Wyatt Brege

Expertise

• physics and mathematics · mechanics, general relativity, fluid dynamics, finite volume, numerical methods, differential equations

• computing · data science, artificial intelligence, software engineering, sysadmin, machine learning, full-stack development

• culinary arts · menu profit analysis, from-scratch and seasonal cooking, farm-to-table sourcing, pairing dinners and pop-ups, fermentation and preservation, pedagogical training, documentation systems

Selected Work

monitorat is a federated, continuous dashboard and documentation framework for Linux homelabs with themeable, extensible widgets and packaged distribution. python, flask, javascript, html, css, yaml, docker, systemd, widgets, csv, homelab, pypi Demo Source PyPI Docker

oshea is a Node.js Markdown-to-PDF document framework with an extensible plugin system, Claude Code Skills, YAML workflows, and multi-level QA. node.js, yargs, puppeteer, markdown-it, js-yaml, ajv, plugins, archetypes, docs, recipes, books, cover letters Source npm Docs Plugins Agents

brūki is a self-hosted screenshot labeling and retrieval system with CLIP embeddings, OCR, clustering, and a Flask review UI. python, flask, sqlite, pandas, numpy, pillow, pytesseract, pydantic, pytorch, clip, umap, hdbscan Source Notebooks

the-flavor-network is an interactive flavor-pairing and recipe-discovery tool built from well-respected culinary texts and a large recipe corpus using weighted Jaccard similarity, a Flask API, and network graphs. hugo, papermod, javascript, vis.js, fuse.js, flask, sqlite, uwsgi, nginx, systemd, recipes, data science Website Core Source

aoife is a mixed-media poster matrix engine integrating a dozen APIs for collage building, cover-art search, and artwork discovery. react, typescript, vite, flask, python, websocket, zustand, tmdb, openlibrary, musicbrainz, cypress, biome Demo Source

See github.com/brege for a complete list of software projects.

Professional

• 2023, Data Science Fellowship, The Data Incubator, San Francisco, CA
• 2020-2022, Restaurant Consulting, CA, MI
• 2019-2020, Executive Chef, Slanted Tree, Fairfield, CA
• 2017-2019, Executive Chef, Dawson’s, Dixon, CA
• 2013-2017, Research Assistant, Washington State Univ, Pullman, WA
• 2010-2017, Teaching Assistant, Washington State Univ, Pullman, WA
• 2005-2007, Sous Chef, One Trick Pony, Grand Rapids, MI

Education

• 2017, PhD, Washington State University, Physics
• 2010, BSc, Grand Valley State University, Mathematics
• 2010, BSc, Grand Valley State University, Physics
• 2007, ASc, Grand Rapids Community College

Technologies

• supercomputers and high performance computing · SpEC, mpi, spark, stampede, xsede, calcul, cacr.caltech
• programming languages and runtimes · node.js, python, typescript, c++, git, javascript, php, bash
• application and visualization frameworks · react, flask, sqlite, hugo, vite, markdown-it, d3.js, chart.js, vis.js, fuse.js
• data science and machine learning · scikit-learn, pandas, networkx, tensorflow, pytorch, numpy, matplotlib, jupyter, seaborn, clip, umap, hdbscan
• scientific and numerical tools · sage, fortran, octave, matlab, latex, gnuplot, paraview, pydantic
• validation, QA, and automation · pytest, mocha, cypress, biome, ruff, integration, end-to-end, life-cycle, puppeteer, ajv, yaml
• source, packaging, and distribution · github, npm, pypi, docker, podman, nginx, systemd, uwsgi, websocket, zustand, pytesseract, addons.mozilla.org

Publications

2019 Systematic effects from black hole-neutron star waveform model uncertainties on the neutron star equation of state Chakravarti, K., Gupta, A., Bose, S., Duez, M.D., Caro, J., Brege, W., Foucart, F., Ghosh, S., Kyutoku, K., Lackey, B.D. and Shibata, M. Physical Review D. 99(2), 024049, jan 31, 2019 preprint: arXiv:1809.04349

2018 Black hole-neutron star mergers using a survey of finite-temperature equations of state Brege, W., Duez, M.D., Deaton, M.B., Foucart, F., Caro, J., Hemberger, D.A., Kidder, L.E., O’Connor, E., Pfeiffer, H.P., Scheel, M.A. Physical Review D, 98(6), 063009, sep 12, 2018 preprint: arXiv:1804.09823

