Presenter

Dr. Bronson Messer is a distinguished staff scientist and the Director of Science for the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility (OLCF) at ORNL. In his role as Director of Science, he is responsible for ensuring that the resources provided through the OLCF's allocation programs are effectively used to produce high-impact science, and for communicating those impacts to all stakeholders, including the public. He is also a joint faculty professor in the Department of Physics & Astronomy at the University of Tennessee.

Bronson is a member of the American Astronomical Society and recently served on the American Physical Society’s Committee on Informing the Public (2018-2020). In 2020, he was awarded the Department of Energy Secretary’s Honor Award for his role in enabling the COVID-19 High Performance Computing Consortium. Bronson earned both his undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Tennessee, completing his PhD in physics in 2000.