Experience
Lecturer
Jan 2019 – May 2019
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC
Courses:
PHY 1103: General Physics I Lab
PHY 1150: Analytical Physics I Lab
Physics Instructor
Aug 2015 – May 2018
Surry Community College
Dobson, NC
Courses:
PHY-110: Conceptual Physics
PHY-110A: Conceptual Physics Lab
PHY-131: Physics – Mechanics
PHY-151: College Physics I
PHY-152: College Physics II
PHY-251: General Physics I
PHY-252: General Physics II
ACA-111: College Student Success
Two-Year College Representative
May 2016 – Apr 2019
North Carolina Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers
Ordained Dudeist Priest
Mar 2015 – Present
The Church of the Latter-Day Dude
Adjunct Lecturer
Jan 2014 – May 2015
Gannon University
Erie, PA
Courses:
Phys 100: Physics for Respiratory Care
Phys 101: Physics for Life Sciences
Phys 108: General Physics II
Phys 111: General Physics III
Phys 112: General Physics III Lab
Phys 218: General Physics Lab for Engineers
Assistant Professor
Aug 2011 – Dec 2014
Erie Community College
Orchard Park, NY
Adjunct Instructor
Aug 2014 – Dec 2014
State University of New York at Fredonia
Fredonia, NY
Courses:
Phys 121: College Physics I
Instructor
Aug 2012 – May 2013
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Edinboro, PA
Courses:
PHYS 101: Physical Science 1
PHYS 201: Physics I
PHYS 301: The Nature of Sound
Tutor
Aug 2010 – May 2012
Tutor.com
New York, NY
Instructor
Feb 2011 – Apr 2011
Erie Business Center
Erie, PA
Adjunct Instructor
Sep 2009 – Nov 2009
ITT Technical Institute
Concord, CA
Teacher
Jan 2008 – Jun 2008
De La Salle High School
Concord, CA
Adjunct Professor
Aug 2007 – Dec 2007
Diablo Valley College
Pleasant Hill, CA
Graduate Student Researcher
May 1999 – Jul 2007
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
I designed the control and readout electronics for the ACBAR project, deployed to Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station for telescope/receiver setup, testing, and maintenance, and analyzed data using FORTRAN and IDL.
Funding Committee Chair
Jun 2001 – May 2003
U.C. Berkeley Graduate Assembly
Berkeley, CA
Graduate Student Instructor
Aug 1998 – May 1999
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
Scientist
Jan 1998 – Jul 1998
Naval Surface Warfare Center
Dahlgren, VA
Teaching Assistant
Jan 1997 – Dec 1997
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA
Laboratory Assistant
May 1996 – Dec 1997
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA
Tutor
Aug 1996 – Aug 1997
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA
Cooperative Education Student
Aug 1995 – Dec 1995
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Education
Master of Arts in Physics
May 2004
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics
December 1997
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA
Bachelor of Science in Physics
December 1997
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA
High School Diploma
June 1993
Iroquois Junior/Senior High School
Erie, PA
Affiliations
American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)
Member since 2007
North Carolina Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers (NCS-AAPT)
Member since 2015
Two-Year College Representative, May 2016 – Apr 2019
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
Member since 2009
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
Member since 2013
Publications
High resolution CMB power spectrum from the complete ACBAR data set
C.L. Reichardt et al.
Astrophys.J. 694 (2009) 1200-1219
Improved Measurements of the CMB Power Spectrum with ACBAR
C. L. Kuo et al.
Astrophys.J. 664 (2007) 687-701
High Resolution Observations of the CMB Power Spectrum with ACBAR
C. L. Kuo et al.
Astrophys.J. 600 (2004) 32-51
Estimates of Cosmological Parameters Using the CMB Angular Power Spectrum of ACBAR
J. H. Goldstein et al.
Astrophys.J. 599 (2003) 773-785
ACBAR: The Arcminute Cosmology Bolometer Array Receiver
M. C. Runyan et al.
Astrophys.J.Suppl. 149 (2003) 265-287
Awards
Antarctica Service Medal
March 2002