Education

University of South Florida (Est. 2015)

Tampa, FL
Ph.D. Applied Physics

Missouri University of Science and Technology (2009)

Rolla, MO
BS Physics
Minor Computer Science

Teaching Experience

University of South Florida (2011 - current)

Tampa, FL
Undergraduate Physics Lab TA
I run two or three undergraduate general physics lab courses in classical mechanics each semester. These courses are both calculus and non-calculus based.

NetTutor (2011)

Tampa, FL
Math and Science Tutor
I was an online tutor for college level math and science.

Missouri S&T (2010)

Rolla, MO
Undergraduate Physics Lab TA
I ran two calculus based undergraduate general physics lab courses in classical mechanics.

Research Experience

Laboratory for Cellular and Molecular Biophysics (2011 - current)

USF, Tampa, FL
Graduate Student Research for Dissertation
In this lab I have worked with the Na+-K+-ATPase enzyme and synchronization modulation. Projects include voltage clamp studies, building a function generator and building a differential-isolated amplifier (EMG machine) to study muscle fatigue.

Optical Biophysics Lab (2010-2011)

USF, Tampa, FL
Graduate Student Reasearch
I did fluorescence assasys to see if thioflavin-T can detect oligomer formation. My data was presented in a poster at the 2011 APS March meeting.

LAMOR (2009-2010)

Missouri S&T, Rolla, MO
Student Worker
I helped Doctor Schulz design components for a new beam line. Specifically, I wrote software to calculate the electric field lines of electrical equipment, and I used that the design a focusing system, and a beam filter.

REU Program (2009)

Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
REU student
I did an REU in the Physics department under Doctor Gao. My research was on the fabrication of suspended nanowire structures, and I was able to construct those devices.

Cloud and Aerosol Science Laboratory (2008-2009)

Missouri S&T, Rolla, MO
Student Worker
I designed and implemented software used to analyze hundreds of data files. I also worked on calibration of their equipment.

Undergraduate Research with Dr Vojta (2007-2008)

Missouri S&T, Rolla, MO
Student Worker
I did research on the spacial correlations of active sites in the two dimensional contact process. Our group published our results, and can be read at arXiv:0810.1569v2 .

Missouri S&T Solar Car Team (2007-2008)

Missouri S&T, Rolla, MO
Team Member
I programed the software for the motor controller, and some of the software to the RF Modem.

Publications & Papers