Curriculum Vitae
This is my academic Curriculum Vitae (CV). It is limited to my formal education and work experience in academia. For information on my work after leaving the university, see the recent projects page.
Teaching Experience
2013 – 2017
Mentored PhD and undergraduate physics students:
Yuedong Fang (PhD), Tae-Hyeon Shin (PhD), Charles Davis, and Andrew Neil
2013
Guest lecturer
Introduction to Astrophysics II
University of Pennsylvania
2009 – 2010
Teaching Assistant
General Physics Lab: Mechanics, Heat, and Sound
University of Pennsylvania
2006
Teaching Assistant
Matter and Interactions: Mechanics
Purdue University
2013 – 2017
Mentored PhD and undergraduate physics students:
Yuedong Fang (PhD), Tae-Hyeon Shin (PhD), Charles Davis, and Andrew Neil
2013
Guest lecturer
Introduction to Astrophysics II
University of Pennsylvania
2009 – 2010
Teaching Assistant
General Physics Lab: Mechanics, Heat, and Sound
University of Pennsylvania
2006
Teaching Assistant
Matter and Interactions: Mechanics
Purdue University
Service and Awards
2015 – 2017
Referee for journals ApJ, MNRAS, and JCAP.
2013 – 2016
Coordinated Dark Energy Survey galaxy-galaxy lensing subgroup.
August 2014
Public outreach on cosmic voids at COSI, Columbus, Ohio.
2012 – 2013
Fellowship, Zaccheus Daniel Foundation for Astronomical Science
2011 – 2012
Organized University of Pennsylvania weekly Astrophysics Journal Club.
2007
College of Science Dean’s Award at the Purdue Undergrad Poster Symposium
2015 – 2017
Referee for journals ApJ, MNRAS, and JCAP.
2013 – 2016
Coordinated Dark Energy Survey galaxy-galaxy lensing subgroup.
August 2014
Public outreach on cosmic voids at COSI, Columbus, Ohio.
2012 – 2013
Fellowship, Zaccheus Daniel Foundation for Astronomical Science
2011 – 2012
Organized University of Pennsylvania weekly Astrophysics Journal Club.
2007
College of Science Dean’s Award at the Purdue Undergrad Poster Symposium
Education
2009 – 2014
Ph.D. Physics and Astronomy
University of Pennsylvania
Advisor: Bhuvnesh Jain
Thesis: Weak Lensing and Modified Gravity of Cosmic Structure
2005 – 2009
B.S. Physics (Honors)
Purdue University
Summa Cum Laude
2009 – 2014
Ph.D. Physics and Astronomy
University of Pennsylvania
Advisor: Bhuvnesh Jain
Thesis: Weak Lensing and Modified Gravity of Cosmic Structure
2005 – 2009
B.S. Physics (Honors)
Purdue University
Summa Cum Laude
Research Experience
2014 – 2017
Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Pennsylvania
2010 – 2014
Research Assistant
Advisor: Bhuvnesh Jain
University of Pennsylvania
2007 – 2009
Research Assistant
Advisor: Ian Shipsey
Purdue University
Summer 2008
Research Experience for Undergraduates
Advisor: Jose Lazo-Flores
CERN (run by University of Michigan)
Summer 2009
Research Experience for Undergraduates
Advisor: Mark Messier
Indiana University
2014 – 2017
Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Pennsylvania
2010 – 2014
Research Assistant
Advisor: Bhuvnesh Jain
University of Pennsylvania
2007 – 2009
Research Assistant
Advisor: Ian Shipsey
Purdue University
Summer 2008
Research Experience for Undergraduates
Advisor: Jose Lazo-Flores
CERN (run by University of Michigan)
Summer 2007
Research Experience for Undergraduates
Advisor: Mark Messier
Indiana University
Invited Talks
May 2016
Chaired session
Galaxy-galaxy Lensing Tests and Projects
Dark Energy Survey meeting
SLAC, Menlo Park, California
Oct 2015
Chaired session
Galaxy-galaxy Lensing Projects in Year 1 Data
Dark Energy Survey meeting
Madrid, Spain
July 2015
Invited talk
Halo Ellipticity with Weak Lensing
Kavli IPMU, Chiba, Japan
Dec 2014
Invited talk
Lensing Measurements of SDSS Voids
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
Oct 2014
Invited Talk
Lensing Measurements of SDSS Voids and Filaments
UC Berkeley Cosmology Seminar, Berkeley, CA
Oct 2014
Chaired session
Galaxy-galaxy Lensing in Science Verification Data
Dark Energy Survey meeting
University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom
Aug 2014
Invited talk
Weak Lensing Mass Profiles of SDSS Voids
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Apr 2014
Invited talk
Weak Lensing with Dark Energy Survey
American Physical Society meeting, Savannah, GA