2016 Dynamical ejecta from precessing neutron star-black hole mergers with a hot, nuclear-theory based equation of state Foucart, F., Desai, D., Brege, W., Duez, M.D., Kasen, D., Hemberger, D.A., Kidder, L.E., Pfeiffer, H.P., Scheel, M.A. Classical and Quantum Gravity 34(4) 044002, nov 3, 2016 preprint: arXiv:1611.01159

Contributed Talks

2023 The Flavor Network Specially selected for The Data Incubator’s Capstone Showcase, nov 9, 2023

2016 Equation of state survey of black hole-neutron star mergers APS April Meeting, apr 16, 2016, BAPS.2016.APR.C14.3

2015 A high order accurate finite difference scheme with boundary closures for astrophysical simulations Northwest APS Meeting, may 16, 2015, BAPS.2015.NWS.E6.6

2015 A stable high-order multipatch method for black hole accretion simulations APS April Meeting, apr 12, 2015, BAPS.2015.APR.K13.9

2010 Polymer quantum mechanics and an approach to minimal length (Poster) 19th International Conference on General Relativity and Gravitation (GR19), Mexico City, Mexico, jul 16, 2010

2009 Symmetry Analysis and the Lane-Emden Equation 2009 Undergraduate Symposium at Argonne National Labs, Argonne, IL, nov 13, 2009

2009 Symmetry Analysis of the Lane-Emden Equation MathFest 2009, Portland, OR, aug 7, 2009

Awards

• 2017 | 2016 | 2015, NASA Space Grant
• 2011-2012 | 2010-2011, Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) fellowship
• 2009-2010, Science, Mathematics, And Research for Transformation (SMART) scholarship
• 2009, Outstanding Student Achievement Award, GVSU Mathematics Department

Research Experience

May 2013 | to | Sep 2018 Black hole-neutron star mergers and accretion disk simulations Washington State University, SXS collaboration

• evolved black hole-neutron star systems in SpEC with adaptive mesh refinement and nuclear-theory based equations of state
• implemented a high-order accurate finite difference scheme with boundary closures to solve the fluid equations of an accretion disk on a multipatch grid structure
• completion of dissertation

May 2010 | to | Aug 2010 Generalized uncertainty principle and minimal length Grand Valley State University

• determined new connections between polymer quantum mechanics and minimal length
• first time presenting internationally

Aug 2009 | to | May 2010 Motion in two-center gravitational systems Grand Valley State University

• implemented Gragg extrapolation to evolve Hamilton’s equations for a three-body gravitational system
• demonstrated the chaotic behavior of particle trajectories around generic rotating binary systems
• completion of physics senior thesis

Aug 2009 | to | Dec 2009 Quasicrystals, tilings and diffraction patterns Grand Valley State University

• mathematical study of diffraction in aperiodic tiles and quasicrystals
• completion of mathematics senior thesis

May 2009 | to | Aug 2009 Symmetry analysis of differential equations University of Central Florida

• determined the underlying Lie symmetries of the Lane-Emden equation
• participated in the UCF combined math and physics Research Experience for Undergraduates

Teaching Experience

S-2011 PHYS 320 Lecture, Hamiltonian Mechanics

• junior-level physics majors, multiweek lecture series, Hamiltonian mechanics, GAANN 2010 fellowship

S-2012 | F-2010 ASTR 135 Laboratory, Astronomy

• solar system, stars, galaxies, cosmology, history

X-2017 | F-2014 | F-2012 | F-2011 PHYS 101 Laboratory, General Physics I

• algebra-based, uncertainty analysis, mechanics, pendulum, springs, work and energy, impulse and momentum, ballistics, buoyancy, vibrations, temperature and heat

S-2012 PHYS 101 Lecture, General Physics I

• engine cycles, thermodynamics, GAANN 2011 fellowship

S-2013 PHYS 102 Laboratory, General Physics II

• algebra-based, uncertainty analysis, electric and magnetic fields, ohm’s law, circuits, induction, reflection and refraction, lenses

X-2012 | S-2011 PHYS 201 Laboratory, Physics for Scientists and Engineers I

• calculus-based, error propagation, mechanics, Newton’s laws, friction, pendulum, impulse and momentum, work and energy, ballistics, rotational dynamics, buoyancy, harmonics, engine cycles

F-2012 PHYS 202 Laboratory, Physics for Scientists and Engineers II

• calculus-based, error propagation, electric and magnetic fields, RC and AC circuits, induction, transformers, interference, thin lenses

Memberships

• c. 2013, SXS Collaboration
• c. 2009, American Physical Society
• c. 2009, Mathematical Association of America
• c. 2010, Omicron Delta Kappa
• c. 2009, Society of Physics Students (SPS)
• c. 2009, Pi Mu Epsilon (Iota chapter)