Ariel M. Scisney Email & Phone Number

Denver, Co, Us

Save Jeffco Dome is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to reopening The Robert H. Johnson Planetarium in Lakewood CO. To Donate: https://gofund.me/abc3fd4eThis building provided a space for thousands of students to learn about the stars for decades. Unfortunately the planetarium was closed in 2009 and has been neglected since. We are dedicated to seeing this staple of the Lakewood community reopened so the next generation of students and the public can have access to the night sky. After restoration, we envision the planetarium providing walk in and scheduled shows covering both educational and entertainment content for all ages. The theater would also be open to the public for events ranging from concerts and movies, to speeches and other community activities.

In Person and Online One-on-One Academic Coaching and Training for Students K-12 in:•Physics (Kinematics, Electricity+Magnetism, Mechanics)•Astronomy•Mathematics (Algebra, Geometry, Calculus)•Reading Skills•Writing Skills•Time Management/Study SkillsI work with students locally in Colorado and internationally Online via Varsity Tutors (https://www.varsitytutors.com)

Cultivating the entrepreneurial spirit that made our great nation and fuels the human fire. With the partnership of numerous big brands and many passionate individuals, I help create teams, consult business owners, and develop leaders, with the greater goal of connecting people together to help serve our local and global communities.I help ambitious people create more free time, boost their income through e-commerce, and expand their networks with other highly motivated people in various industries.

Boulder, Colorado, Us

As a dancer I performed pieces in a wide variety of styles—including modern, swing, salsa, tango, and rumba—for public audiences.I also had the opportunity to choreograph two of my own pieces for performance, entitled:•Battle Royale: A martial arts inspired piece with three performers, using acrobatics and three performance weapons: dual sticks, long staff, and a wooden katana. The piece was performed with the song Dustbowl by Treva Whateva•Just One Dance: A freeform duet loosely inspired by rumba. The piece depicts an elegant romantic encounter in which a woman tries to win the affection of her dance partner. The performance was acompanied by the song Just One Dance by Caro Emerald

Cincinnati, Ohio, Us

Stocking shelves (mostly cereal), servicing customers, and listening to business podcasts.

As a sales representative, I assisted companies in a wide variety of industries gain exposure through large retailers. I worked with a team of sophisticated entrepreneurs who taught me vital marketing skills, including:- Holding a sincere and genuine conversation with a prospective customer- A system for identifying the 10% of people who need the product or service being offered by any company on the market- Marketing tactics that help customers make a genuine buying decision, whether it be a 'yes' or a 'no'- Great daily working habits of entrepreneurs, including basics like maintaining a positive attitude, goal setting, and how to take control of a conversation.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Taking customer orders at the front counter and drive thru, maintaining facility cleanliness and general operations, and making exorbitant amounts of coffee from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Boston, Ma, Us

My tasks included running and facilitating live public music shows part-time using Laser Fantasy pre-programmed shows and Milkdrop visual effects while flying around the universe in a digital dome to hundreds of guests per night.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, Us

I worked in the Aspuru-Guzik lab doing computational analysis on various chemicals relating to abiogenesis, the first transition from chemistry to self-replicating biology. This work was based on previous research conducted by Jack Szostak on non-enzymatic template driven RNA replication. It is based on one hypothesis on how life originated on earth, the "RNA-world hypothesis" which postulates that the first self-replicating organisms were based on ribonucleic acid, due to its ability to act both as genetic information that produces complex proteins, as well as a catalyst that spurs on replication. Research at the time was based on replicating RNA using templates that mononucleotides can bind to, thus creating longer strains of RNA that will eventually self-replicate. My specific task was to run a conformation analysis of activated mononucleotides to get transition states to compare to approximations using hydrolyzed imidazole, as they are good surrogates for what was likely available shortly after the Earth first formed. Since these reactions take place in water, sometimes templates prefer to react with the water (hydrolyzing) instead of the templates, and this has been a major hurdle that researchers have needed to overcome. By doing conformational analysis of various nucleotides, our goal was to find the shape of these chemicals that had the least amount of electrochemical potential energy, because those conformers would have been most ideal for replication. Once we found the minimum energy conformer, we did a transition state analysis in order to determine how that version of the nucleotide reacted with water, by looking at the potential energy curve of each imidazolide, in order to determine the tipping point at which the nucleotide would be more likely to react with water as opposed to replicating. We managed to do this with three imidazolides, as a way of theoretically verifying experimental results that had already been published by Professor Szostak.

As a student employee, I facilitated live public shows and tours of the cosmos within a state of the art theatre, as well as private rentals for companies, birthdays, and University faculty. I developed new programs and special effects for regular performances, and educational content for classes. I also represented the planetarium on outreach to schools and public events, giving demonstrations on infrared light, meteorites, and tours of the universe using our mini-dome. As head laserist and a senior team member, I facilitated training for new presenters and navigators, teaching them how to use planetarium hardware and software, as well as to operate laser equipment. I scheduled public music shows and decided when to order new shows. I also learned how to program effects using DigitalSky software, and learned how to use that knowledge to create new special effects in real-time during shows. This knowledge also gave me experience in troubleshooting planetarium equipment in emergencies.For public shows, I gave lectures paired with fulldome films about topics including (but not limited to):•Solar physics •Climate science on various planets•Stellar life cycles and post stellar remnants (black holes, neutron stars, white dwarfs)•Constellations in the night sky for various cultures•On-Earth Astronomy•The formation of structure (planets to galaxy clusters)•Astrobiology•Scales of the universeFor school groups, I taught interactive labs to students in grades K-12 about:•Light and lasers•Electricity and Magnetism•The science of sound•Telescopes and optics•Rockets and KinematicsAs a navigator, one has the freedom to travel anywhere in the visible universe, and can even create objects and effects to manipulate planets, galaxies, and more. After spending thousands of nights under the dome, I now have a near 3D model of the universe committed to memory. Flying through space has given me a flexible mind, and a deep passion for the majesty of the cosmos.

Using an 18" diameter telescope, I worked with a team using photometry to verify data from the Kepler Telescope to find Exoplanets. We learned how to take images using a CCD camera and got a basic introduction into organizing astronomical data.

For three semesters, I graded papers for upper and lower division python programming courses (astronomy based) and participated in lectures to help students complete their work. I reviewed written responses from students about astronomy, graded python code under professor supervision, and managed student grades online.

Washington, Dc, Us

Originally only scheduled as a summer intern, thanks to hard-work and diligence I was given the opportunity to continue working for Reclamation by moving from SSLE to HR. During the last hours of the business day, I filled in as the front desk receptionist for the high-traffic HR Operations Office. During summers and school vacations, I worked full-time as a general clerk for the entire HR office, assisting specialists and fulfilling miscellaneous office tasks in order to assist the office running smoothly. I also personally boxed and moved personal belongings between buildings during our building's renovation.The groups I primarily assisted were the training department, workers compensation, and management. For the training department, I coordinated trainee names, moved supplies, and reserved/organized training rooms. For workers compensation, I was given responsibility over sensitive files containing personal information on reclamation employees, and was tasked with digitizing hundreds of documents. For management, I worked closely with secretarial staff to organize files, calendars, and supplies.

Washington, Dc, Us

I acted as the sole clerk in the Director’s office, tasked with assisting all divisions of SSLE, including Security, Safety and Occupational Health, Program and Emergency Management, Dam Safety, and Information sharing and Law Enforcement. I organized files (paper and digital), supplies, calendars, and fulfilled all miscellaneous office tasks for the department.

Bachelor’S Degree, Astronomy And Astrophysics, Philosophy

High School