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Mooresville, Nc

• Design and run hydrodynamic and structural simulations to analyze the effects of shock and high impulse loading on various materials for civilian and defense applications• Provide survivability, lethality, and vulnerability analyses for ground based and aerial vehicles against advanced weapon systems and other threats • Build automation tools with Python and Bash to facilitate simulation/analysis workflow from preprocessing, to simulation, to postprocessing and… Show more • Design and run hydrodynamic and structural simulations to analyze the effects of shock and high impulse loading on various materials for civilian and defense applications• Provide survivability, lethality, and vulnerability analyses for ground based and aerial vehicles against advanced weapon systems and other threats • Build automation tools with Python and Bash to facilitate simulation/analysis workflow from preprocessing, to simulation, to postprocessing and reporting• Write and edit SBIR and other contract proposals for project funding with a focus on novel radiation detection and measurement concepts.• Projects with management role: - Principal Investigator-- characterization of exploding foil initiators after exposure to high radiation dosage for Navy SSP (Phase I SBIR Base + Option, Jul 2023 - Jan 2024; Mar 2024 - Sep 2024) - Data Acquisition Lead-- building a ruggedized, alpha/beta detector for DTRA, NIWC, and their customers (Phase II SBIR, 2021-2023; Second Phase II 2024-2026) - Simulation and Analysis Lead-- building a digital, fast (high energy) neutron radiograph for the Army (SBIR Phase II, 2023); develop and denoise neutron radiograph images Show less

Inverse radiation therapy treatment planning and image analysis. In short, I helped improve methods to predict total target (tumor) and collateral organ radiation dose from patient CT images to aid the dosimetrist and reduce planning time per patient, i.e. increase the treatment planning throughput.

Collaborated with the MAJORANA neutrinoless double-beta decay experiment. Performed rare-event nuclear physics and direct dark matter detection research using high purity germanium detectors. The experiment was located 4850' underground at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, SD.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Physics

Graduate student studying nuclear physics with focus in direct dark matter detection

Physics

Activities and Societies: Society of Physics Students, UNCA Outdoors Double majored in physics and math.