Dr. Philip Boehner

- Basic Information -

Time in Larsen Lab: 2010-2012
Basic Project Description: Studied computational stochastic geometry and computational simulations of radiative transfer. Phil was the very first student to sign up to work in the lab after Mike Larsen took the job at the College of Charleston. During his time in the lab, Phil was extremely important in helping get the lab set up, and acted as a de-facto system administrator and computer builder as we got up and running.

- Dissemination Based on work in Larsen Lab -

- Peer-Reviewed Journal Papers -

M.L. Larsen, C.A. Briner, and P. Boehner (2014). On the recovery of 3D spatial statistics of particles from 1D Measurements: Implications for airborne instruments. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 31(10), 2078--2087. doi: 10.1175/JTECH-D-14-00004.1

- Professional Conference Presentations -

None

- Student Research Presentations -

P. Boehner and M.L. Larsen (2011). Absorption and scattering in correlated random media. Annual meeting of the South Carolina Academy of Science. South Carolina State University. April 16, 2011

P. Boehner and M.L. Larsen (2011). Absorption and scattering in correlated random media. 23rd Annual College of Charleston Scientific Research Poster Session. April 21, 2011

P. Boehner and M.L. Larsen (2011). Absorption and scattering in correlated random media. Celebration of Summer Scholars. College of Charleston. August 22, 2011

P. Boehner and M.L. Larsen (2011). Absorption and scattering in correlated random media. Fall joint meeting of the NCS-AAPT, SACS-AAPT, and the SPS. UNC-Asheville, November 18-19, 2011

P. Boehner and M.L. Larsen (2012). Simulations of radiative transfer in strictly absorbing atmospheric media. Annual meeting of the South Carolina Academy of Science. University of South Carolina-Aiken. April 14, 2012.

P. Boehner and M.L. Larsen (2012). Simulations of radiative transfer in strictly absorbing atmospheric media. 24th Annual College of Charleston Scientific Research Poster Session. April 19, 2012

- Awards won while working in Larsen Lab -

2010-2011 CofC Major Academic Year Support (MAYS) Research Award

2011-2012 CofC Major Academic Year Support (MAYS) Research Award

- Post-Graduation Activities and Current Status -

After graduating from CofC, Phil moved on to grad school and ultimately earned his Ph.D. from Florida State. Now, his official title is "HPC Software Engineer in IT at GM". Here's how he describes his responsibilities:

"....my work is kind of all over the place - in the engineering, IT, and development spaces. I mostly do wind tunnel simulation work, building and tweaking simulations to meet particular physics requirements found in existing results, and later optimizing parameters to reduce mesh size and simulation run times. My secondary focus is on tool development (scripts to automate or visualize things), and UI front end and back end testing. This secondary focus will shift to more numerical work in the near future, once our team has some breathing room."

Since the above quote, I've had a chance to chat with Philip a couple of times and it looks like his job description is constantly evolving, but he's still at GM and fairly recently bought a house in the Austin area.

updated: 7 August 2021