSC. Member of TeraGrid Executive Steering Committee. SDSC Principle Investigator, TeraGrid