Jean-Noël Grad

Jean-Noël Grad is a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Computational Physics, University of Stuttgart. His work focuses on computational physics and software engineering for soft matter simulations.

• Institute for Computational Physics, University of Stuttgart

Research Interests:
Grad specializes in computational physics and soft matter simulations, with a particular focus on molecular dynamics and simulation frameworks. He contributes to open-source software development and sustainability in research computing.

Workshop Contributions:
He regularly organizes and participates in workshops on soft matter simulation tools like ESPResSo, PyStencils, and LbmPy. His roles include co-organizer of events such as "Simulating soft matter across scales" and "Simulating energy materials with ESPResSo".

Teaching Activities:
Grad teaches the ESPResSo Block course annually, focusing on practical applications of soft matter simulation software.

Software Contributions:
Active in multiple software projects including ESPResSo (core contributor), pyMBE (co-developer), and tools like EESSI and waLBerla for cross-platform simulation environments.