Sean Li

GSAS Teaching Assistant at Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
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(386) 825-5501
Location
New York, New York, United States, US
Languages
  • Spanish Limited working proficiency
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency

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Experience

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • GSAS Teaching Assistant
      • Sep 2023 - Present

      Teaching a 3-hour lab session of General Physics I, grading lab reports, proctoring undergraduate physics exams, and staffing the Physics Help Room. Teaching a 3-hour lab session of General Physics I, grading lab reports, proctoring undergraduate physics exams, and staffing the Physics Help Room.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Summer Bridge Program Physics Instructor
      • Jul 2023 - Aug 2023

      Taught introductory mechanics to a cohort of 14 incoming undergraduates at the Fu Foundation School for Engineering and Applied Science as part of the Academic Success Programs at the Berick Center for Student Advising. Designed the course curriculum, provided and graded exams and problem sets, wrote and delivered lectures, and held daily office hours. Engaged students in collaborative problem-solving and challenged them to deepen their conceptual understanding. Helped supplement the high-school physics education of low-income and first-generation students. Show less

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Learning Assistant | Baldwin Center for Learning and Teaching
      • Jan 2023 - May 2023

      Hosted weekly one-hour problem and review sessions for eleven students in Introductory Physics II.

    • Grader | Department of Physics and Astronomy
      • Jan 2023 - May 2023

      Graded 22 students' weekly problem-set solutions in Statistical Physics and 10 students' weekly solutions in Introductory Physics II.

    • Café Student Manager | Smith Union Dining Service
      • Sep 2022 - May 2023

    • Café Assistant | Smith Union Dining Service
      • Feb 2022 - May 2023

    • Learning Assistant | Baldwin Center for Learning and Teaching
      • Sep 2022 - Dec 2022

      Hosted weekly one-hour problem and review sessions for nine students in Introductory Physics II.

    • Grader | Department of Physics and Astronomy
      • Sep 2022 - Dec 2022

      Graded one problem per week from each of 45 students' solutions in Introductory Physics II.

    • Summer Researcher | Department of Physics and Astronomy
      • Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

      Researched coordinate gauge conditions for simulating black-hole spacetimes. Work was supported by a Student Faculty Research Grant provided by Bowdoin College and culminated in two publications in Physical Review D.

    • Learning Assistant | Baldwin Center for Learning and Teaching
      • Feb 2022 - May 2022

      Tutored an individual student in Introductory Physics II in one-hour weekly meetings.

    • United States
    • Research Services
    • 400 - 500 Employee
    • Systems Engineering Summer Intern
      • Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

      Developed an interface for accessing a custom computational electromagnetics simulator, supporting a program for generating cross section and other high-fidelity radar return data. Developed an interface for accessing a custom computational electromagnetics simulator, supporting a program for generating cross section and other high-fidelity radar return data.

    • United States
    • Research Services
    • 400 - 500 Employee
    • Software Engineering Summer Intern
      • May 2020 - Aug 2020

      Programmed a user interface and backend logic for nonlinear curve fitting in the Kotlin programming language, supported by Java libraries. Incorporated team feedback from daily standup meetings. Worked with version control under an agile development methodology. Programmed a user interface and backend logic for nonlinear curve fitting in the Kotlin programming language, supported by Java libraries. Incorporated team feedback from daily standup meetings. Worked with version control under an agile development methodology.

    • United States
    • Research Services
    • 400 - 500 Employee
    • Software Engineering Summer Intern
      • Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

      Worked with research staff to leverage convolutional neural networks and heuristic image processing algorithms in Python for automatic metadata extraction. Worked with research staff to leverage convolutional neural networks and heuristic image processing algorithms in Python for automatic metadata extraction.

Education

  • Columbia University
    Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics
    2023 - 2029
  • Bowdoin College
    Bachelor of Arts - BA, Physics; Minor: Mathematics
    2019 - 2023
  • Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School
    High School Diploma
    2015 - 2019

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