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Eugene, Oregon, United States

Oregon, United States

Working with college-level students to improve their foundational knowledge and develop critical thinking skills.

Eugene, Oregon Area

Designed and assembled interferometer configuration using free space optics and utilized shared laboratory facilities for preparation and characterization of planar metal films.Utilized software such as Excel, LabVIEW, Mathematica, MATLAB, and LaTeX to conduct research and present findings in both publications and at meetings and conferences.

Eugene, Oregon Area

Effectively communicated both fundamental and advanced topics while leading and assisting both lecture and laboratory courses ranging from general science courses for non-majors to graduate level curriculum.

Greater San Diego Area

Led both individual and small group tutorial sessions for students in first and second year physics as well as general science courses.

Greater San Diego Area

Assisted in lab sections and graded work for students in both the algebra-based and calculus-based introductory physics course offerings as well as the modern physics course.Troubleshot and set up equipment for the laboratory component of the modern physics course.Graded work for students in Computational Methods for Engineers and Scientists course.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Worked with Dr. Terry Jones primarily addressing instrument control and software issues for an optical polarimeter. Updated hardware, fabricated parts in the student machine shop, developed a GUI using VC++, and performed end to end testing of the system. Also gained familiarity with the optical system and brief experience performing data reduction of.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Physics, 3.81 Gpa

Activities and Societies: OSA Student MemberDissertation title: “Resonantly Enhanced Sagnac Interferometry Using Surface Plasmon Polaritons”

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Engineering Physics, 4.0 Gpa, Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Society of Physics Students