Cared for children following conclusion of spouse's parental leave.

-Designed, assembled and operated a magneto-optical trap, collecting data used in three published journal articles.-Set up and operated CW diode lasers, cameras, and associated optics and fiber coupling for beam shaping/steering , polarization control, and frequency stabilization.-Drafted and machined custom mechanical parts.-Created schematics, soldered, boxed, and repaired custom electronics (examples include analog PI loops, current supplies, buffers, tank… Show more -Designed, assembled and operated a magneto-optical trap, collecting data used in three published journal articles.-Set up and operated CW diode lasers, cameras, and associated optics and fiber coupling for beam shaping/steering , polarization control, and frequency stabilization.-Drafted and machined custom mechanical parts.-Created schematics, soldered, boxed, and repaired custom electronics (examples include analog PI loops, current supplies, buffers, tank circuits).-Developed LabVIEW software to automate trap operation and image processing, and Igor Pro scripts to automate data collection and display results in real time.-Wrote MATLAB/GNU Octave and Python code for calculating electromagnetic fields and field noise near surfaces and the response of atomic energy levels. Show less

-Supervised and educated first-year students in lab courses and graded the reports.-Tutored first-year students one-on-one in the physics help centre.-Graded assignments in subjects including electronics, scientific computer programming, electricity & magnetism, and graduate quantum mechanics.