Education
• Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
o Ph.D., Materials Engineering
o Applied Math minor
o June 2013 (expected), GPA: 3.83/4.00
• Brown University, Providence, RI
o B.S. with honors, Materials Engineering
o May 2008, GPA: 3.88/4.00
Honors
• TA of the year, Northwestern Materials Science, 2011-12
• NSF Nordic Research Opportunity Fellowship, 2011
• NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, 2010
• Walter P. Murphy Fellowship, 2008
• National Scholars Honor Society, 2008
• Sigma Xi, Scientific Research Society, 2008
• Tau Beta Pi, Engineering Honors Society, 2007
Relevant Skills
• 3D x-ray diffraction and characterization methods
• 3D reconstruction and visualization, image processing, segmentation
• Computational materials modeling, code optimization, large dataset analysis
• Extensive experience with MATLAB, FORTRAN, IDL, Linux, Maple, Photoshop, Amira, Latex, Microsoft Office
Experience
• PhD Candidate, Voorhees Research Group, Northwestern Materials Science Dept (Fall 2008 – Present)
o Conducted x-ray computed tomography experiment at Swiss Light Source, Villigen, Switzerland
o Formulated a novel phase-field model with triple junction drag, in FORTRAN
o Programmed numerous algorithms for 3D microstructure analysis and 3D visualization, in MATLAB
• PhD Intern, Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, Roskilde, Denmark (June - December 2011)
o Conducted 3D x-ray diffraction experiments, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Grenoble, France
o Programmed and optimized a Monte Carlo algorithm for 3D x-ray diffraction grain reconstruction
o Simulated and reconstructed x-ray computed tomography data
• Undergraduate Research Assistant, Brown University Engineering Dept. (2006 – 2008)
o Designed experiments to demonstrate anisotropic adhesion and friction of fibrillar polymeric materials
o Designed and built components for development of a single-crystal nickel ribbon process
o Developed tin whisker growth and characterization processes
• Undergraduate Intern, DMJM Harris, Denver, CO (Summer 2007)
o Calculated road and bridge materials quantities using AutoCAD
o Contributed to organization and presentation of multi-milion dollar proposals
Leadership Experience
• Teaching Assistant – Lead weekly discussion sections, wrote homework solutions, graded homework
o Microstructural Dynamics, Northwestern University (Spring 2012)
o Phase Transformations, Northwestern ...
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