Rebecca Hartman-Baker

Rebecca Hartman-Baker is a computational scientist and the User Engagement Group Lead at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) under Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. She specializes in scalable parallel algorithms for petascale systems and focuses on inverse problems, numerical optimization, and HPC user training.

• PhD in Computer Science – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• BS in Physics – University of Kentucky

Her research spans applied mathematics, distributed computing, and computational physics, with a strong emphasis on software sustainability and checkpointing techniques for large-scale systems. Recent publications highlight her work in HPC education, fault tolerance, and the IDEAS Productivity Project.

Scientific awards include the R&D100 Award (Oak Ridge), James Corones Award (2019), and the Director's IDEA Mentorship Award (2023). Professional activities range from leading the Student Cluster Competition to board membership at Griffin Technology Academies.