Oct 2013
Chaired session
Galaxy-galaxy Lensing in Science Verification Data
Dark Energy Survey meeting
Barcelona, Spain
May 2013
Chaired session
Galaxy-galaxy Lensing in Simulations
Dark Energy Survey Lensing plus Structure meeting
Fermilab, Batavia, IL
April 2013
Chaired session
Galaxy-galaxy Lensing in Early Cluster Data
Dark Energy Survey meeting
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Berkeley, CA
Dec 2012
Chaired two sessions
Topics in Galaxy-galaxy Lensing and Combined Probes: Lensing plus Structure
Dark Energy Survey meeting
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
May 2016
Chaired session
Galaxy-galaxy Lensing Tests and Projects
Dark Energy Survey meeting
SLAC, Menlo Park, California
Oct 2015
Chaired session
Galaxy-galaxy Lensing Projects in Year 1 Data
Dark Energy Survey meeting
Madrid, Spain
July 2015
Invited talk
Halo Ellipticity with Weak Lensing
Kavli IPMU, Chiba, Japan
Dec 2014
Invited talk
Lensing Measurements of SDSS Voids
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
Oct 2014
Invited Talk
Lensing Measurements of SDSS Voids and Filaments
UC Berkeley Cosmology Seminar, Berkeley, CA
Oct 2014
Chaired session
Galaxy-galaxy Lensing in Science Verification Data
Dark Energy Survey meeting
University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom
Aug 2014
Invited talk
Weak Lensing Mass Profiles of SDSS Voids
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Apr 2014
Invited talk
Weak Lensing with Dark Energy Survey
American Physical Society meeting, Savannah, GA
Oct 2013
Chaired session
Galaxy-galaxy Lensing in Science Verification Data
Dark Energy Survey meeting
Barcelona, Spain
May 2013
Chaired session
Galaxy-galaxy Lensing in Simulations
Dark Energy Survey Lensing plus Structure meeting
Fermilab, Batavia, IL
April 2013
Chaired session
Galaxy-galaxy Lensing in Early Cluster Data
Dark Energy Survey meeting
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Berkeley, CA
Dec 2012
Chaired two sessions
Topics in Galaxy-galaxy Lensing and Combined Probes: Lensing plus Structure
Dark Energy Survey meeting
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Other Talks and Posters
July 2016
Lensing Measurements of Halo Ellipticity and Voids in SDSS
Diving into the Dark Conference
Cairns, Australia
July 2013
Voids in Modified Gravity: Excursion Set Predictions
Ripples in the Cosmos Conference
Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom
May 2012
Galaxy-galaxy Lensing: DES Forecasts and Baryon Systematics
Dark Energy Survey Munich meeting
Apr 2012
Halo Scale Predictions of Symmetron and Chameleon Gravity
East Coast Gravity Meeting
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
July 2008
Displays for the CMS Beam Conditions and Radiation Monitoring System
CERN, Meyrin, Switzerland
Mar 2008
Image Distortions Due to Variations in Camera Flatness for the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope
West Lafayette, IN
Nov 2007
Transfer Matrix Method for Using the NOvA Surface Detector to Measure the Neutrino Spectrum at MINOS
Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL
Mar 2007
Testing the Compact Muon Solenoid Forward Pixel Detector
West Lafayette, IN
July 2016
Lensing Measurements of Halo Ellipticity and Voids in SDSS
Diving into the Dark Conference
Cairns, Australia
July 2013
Voids in Modified Gravity: Excursion Set Predictions
Ripples in the Cosmos Conference
Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom
May 2012
Galaxy-galaxy Lensing: DES Forecasts and Baryon Systematics
Dark Energy Survey Munich meeting
Apr 2012
Halo Scale Predictions of Symmetron and Chameleon Gravity
East Coast Gravity Meeting
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
July 2008
Displays for the CMS Beam Conditions and Radiation Monitoring System
CERN, Meyrin, Switzerland
Mar 2008
Image Distortions Due to Variations in Camera Flatness for the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope
West Lafayette, IN
Nov 2007
Transfer Matrix Method for Using the NOvA Surface Detector to Measure the Neutrino Spectrum at MINOS
Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL
Mar 2007
Testing the Compact Muon Solenoid Forward Pixel Detector
West Lafayette, IN