Experience

Northwestern University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Operations, CIERA

  • Sep 2017 - Present



Penn State Small Business Development Center (SBDC)

• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Associate

  • Jul 2015 - Aug 2017

  I analyze Chandra and XMM-Newton observations to study the spatial and spectral properties of diffuse X-ray emission from supernova remnants. Currently I have two main areas of focus. The first is analysis of the semi-annual Chandra observations of SN 1987A to investigate evolution of this unique young remnant’s morphology and spectrum. Secondly, analyzing XMM- Newton observations of Galactic remnants with a novel Markov Chain Monte Carlo technique to more accurately characterize the complexity of the diffuse X-ray emitting plasma. Show less

• Postdoctoral Scholar

  • Jun 2013 - Jun 2015

  I analyze observations from the Chandra X-ray telescopes to study the spatial and spectral properties of diffuse X-ray emission from supernova remnants. I also analyze the semi-annual Chandra observations of SN1987a to investigate evolution of the young remnant’s morphology and spectrum as the blast wave increasingly interacts with surrounding circumstellar material.



Purdue University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Aug 2006 - May 2013

  Characterization of Temperature Distributions of Galaxy Clusters (Ph.D. Research)• Used archival X-ray data of 62 galaxy clusters to make first measurement of range of temperatures in individual clusters• Wrote custom analysis software package using IDL scripting language to quantitatively analyze large amounts of astrophysical data and visualize results• Collaborated with other astrophysicists, resulting in publication of paper in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society• Wrote paper published in the Astrophysical Journal• Presented research at 4 national conferences Show less

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2006 - Dec 2007

  Introductory Astronomy Lab for Non-Physics MajorsIntroductory Algebra-Based Physics• Developed cohesive series of quizzes, introductory lectures, and supplemental materials to accompany astronomy laboratory curriculum



Independent

• West Lafayette, IN

• Private Physics Tutor

  • Jan 2009 - May 2012

  Introductory Algebra-Based Physics • Developed problem-solving method to teach students consistency, organization, and critical thinking • Effectively communicated complex ideas to variety of students Introductory Algebra-Based Physics • Developed problem-solving method to teach students consistency, organization, and critical thinking • Effectively communicated complex ideas to variety of students