Peter Kelly Senecal

Peter Kelly Senecal
Occupation(s)	Mechanical engineer, academic and author
Known for	Co-founding Convergent Science Developing CONVERGE (computational fluid dynamics software) Promoting technology neutrality in transportation
Academic background
Education	BA., Physics MS., Mechanical Engineering PhD., Mechanical Engineering
Alma mater	Lawrence University University of Wisconsin–Madison
Thesis	Development of a Methodology for Internal Combustion Engine Design using Multi-Dimensional Modeling with Validation through Experiments (2000)
Academic work
Institutions	University of Wisconsin–Madison University of Oxford

Peter Kelly Senecal is a mechanical engineer, academic and author. He is a co-founder and Owner of Convergent Science and one of the original developers of CONVERGE, a computational fluid dynamics software.^[1] Additionally, he holds positions as a visiting professor at the University of Oxford,^[2] an adjunct professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison,^[3] and a co-founder and Director of the Computational Chemistry Consortium (C3).^[4]

Senecal is most known for his work on the development and use of computational fluid dynamics in the engine design process, the LISA (Linearized Instability Sheet Atomization) spray breakup model, propulsion technology, and for initiating his trademarked movements "hug your engine"^[5] and "the future is eclectic."^[6] He has authored and co-authored research articles^[7] and two books titled Engines and Fuels for Future Transport (which he co-edited) and Racing Toward Zero: The Untold Story of Driving Green, which received the 2022 Independent Press Award for Environment.^[8] He is also the recipient of the 2019 ASME Internal Combustion Engine Award,^[9] the 2019 HPCwire Award for best use of HPC in Automotive,^[10] the 2021 HPCwire Award for best use of HPC for Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence and the HPCwire Award for best use of HPC in Industry in 2020,^[11] 2021^[12] and 2022.^[13]

Senecal is a Fellow of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)^[14] and the Combustion Institute.^[15]

Senecal began his transportation technology advocacy in 2016, with his TEDx talk In Defense of Internal Combustion. He has since authored papers, articles,^[16][17] and a book on this topic, as well as spoken at conferences,^[18][19] companies, and universities.^[20]