Anastasia Bernat
I am a Senior Data Scientist at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) specialized in processing and modeling energy and Earth system data for impactful decision-making science. At PNNL, I am the lead architect of novel GeoAI data pipelines and manage several AI-driven and/or cloud-native applications for U.S. energy and environmental mission areas. This includes six research, agentic, and generative AI applications to streamline federal permitting reviews, a techno-economic simulator for advanced geothermal systems (GeoCLUSTER), and a U.S. energy feasibility mapper (GRIDCERF). Combining data science, computational modeling, and environmental science, I am also deft in geographic information systems (GIS) and statistical modeling used to better enable intelligent mapping and environmental monitoring analyses. My leadership has guided data product teams to deliver impact and value to sponsors across the Department of Energy, including earning project-level recognition by the White House in the “AI for Good” space and in “America’s AI Action Plan”.
