Biography

Forrest is a computer specialist with a joint appointment in the Environmental Sciences Division and the Computer Science and Mathematics Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory; he received his M.S. in Physics and Astronomy from the University of Tennessee in 2004. He develops both parallel and serial environmental models, as well as tools for scientific visualization, large data management, systems administration, and internet technologies. In his spare time, he builds parallel computers. He is involved with the Scalable and Extensible Earth System Model for Climate Change Science SciDAC project.