Erik Olsen, Phd Email & Phone Number

New York City Metropolitan Area

Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium

This was a postdoc position where I further used high-performance computing to augment machine learning efforts into nuclear theory.I was responsible for developing and implementing the MPI for a Fortran 90 nuclear theory code as part of a project to develop a new energy density functional optimized with a committee of multilayer neural networks; developing and utilizing shell scripts to manage and run large-scale mass table calculations using that MPI; and developing Python 3 codes to calculate separation energies for projects using Bayesian model averaging to analyze the landscape of one and two-proton emission and to estimate the positions of the proton and neutron drip lines. My major accomplishments in this position were being invited to give a presentation on the current status of nuclear theory at the 2019 Nuclear Chemistry Gordon Research Seminar: Advancements in Nuclear Structure and Reactions Using Next-Generation Facilities and being selected as the Specialized Reader in Nuclear Theory for a Master student’s thesis committee whose project involved finding proton magic numbers in the nuclear pasta phases of neutron stars.

East Lansing, Michigan, United States

This was a postdoc position where I incorporated web development and superheavy nuclei into my work.I was responsible for developing the HTML and CSS code for the website MassExplorer to compile, evaluate, and disseminate mass table calculations; supervising a graduate student in the development of MassExplorer's Plotting Tools subpage; supervising an undergraduate student in the development of MassExplorer's data correlation plots; developing and utilizing shell scripts to manage and run large-scale mass table calculations on superheavy nuclei using an updated Fortran 90 nuclear theory code; developing Python 3 codes to sort through those mass tables and to calculate and plot Q_alpha values for projects on alpha-decay trends in superheavy nuclei and using alpha-decay to identify new elements; and proofreading and editing colleagues' research papers and a graduate student's dissertation.My major accomplishments in this position were getting invited to give a presentation on my two-proton radioactivity research at the 5th International Conference of Proton-Emitting Nuclei (PROCON2015), using MassExplorer to facilitate a research project on the impact of nuclear mass uncertainties on the r-process, and publishing a first author paper on my research into the alpha-decay trends of superheavy nuclei.

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

This was a brief postdoc position I took directly after defending my dissertation and getting my PhD.I was responsible for augmenting the Fortran 90 MPI routine of a Fortran 90 nuclear theory code to enable simultaneous calculations of the energy bounds for nuclear excited states; overseeing a graduate student in the completion and defense of their Master’s thesis on large-scale mass table calculations; and aiding my boss in the transition of their research group from the University of Tennessee to Michigan State University.

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

This was my last job title as a graduate student (time overlap with the "Graduate Teaching Assistant" position below indicates when I had both listed responsibilities).I was responsible for developing and implementing a Fortran 90 MPI routine into a Fortran 90 nuclear theory code; developing and utilizing shell scripts to manage and run large-scale mass table calculations using that MPI on leadership class computers for a project to identify nuclei with asymmetric shapes; developing Python 2 codes to sort through mass tables and select particular items for future calculations; developing and modifying Python 2 and FORTRAN 77 codes to calculate Q-values and two-proton and alpha-decay lifetimes from mass table calculations for a project aimed at delineating the landscape of two-proton radioactivity; and overseeing undergraduate and graduate students in the sorting and extraction of information from mass table calculations.My major accomplishments in this role were publishing a first author on my two-proton radioactivity research and receiving a University of Tennessee Citation for Extraordinary Professional Promise Award in 2014.

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

This was my first job title as a graduate student (time overlap with the "Graduate Research Assistant" position above indicates a time when I had both listed responsibilities).I was responsible for supervising 2-3 weekly lab sessions of approximately 20 students each for undergraduate astronomy and physics classes; supervising weekly telescope labs for the astronomy classes; creating and administering my own final exam for the astronomy lab sessions; creating and presenting 50 minute long recitation sessions before each physics lab session; and proctoring and grading students' astronomy and physics exams.I was given an Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award in 2009 for my efforts in this position.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Nuclear Physics

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Physics