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Robert D. Mawhinney is a Professor of Physics and Dean of Science in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Columbia University. He is affiliated with the Computing Systems for Data-Driven Science Committee and specializes in theoretical particle physics with a focus on Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD).
He received his B.S. in Physics from the University of South Florida (1980) and his Ph.D. in Physics from Harvard University (1987).
His research explores the non-linear dynamics of quarks and QCD, requiring advanced computational methods. He co-designed the QCDSP supercomputer (1 TFlop/s), which won the 1998 Gordon Bell Prize for price-to-performance efficiency, and contributed to the QCDOC system that influenced IBM's BlueGene architecture.
Recent publications (2018–2023) focus on lattice QCD techniques, including scale setting for fermion lattices, decay-violation modeling, GPU-accelerated Dirac equation solvers, and collaborative FLAG reviews. His work bridges theoretical particle physics, high-performance computing, and algorithm innovation.
Awards:
- Gordon Bell Prize (1998)
He leads collaborations such as RBC-UKQCD and has pioneered specialized supercomputers for QCD simulations at Columbia, Brookhaven National Laboratory, and the University of Edinburgh.
