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Cincinnati, OH, US

Blue Ash, Ohio, United States

Blue Ash, OH

Cincinnati, OH

Teaching first-year physics courses

• Tutoring high school- and university-level physics students in an online forumMy favorite comment from a student: Dean is an amazing tutor. First time doing physics with tutor.com and I learned so much with my time.

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

Teaching introductory physics courses, and maintaining physics lab equipment.

Mzuzu, Malawi

• Taught Solid State Physics (4th year students, using Kittel)
• Taught Properties of Matter (1st year students, using Serway)
• Assisted in teaching Classical Mechanics (3rd year students)

Salima, Malawi

• Directed the work of Kindle Orphan Outreach, providing opportunities for education (pre-primary through tertiary), health care, and income generation in rural Malawi.
• Oversaw a full-time staff of thirty employees and several volunteers.
• Developed and strengthened relationships with local and international partners.
• Strengthened the management team, handing over to Malawian leadership.

Madison, Wisconsin Area

• Tested and characterized Silicon Drift Detectors (SDD’s) and associated electronics.
• Modified electronics to simplify manufacturing, increase speed, and improve stability.
• Invented a new pulse-processing algorithm that doubles the maximum throughput.
• Developed a MATLAB simulation of pulse processing algorithms.
• Led a group monitoring the microanalysis industry and protecting intellectual property.

Cambridge, Massachusetts

• Characterized CCD & CMOS imagers in normal and high-radiation environments.
• Developed computer simulations of charge collection and radiation damage in imagers.
• Invented an image processing algorithm that cancels spatial noise.
• Led a team developing cameras for strategic and space applications.
• Co-led a multi-corporation team in evaluating the effectiveness of various strategies for using imagers in a guidance system.

Greater Boston Area

• Discovered a method for crystallographically etching Gallium Nitride (GaN).
• Developed photo-enhanced electrochemical etching techniques for GaN.
• Made and characterized optically pumped InGaN/GaN lasers.
• Developed a mathematical model relating laser facet roughness to reflectivity.
• Tested optical properties of Gallium Arsenide, GaN, and related semiconductors using standard optical bench equipment, including monochromators, lasers, choppers, photomultiplier tubes, and an… Show more
• Tested optical properties of Gallium Arsenide, GaN, and related semiconductors using standard optical bench equipment, including monochromators, lasers, choppers, photomultiplier tubes, and an integrating sphere.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Condensed Matter And Materials Physics

DISSERTATION: Fabrication and characterization of Gallium Nitride-based lasers with cleaved and crystallographically etched facets.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Physics

Activities and Societies: Zeta Beta Tau