| Education |
Graduate Institution: University of Alabama
Degree: (Admitted to candidacy Doctor of Philosophy)
Major: Physics (Specialization: Astronomy)
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Expected Graduation: May 2009
Cumulative GPA: 3.600
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Graduate Institution: University of Alabama
Degree: Master of Science
Major: Physics (Specialization: Astronomy)
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Graduated: August 2007
Cumulative GPA: 3.600
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Undergraduate Institution: Angelo State University
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Major: Physics (Minor: Chemistry)
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Graduated: May 2004
Magna Cum Laude
Cumulative GPA: 3.794
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| Employment Experience |
University of Alabama Graduate Teaching/Research Assistant
- Teaching responsibilities: all levels of classroom management (instructing, motivating students,
test preparation and grading).
I have worked with the following courses:
-Research responsibilities: Writing grants, Acquiring data (original, archival), Presenting data
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8/2004-present |
Angelo State University Planetarium
- Responsibilities included:
| - Assisted running the weekly programs |
- Operated telescopes for public viewing |
| - Presented public star talks |
- Managed box office |
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10/2002-7/2004 |
Substitute Teacher-San Angelo Independent School District
- Taught in area high school, junior high, and elementary classrooms
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8/2003-7/2004 |
Angelo State University Physics Department
- Assisted in teaching, lab preparation, and grading of introductory physics labs.
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1/2002-7/2004 |
Helms and May Engineering, Inc.
- Responsibilities included oil-field technician and website design.
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5/2001-8/2001 |
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| Research Experience |
NASA's Graduate Student Research Program
Research Title: Can Active Galactic Nuclei Resolve the X-ray Background Hardness Problem
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Bill Keel, University of Alabama
NASA Advisor: Dr. Doug Swartz, Marshall Space Flight Center
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2006-2008 |
| Presentations of Research: |
211th AAS Meeting (Poster) -- 2008 |
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Carr Research Fellowship
Research Title: Photometric Detection of the Transiting Extrasolar Planet: HD209458b
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mark Sonntag, Angelo State University
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| Presentations of Research: |
Zone 13 APS/SPS Section Meeting -- 2004
Carr Research Symposium (ASU) -- 2004
Zone 6 SPS Section Meeting (Poster) -- 2005
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| Relevant Skills |
Professional Skills: Teaching (5+ years), Public Speaking (8+ years)
Personal Skills: Effective Communicator, Competent Group Leader, Self-Motivated,
Efficient at Multitasking, Dependable
Computer Proficiencies:
| Systems: Windows, Linux, Unix |
| General Software: MS-Office (Powerpoint, Word, Excel) |
| Technical Software: IRAF, CIAO, Sherpa, ds9, FV |
| Computer Languages: HTML (web development, CSS), Fortran, Unix-Shell scripting, C++ (some) |
Astronomical Proficiencies:
| Telescope Familiarity: Mounts(Equatorial, Alt-Az); Models(Meade, Celestron, Obsession, Orion, DFM) |
| Telescope Control: TheSKY, Meade-GoTo, ACE |
| Data Acquisition: CCDOps, Maxim-DL, CCD Cameras (SBIG, Apogee, Orion) |
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| Awards, Honors |
| NASA's Graduate Student Research Program |
2006-present |
| Carr Research Fellowship |
2003-2004 |
| Who's Who Among American Universities |
2003-2004 |
| Wilton J. Brown Memorial Scholarship |
2002-2003 |
| Carr Academic Scholarship |
2000-2004 |
| Special Academic Scholarship (Department of Physics) |
2000-2004 |
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| Relevant Affiliations |
| American Astronomical Society |
2007 |
| Sigma Pi Sigma, Physics Honor Society |
2003 |
| Alpha Xi Honor Society |
2003 |
| San Angelo Amateur Astronomy Association |
2003 |
| American Physical Society |
2001 |
| National Society of Physics Students |
2001 |
| Society of Physics Students, Angelo State University Chapter |
2001 |
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