Education Carthage College, B.A., 2006
Majors: Mathematics and Physics Honors: All College Honors, Honors in Mathematics, Magna Cum Laude Washington University in St. Louis, A.M., 2009 Concentration: Physics Washington University in St. Louis, Ph.D., 2013 Concentration: Physics |
Work Experience
Washington University (May 2010-2013) Graduate Research Assistant, Adviser: Dr. Ramanath Cowsik
Washington University (January 2007-May 2010) Graduate Teaching Assistant
- Developed mass model of Milky Way constrained by available kinematic data to derive phase-space properties of Galactic dark matter with publication in progress
- Designed and constructed ultrasonic bubble chamber for use as dark matter detector
- Derived constraints on the number and location of dark matter sources, explained perceived anomaly in cosmic-ray data by studying cosmic-ray propagation models, and published results in Physical Review D and two cosmic-ray conference proceedings
- Awarded Dean’s Dissertation Fellowship and APS travel grant to study in India
Washington University (January 2007-May 2010) Graduate Teaching Assistant
- Taught twenty-six sections of Introductory Physics Lab, TA for one semester of Introductory Quantum Mechanics II, and promoted to head TA for Spring 2009 semester
- Awarded Shull Prize for outstanding work as a teaching assistant
Public Outreach
- Member of Society of Physics Students (2004-2006)
- Developed and taught physics program for Bernard Harris Exxon Mobil Science Summer Camp (2008-2010)
- Founding member of Physics Department Outreach Committee (2008-2013)
Computer Skills
- Languages: FORTRAN, JavaScript, C++, Python
- Programs: Mathematica, SigmaPlot, Origin, Gnuplot
- Operating Systems: Windows, Ubuntu Linux, OSX
- Other: TeX, Arduino, Raspberry Pi
Graduate Seminar Talks
- Looking for Dark Matter in the Laboratory (2008)
- Analysis of the Spectral Intensities and Ratios of Electrons and Positrons in Cosmic Rays (2009)
- Sonoluminescence (2009)
- Direct and Indirect Detection of Dark Matter (2010)
- Triggered Cavitation in an Ultrasonic Bubble Chamber (2012)
Awards and Scholarships
- Math and Science Scholarship (2002-2006)
Four-year full tuition scholarship given to one incoming Freshman for outstanding academic performance and performance in scholarship competition - Flame Leadership Award (2003)
Given for outstanding academic performance and completion of leadership program - Women’s Auxiliary Group Scholarship (2003)
For outstanding academic performance - Pi Mu Epsilon (2004)
Honorary mathematics fraternity for high GPA in mathematics - Physics Fellowship (2004)
Teaching assistant award for outstanding performance in physics - GAINN Fellowship (2009-2010)
Given to four Physics graduate students annually for outstanding academic performance - Shull Prize (2010)
Given to one graduate student annually for outstanding work as a teaching assistant - Dean’s Dissertation Fellowship (2010-2011)
One year graduate support to work towards a promising dissertation - APS-IUSSTF Physics Student Visitation Program Award (2011)
To work on a research project in India
