Dr. Chris Kimmer
Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Informatics
About
Dr. Kimmer has a Ph.D. in Physics from Cornell University and an MS degree in Computer Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Louisville. His undergraduate degree is from Wake Forest University where he received a BS in Mathematics and Physics. Dr. Kimmer has done post-doctoral research in high-performance computing and simulation at Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore, California. Before teaching Informatics courses at IU Southeast, he taught physics courses and then computer science courses at the University of Louisville.
Teaching
Dr. Kimmer teaches programming, database, information retrieval, and interaction design courses. Students in his courses gain design and development skills while working together to solve problems. Dr. Kimmer also develops interactive web applications and other materials for use in online classes.
Research
Dr. Kimmer's research interests involve using computers in interesting or new ways for scientific problems. Recent work involves modeling and shape prediction of textile systems with applications to soft robotics. Dr. Kimmer is also interested in using machine learning and Virtual Reality technology to aid in the design, modeling, and visualization of similar elastic systems.
Education
Doctorate
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
Master of Science
University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
BS
Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA