John Hules
Science Writer/Editor

Computing Sciences
Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
1 Cyclotron Road, MS 50F1650
Berkeley, CA 94720

Phone: 510-486-6008
Fax:   510-486-5812
Email: JAHules@lbl.gov
Location: Bldg. 50F Rm. 1613

Selected Publications

NERSC Annual Reports (principal author/editor)

International Review of Research Using High Performance Computing in the UK (editor)

Science-Driven Computing: NERSC's Plan for 2006-2010 (editor/coauthor)

Opportunities for Discovery: Theory and Computation in Basic Energy Sciences (editor)

Theory and Modeling in Nanoscience (editor)

National Facility for Advanced Computational Science: A Sustainable Path to Scientific Discovery (editor/coauthor)

"Science-Driven System Architecture: A New Process for Leadership Class Computing," (editor/coauthor)

Strategic Proposal for the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center FY2002 - FY2006 (editor)

Awards

1990 Northern California Technical Publications Competition: Merit Award for Harding Lawson Associates Corporate Brochure.

1991 Northern California Technical Publications Competition: Achievement Award for Harding Associates Annual Report.

1998 Northern California Technical Publications Competition: Excellence Award for National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) Annual Report

1999 and 2000 Northern California Technical Publications Competitions: Distinguished Awards for NERSC Annual Report

2000 Northern California Technical Publications Competition: Achievement Award for Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Oakland Scientific Facility Virtual Tour CD/Web site.

2000 International Technical Publications Competition: Merit Award for NERSC Annual Report

2001 Northern California Technical Publications Competition: Merit Award for NERSC Annual Report

2003 East Tennessee Technical Publications Competition: Merit Award for “Theory and Modeling in Nanoscience.”

Outstanding Performance Awards, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: 2001 (NERSC Y2K Compliance Report), 2002 (NERSC Strategic Proposal 2002–2006), 2003 (Extended Terascale Facility Proposal), 2004 (National Facility for Advanced Computational Science proposal).

Experience

1984–88: Bechtel Group, Inc., San Francisco, California, technical editor

1988–92: Harding Lawson Associates, Novato, California, senior marketing communications specialist

1992–93: California Consulting Association, San Mateo, California, senior technical writer/editor
Client: Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), San Francisco

1994–96: Free-lance writer/editor

1996–97: Genesis Data Corp., San Leandro, California, senior technical writer/editor
Client: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California

1997–: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, science writer/editor

Education

B.A. in Philosophy, Magna cum Laude, Borromeo College, Wickliffe, Ohio, 1971.

Master of Divinity, St. Mary Seminary, Cleveland, Ohio, 1975.

Graduate studies in Comparative Mysticism and Religion, John F. Kennedy University, Orinda, California, 1981–84.

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