Curriculum Vitae

Education

• Master's of Science in Computational Science (In Progress)

  • Central Washington University (CWU)

  • September 2022 to June 2025

  • Thesis: "Scalable Parallel-in-Time Integration for Equations of Motion: Particle Production in Analog Cosmology"

  • Thesis Advisor: Dr. Andy Piacsek

  • Favorite Courses:

    • PHYS 561 Advanced Computational Physics with Dr. Piacsek

    • CHEM 581 Computational Quantum Chemistry with Dr. Ge

    • CS 529 Advanced Algorithms & Data Structures for Scientific Computing with Dr. Kovalerchuk

• Bachelor's of Science in Physics

  • Western Washington University (WWU)

  • September 2013 to June 2019

  • Minor in Astronomy

  • Favorite Courses:

    • PHYS 486 Computational Physics with Dr. Covey

    • PHYS 455-6 Quantum Mechanics with Dr. Rahmani

• Bachelor's of Science in Pure Math

  • WWU

  • September 2013 to June 2019

  • Favorite Courses:

    • MATH 421 Methods of Mathematical Analysis (Abstract Metric Spaces) with Dr. Hartenstine

    • MATH 438 Partial Differential Equations with Applications to Fourier Series with Dr. Curgus

Research

• Master's Thesis (2022 - 2025): Using the Julia programming language to create a scalable implementation (i.e. using a distributed network of machines using Julia's Distributed.jl standard library, and NVIDIA GPUs with Julia's CUDA.jl community library) of the Parareal algorithm to numerically and efficiently solve equations of motion; the end products for this tool are the Parareal.jl and PararealGPU.jl packages on GitHub. As a showcase for other computational physicists, to provide tools for theoretical quantum-cosmologists, and provide guidance for experimental condensed matter physicists, I am modelling the momentum distribution of spontaneously created massless, spin-0 quasi-particles in (3+1)-dimensional inflationary cosmologies because their phase-dynamics exactly match those of the quantum wave-function in Bose-Einstein condensates (modeled under a mean-field approximation following the Gross-Pitaevskii equation).

• Undergraduate (2017-2019): Computationally investigating the role of microscopic molecular structure (quadrupolar) in emergent quantum many-body phenomena of a Bose-Einstein condensate of rigid-rotor molecules. I found that there's a second order transition between the uniaxial and biaxial liquid-crystal-like nematic phases.

• I would like to continue on to a Ph.D. in Physics continuing to focus on implementing parallel-in-time integration algorithms (not just the Parareal algorithm and its variations but also the PFASST and MGRIT algorithms) using methods from high-performance computing to accurately simulate and visualize long-term physics. I am also interested in potentially developing fundamentally new algorithms for parallel-in-time integration.

• Other research interests include:

  • Computational Quantum Chemistry

  • Mathematical and Computational General Relativity

  • Computational Linguistics (not natural-language processing, but like syntax and creating new languages)

Honors & Awards

• Early Career Presenter Award in Computational Acoustics

  • Issued by American Acoustical Society, November 2024

  • For my research and presentation on "Using High-Performance Parallel-in-Time Integration to Model Acoustics in Expanding Volumes". For my research and presentation on "Using High-Performance Parallel-in-Time Integration to Model Acoustics in Expanding Volumes".

• Best Poster - Undergraduate Division

  • Issued by American Physical Society - Northwest Section, May 2019

  • For my work and presentation of the research I've done in ultra-cold molecular theory with Drs. Brandon Peden and Seth Rittenhouse.

• Grant Recipient

  • Issued by WWU Department of Physics & Astronomy, June 2018

  • A financial award to provide funding during the summer of 2018 in order to pursue research into theoretical Bose-Einstein Condensates.

Most Relevant Work Experience:

• Adjunct Physics Faculty at Whatcom Community College (WCC) from September 2024 to present

  • Classes taught for physics have been: Engineering Physics (aka Physics with Calculus) 1, 2, and 3 covering the fundamentals of translational and rotational Newtonian mechanics, oscillations and waves, wave and ray optics, and electricity & magnetism including both fields and circuits.

  • Class Structure: all the classes I have taught so far have been integrated lecture-lab style where we cover both the technical theory and hands-on application in the same session (or at least I try to).

• Adjunct Engineering Faculty at WCC from Spring quarter 2025 to present.

  • My first class teaching engineering is this next quarter and it is Engineering 204 "Analog Circuits" covering the analysis of mathematical models of electric components and circuits. Topics include sources, resistors, capacitors, inductors, operational amplifiers, transient response, sinusoidal steady-state response, and three-phase circuits. Laboratory introduces electrical instrumentation and design applications of electrical circuit concepts.

  • Class Structure: all the classes I have taught so far have been integrated lecture-lab style where we cover both the technical theory and hands-on application in the same session (or at least I try to).

• Adjunct Physics Faculty at Central Washington University from September 2023 to June 2024

  • Classes I taught were:

    • Physics 106: Physics Inquiry (or more affectionately referred to by faculty as "Physics for Poets") that was a survey of fundamental topics in physics such as linear and oscillatory motion, energy, momentum, thermodynamics, and electromagnetism all through the lens of the scientific method to show the students "what it means to be a scientist".

    • Physics 182: Introductory Physics with Calculus 2 that covered work and kinetic energy, potential energy from gravity and springs, conservation laws, rotational dynamics, oscillatory motion, and Newtonian gravitational interactions.

    • Physics 123: Physics for Life Science 3 that covered algebra-based physics relevant to matter of life such as kinesiology, the human nervous system, and how electric eels work on the inside and how they use this to stun their prey.

• Other, less relevant, work experience includes:

  • Credentialing & Customer Service Specialist for the Washington State Nursing Commission from February 2021 to August 2022

  • Office Assistant for the Washington State Employment Security Department from June 2020 to October 2020

  • Faculty Administrative Assistant in the WWU Physics & Astronomy Department from January 2014 to June 2019

Professional Development:

• Building Educational Theory through Enacting Reforms (BETTER) in STEM

  • The project centers around creating and testing an instructional framework that STEM faculty and departments can use to define and adopt equitable, student-centered STEM teaching and learning.

• Framework Faculty Education Workshop (FEW): Same goals as BETTER in STEM but localized to WCC

• New Faculty FEW: Become familiar with WCC and the resources it has available to become better educators

Professional Organizations

• American Physical Society

  • December 2015 to Present

  • Member of the Division of Computational Physics (DCOMP), Division of Gravitational Physics (DGRAV), Forum on the History of Physics (FHP), Forum on Outreach & Engaging the Public (FOEP), Forum on Physics and Society (FPS), Northwest Section (SNW).

Volunteering

• Blogger

  • Spark Science (Science Communication Outlet)

  • June 2018 to January 2019

  • Wrote articles about various highly scientific topics in an approachable manner in an effort to communicate science to non-scientists.

• Blog Team Manager

  • Spark Science

  • February 2019 to June 2019