Ryan Yamada Email & Phone Number

Eastern LA County, Orange County

Full-time independent private tutor focusing on physics, math (pre-Algebra - Calculus II, Statistics), astronomy, chemistry, and economics. Also consult with students on college/grad school application essays.In 2021 one of my students consulted with me on essays for a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (awarded) and another received a Goldwater scholarship..

Part-time classroom instructor/tutor at Advance Academy, teaching students taking Physics B and Physics C (Mechanics and E&M) tests. Approximately 90% of students receive 5 on AP Physics exams.

Teacher of private high school students in AP Calculus, precalculus, Algebra 2, Geometry, Physics, SAT math prep, and SAT writing. Faculty-in-residence responsible for the supervision and counseling of 50 international students.

Teaching assistant for introductory astronomy, science writing, and computer programming. National Science Foundation Fellow from 2006-2008. Developed IDL programming code to process and analyze data from the 200-inch Hale Telescope and identified ten previously unknown substellar candidates.

Researched grants for a local nonprofit providing shelter and food security programs, raising over $7,000 with an appeal letter. Committee member-at-large for 35th annual Walk for the Hungry.

Conducted optical observation survey of the Orion Nebular Cluster using the 1.0 m Pomona telescope at Table Mountain Observatory.Tested theoretical models for magnetic disk braking in low-mass T Tauri stars.

Ms, Astronomy

Bachelors Of Science, Physics

High School Diploma, 4.42

Activities and Societies: Academic Decathlon California Scholarship Federation Co-Editor-in-Chief - Panther's Tale (school newspaper).