Paul
Dewhurst

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01 · About

Who I Am

Paul Dewhurst

Mechanical Engineer specialising in simulation

›Degree: MEng Mechanical Eng.
›Location: Austin, TX
›Email: paul.dewhurst@alumni.cern
›University: Edinburgh, 2019 - 2024
›Focus: Real-time simulation
›Side Project: PAACS Software

I'm a mechanical engineer focused on real-time simulation and digital twin technology for nuclear energy systems. At Last Energy I lead development of real-time simulation tools for small modular reactors, working toward full plant-level simulation capability that can operate alongside live plant systems.

My background covers fluid dynamics, structural and thermal analysis, and electromagnetic simulation, built through academic work at Edinburgh, a summer internship at CERN, and roles in naval defence and nuclear energy.

In my spare time I'm developing PAACS Software, a personal C++ project exploring modular multiphysics solver design.

02 · Experience

Where I've Worked

Work

Last EnergyCurrent

2024 - Present
Simulation Engineer
  • ›Leading real-time simulation and digital twin development for SMRs
  • ›Working toward full nuclear power plant simulation capability
  • ›FEA and computational structural and thermal analysis
  • ›Fast-paced startup at the frontier of clean nuclear energy

CERN

Jun - Sep 2024
Summer Intern
  • ›FEA in ANSYS for vacuum chamber components
  • ›CATIA design of flexible support structures
  • ›C++ data analysis using the CERN ROOT framework

MacTaggart Scott

Jan - Aug 2023
Developing Engineer
  • ›Noise and vibration analysis on naval defence systems
  • ›NDT scanner design for critical components
  • ›Offered extension beyond the original placement term

PAACS Software

Sep 2024 - Present
Personal Project
  • ›Modular multiphysics solver toolkit in C++ with CMake
  • ›Desktop app with ImGui and OpenCASCADE
  • ›Web platform built with Next.js and Supabase

Education

MEng Mechanical Engineering

University of Edinburgh · 2019 - 2024

Fluid dynamics, PDEs, computational methods. Thesis published in Edinburgh Research Archive.

International Exchange

UT Austin · 2021 - 2022

Nominated for exchange year. Awarded the Turing Grant.

03 · Skills

What I Know

Simulation & Engineering
ANSYS
ANSYS
Structural and thermal FEA
StarCCM+
StarCCM+
Computational fluid dynamics
SolidWorks
SolidWorks
Mechanical design
CATIA
CATIA
3D parametric CAD
FM
FEMM
Electromagnetic FEA
OCC
OpenCASCADE
Geometry kernel for C++
Languages & Dev
Python
Analysis, scripting, post-processing
C++
Simulation solvers and desktop apps
M
MATLAB
Numerical methods and FEA
TypeScript
Web development and tooling
CM
CMake
C++ build system
Next.js
React web framework
Supabase
Backend and database
GUI
ImGui
Immediate-mode C++ UI
Git
Version control
Linux
Dev environment and HPC
LaTeX
LaTeX
Technical documentation
04 · Portfolio

What I've Built

More projects in progress.