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Mayodan, North Carolina, United States

Instructed, tutored, and assisted a Physics lab of 17 students as needed. I used my strong background and physics to provide hands-on instruction, assistance with data analysis, problem-solving, and demonstrations of fundamental concepts. Alongside the in lab work, I was tasked with properly preparing the laboratory as well as evaluating and grading the submitted lab reports each week.

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Manipulated a machine learning code in Google Earth Engine utilizing a random forest algorithm to compute Leaf Area Index (metric of vegetation density) over regions of North Carolina and Georgia to investigate long term impact of fire on vegetation.Processed, sorted, classified, and cleaned large datasets using tools such as MATLAB and Microsoft Excel.Performed linear regression between datasets of fire severity, fire intensity, land classification, vegetation density, and burn ratios to investigate potential correlations between certain indices.Formal Presentations at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in 2023 and 2022, as well as presentations at the North Carolina Coastal Conference and Undergraduate Research DayRecipient and winner of over $5000 in merit based funding earned through numerous application processes.Authored full thesis in partial fulfillment of the Honor's distinction for my BS in Physics from Wake Forest

Hickory, North Carolina, United States

Performed statistical data analysis over multiple optical systems to ensure precision, repeatability, and stability over the lab equipment.Authored data testing p to promote consistency and transparency across future testing procedures.Presented findings and procedure to Quality Engineers and Optical Engineers across 4 labs and 3 countries.Developed a calibration code in C++ intended to reduce downtime and the need for expensive and time consuming third party services.

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Spent the summer following my freshman year at Wake Forest assisting research in the Physics Department, where I gained valuable experience learning to use Python while also being exposed to in-depth data analysis and sciences.

Durham, North Carolina, United States