Meet the Instructors: Onkar Singh

Organization/Location
Wolfram Research, Inc., Champaign, Illinois

Degrees
MS in Mechanical Engineering, University of Cincinnati
BE in Mechanical Engineering, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, India

Teaching Experience
Onkar Singh was an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Cincinnati for six months before joining Wolfram Research. Prior to that, he was an assistant systems engineer for General Electric Aircraft Engines, where he gained experience in the Six Sigma design process. He contributed many examples for the "M225: Grid Computing with Mathematica" course, and he is a regular presenter of Wolfram Research technical seminars and online talks. He has represented Wolfram Research in several conferences and symposiums.

Mathematica Experience
Singh joined Wolfram Research in March 2005, in the technical support department. He handled a wide variety of Mathematica questions, with a special interest in parallel computing, gridMathematica, and webMathematica. He is currently heading the Technology Services Group at Wolfram Research, and is working on a number of initiatives to provide new services and solutions to the users.

Language Fluency
English, Punjabi, Hindi

Interests
Tennis, cooking, reading, parallel computing