Angela Klohs Foudray Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Ramsey, Minnesota, United States

- (Principle Investigator, Lab Directed Research and Development Project) Studying X-ray array sources and detectors, in various detection schemes- (Principle Investigator) Developing a Monte Carlo simulation tool to study the efficiency and efficacy of various energy technologies (wind, solar, fuel cell, biofuel, fossil fuels, etc. and their infrastructure) in the sectors of the energy landscape (transportation, infrastructure, personal, commercial, etc.) of the contiguous 48 US states.- Developing image metrics, image quantification tools, and investigating reconstruction algorithms for assessment of devices and data collection schemes- Developing inverse-problem solution tools for imaging system assessment- Optimizing data collection schemes for restrictive acquisition scenarios (limited time and space, low-count scenarios)- Investigated capacitive aerogel materials for battery design- LLNL Director’s Award recipient, DOE Q Clearance (top secret) in good standing, and board member on three institutional committees- Co-advised 2 graduate students

I designed a pre-clinical positron emission tomography system to aid the discovery of biological mechanisms as well as treatment mechanisms for disease. I have experimentally characterized devices and materials, optimized system parameters using Monte Carlo simulation, developed novel algorithms for increased use of the data acquired with this system and developed algorithms for increasing the quantitation of the system.

Taught "Introductory Electricity and Magnetism for Scientists and Engineers" which included:- developing and giving lectures, homework and exams- weekly office hours

- Characterized detector devices, scintillation material, optical finishes and coupling strategies for imaging gamma-ray energy photons.- Wrote data acquisition, signal processing and analysis code using LabView and MATLAB.- Simulated optical transport in materials using DETECT2000.- Managed 5 undergraduate students on their own research projects.

I used confocal fluorescence microscopy, fluorescence resonance energy transfer microscopy, and optical tweezers to study single molecule dynamics in-vitro, primarily chromatin assembly, and microtubule diffusion through circular and double-stranded DNA. I wrote acquisition drivers, interface programs, and data analysis programs in LabVIEW and MATLAB, as well as a FRET simulation tool.

• Developed and characterized novel fuel cell technology• Measured and analyzed AFM, Profilometer and gloss surface properties of novel coating technologies• Lead, organized, designed and performed analysis for interdepartmental project• Managed and trained co-workers to use atomic force microscope (AFM)

• Performed Laue and SQUID measurements on superconducting thin films• Grew thin superconducting films by pulse laser deposition• Performed microscopy analysis (optical, scanning electron microscope) on thin films• Performed angle resolved photoemission spectroscopic (ARPES) measurement on superconducting single crystals• Wrote and utilized data analysis software for ARPES measurements• Machined equipment for data acquisition • Maintained and built research equipment

• Investigated asymmetries in the polarization of cascade and anti-cascade particles• Constructed data filters for detected event properties• Performed data and error analysis to calculate polarization• Utilized software packages such as PAW, FORTRAN and LaTeX

• Performed scanning electron microscope and EDS/EDX analysis on experiment samples• Executed wear experiments using tribometer• Performed preliminary data analysis• Performed sample preparation and production using buffing and sputtering• Facilitated reconstruction of damaged sputtering machine• Facilitated meetings with companies on whose samples I performed work

• Used hydrocode to model plasma in interstellar medium• Maintained databases and implemented use of external information sources used in these codes• Wrote data analysis code in FORTRAN and IDL

Phd, Physics

Activities and Societies: - MaxEnt Travel Sponsorship 2007, - Merck & Co, Inc. Travel Grant Recipient 2006, - FORTH Molecular Imaging.

Bachelor'S Degree, Physics