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Promontory, Ut

Physics-based model development and analysis supporting service life prediction technologies and manufacturing of aerospace components requiring very high temperatures. Development of Aging & Surveillance programs to support physics-based aging models and predictions of service life.

Promontory, Ut

Promontory, Ut

I develop physics-based models to predict the service life of solid rocket motors and components. To support these models, I use aging & surveillance and nondestructive testing techniques.I also develop models that describe the diffusion of gases and heat through solid rocket motors and their components.I am also involved in the development of polymer physics describing the cure of rubbery polymers as well as their mechanical properties.

Developed the ARPES research program in the Advanced Atomic Design Lab.Study the surface, interface and bulk electronic properties of novel materials such as complex metal oxides, semiconductors and oxide/semiconductor heterostructures.Research includes a detailed comparison of different surface preparations for SrTiO3 and a study of the surface and bulk electronic structure of Ge.Answered long-standing questions about the nature of the Ge band structure.Publish research in peer-reviewed journals, and present results at international conferences.Seek and work with collaborators with common interests who have complementary expertise and facilities.Align multi-component optical instruments involving high-intensity laser-like light sources.Reviewer for peer-reviewed journals.Reviewer for funding agencies such as the Department of Energy.Developed and taught a multi-day seminar to instruct graduate students on angle-resolved photoemission basics and analysis.Mentor graduate students in the laboratory setting, by assisting them in data acquisition, analysis and dissemination via publications in journals and presentations at conferences.Assist in grant writing.

Performed research on the electronic properties of novel materials such as topological insulators and graphene, including electron-phonon interactions, spin-orbit interactions and consequences of broken symmetry environments. Discovered that Bi2Se3 is a promising material for room-temperature, nano-scale spintronic devices.Published research results in peer-reviewed journals.Presented scientific results at international conferences.Was responsible for the development of custom software for the automation of data-acquisition.Developed custom software for complex processing and analysis of ARPES data. Analysis included, for example, data fitting using nonlinear regression methods.Increased data-fitting speed by roughly 400% while simultaneously improving fit quality by roughly 30%. Assisted in the development and design of ultra-high vacuum chambers and components such as low-temperature sample manipulators.Mentored graduate students in the laboratory setting by assisting them in data acquisition, analysis and dissemination via publications in journals and presentations at conferences.Assisted in grant writing.

ARPES studies of electronic properties of crystalline Pentacene thin films including band structure measurements, studies of electron-phonon interactions and characteristics of Pentacene/semimetal interfaces. Revealed that the band structure influences carrier mobility even at room temperature.Presented scientific results in peer-reviewed journals and at international conferences.Developed custom software to enable computer control of the precise positioning of samples, changing of the photon energy of Synchrotron Radiation Center beamlines and the computer-automated data acquisition of complex ARPES scans.Designed and built research equipment such as molecular beam epitaxy sources, and manipulators to cool samples to less than 15 K.Aligned advanced research equipment to high-intensity, laser-like light sources.Mentored four undergraduate researchers during 8-week Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) programs at the SRC. Taught undergraduates the necessary theory to understand their experiments. Assisted the undergraduates in the development of equipment and taught them data acquisition and analysis. Worked closely with the undergraduates in the dissemination of their research results via publications in peer-reviewed journals, and presentations at international conferences.

Madison, Wi

Teaching Assistant at University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Physics. Duties were twofold: supervising laboratory activities as well as providing clarification of principles taught in lectures. Wrote and graded laboratory quizzes and graded laboratory notebooks. The discussion portion also included weekly quiz writing and grading of quizzes and homework. Provided help with students’ questions individually and in the classroom. Received excellent scores on student evaluations (evaluations available upon request).

Logan, Ut

Designed (using AutoCAD) and assembled ultra-high vacuum chambers, such as a chamber for chemical vapor deposition (CVD).Ordered laboratory supplies and equipment.Maintenance and help expand a surface-science laboratory.Assisted in scientific experiments.Designed and assembled a reflection high energy electron diffraction (RHEED) test station.Worked with vendors of scientific equipment on warranty/repair issues.

Logan, Ut

-- Assembled and repaired bicycles-- Assisted customers in the purchase of bicycles, skis, running shoes, and other sporting goods.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Condensed Matter And Materials Physics

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Physics