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--Used cosmological simulations to study the cause and effect relationship between disk galaxies and the surrounding circumgalactic medium at high redshift--Studied how shielding affects metallicity determinations in QSO absorption line systems--Conducted photoionization modeling of QSO absorption line systems--Accumulated 40 hours acquiring photometric data on quasar fields for the purposes of determining photometric redshifts using the 3.5-m telescope at Apache Point Observatory

--Taught labs associated with undergraduate introductory astronomy courses--Lectured on various topics in both general astronomy and in astrobiology courses--Operated telescopes for students at Campus Observatory--Served as a Head Teaching Assistant for one semester, mentoring new teaching assistants--Aided in design of online multimedia course materials made available through the web-based learning software Blackboard

Lincoln, Nebraska Area

--Presented and programmed astronomy education shows at campus planetarium, which serves the general public, the K-12 public school system, and college-level courses--Organized and presented science demonstrations for large-scale public outreach events, such as the celebration of National Astronomy Day--Assisted with the development of a planetarium program about quasars and supermassive black holes; project was a collaboration between the planetarium and a research astronomer in the Physics Department--Designed, programmed, and performed laser light shows

--Taught physics labs and recitations for algebra and calculus-based undergraduatephysics courses.--Appointed as Physics Lab Mentor for two years, mentoring new undergraduate and graduate teaching assistants--Tutored undergraduates in physics and astronomy

--Co-designed and taught an astronomy lab course for undergraduates majoring andminoring in physics and astronomy.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Astronomy

Master Of Science (M.S.), Astronomy

Master Of Science (M.S.), Physics

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Physics