Keith Richards

Keith Richards is one of the original founders of Convergent Science. He is also one of the principle developers of the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) code CONVERGE™. His areas of expertise include numerical methods, detailed chemistry solution methods, engine intake flow simulations, rapid grid generation, and high performance computing.

Keith has been at Convergent Science since its inception in 1997. Much of his experience at Convergent Science prior to the development of CONVERGE™ involved using KIVA to simulate engines and writing a grid generation package for creating KIVA meshes. Prior to founding Convergent Science, Keith studied intake flow modeling as a research assistant at the University of Wisconsin. His research involved simulation of an experimental HSDI Diesel engine at Sandia National Labs in Livermore. He has also worked at Ford Motor Company and at Mercury Marine. While at Mercury, he set up and operated an engine test cell, including writing software to capture engine data and perform real-time analysis of engine performance.