Jes Parker, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

California, United States

San Francisco, California, United States

2018 - Taught intro physics (mechanics) and lab for architects using an intuition based approach. Technical concepts and quantitative measures were related back to students' prior physical experiences through active laboratory exercises.2020-2021 - Taught first semester mechanics for engineers with calculus. Maintained elements of the intuition-based approach and worked closely with professors teaching the lab sections.2022 - Accepted request to take over teaching of previous course for the last six weeks of the semester. Assessed and addressed lagging class progress and morale, leading to successful completion of the course and renewed motivation among the students.

•Conducted experiments on a laboratory fault in PMMA (plexiglas) monitored by an array of acoustic emissions (seismic) sensors, eddy current displacement sensors, and strain gauges.•Developed a python package for personal use based on pyASDF to consistently and repeatably analyze simultaneous time series data recorded with different start times, formats, and sampling frequencies.•Adapted strong motion seismic inversion methods for use at the laboratory scale. Focused on linear least-squares inversion of underconstrained problems.•Significant use of fourier analysis and digital filtering in sensor/system calibration and data analysis.•Maintained and improved physical experiment setup and sensor array. E.g. produced desired PMMA surface properties through polishing, sand blasting, and laser engraving.•Studied frictional faulting, fault mechanics at the asperity level (kinematics and dynamics), slow slip, the accumulation of preslip.•Coursework following the Systems MS/PhD track including: Sensors & Signal Interpretation, Scalable Spatial Analytics (ML), Energy Systems & Control, Optimal Control ofPDEs, addl. seismology, geology, mechanics, and mentoring courses

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Processed payments and reimbursements through SAP for club acquisitions, events, and maintenance of cabins, worked with the bursar to maintain financial records, held a voting position on the Board of Directors

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Studied oscillations in stellar interiors and learned to work with Mathematica.

• Visited many landslide repair and GRS wall construction sites.• Worked with crews in the field and shadowed engineers, project managers, and regional superintendents.• Completed drawings and some analysis of soil nail walls and GRS walls.

Characterized the error in measurements of soil salinity and a soil resistivity measurement system.

• Worked in team of three undergraduates to plan a two-week, annual event featuring many student-run construction projects ranging in size from a hacked stationary bike to a four-story, 1000-sq.ft. fort with a 120-sq.ft. hammock• Reviewed project proposals and safety plans for submission to Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) and Facilities• Worked with the fort designer, Facilities Senior Project Manager, EHS, structural engineer, and Cambridge Inspectional Services to apply for a building permit• Managed day-to-day operations and safety over the course of building, playing, and cleaning up

• Tested new formulations of cement for oil-well applications• Developed a lab procedure for running and analyzing the Flattened Brazilian Test on samples produced by another test then tested backlogged samples and compiled results• Designed a two-piece mold for samples with the geometry necessary for the Flattened Brazilian Test and worked with an impedance analyzer to measure the resistivity of cement containing carbon nanotubes• Presented on summer work and findings at the 2013 C3E Women in Clean Energy Symposium

Geotechnical Engineering

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Civil Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Civil Engineering

Studied Civil Engineering with coursework focused on Geotechnical Engineering