Justin W. Gorham
justingorham@gmail.com
http://www4.ncsu.edu/~jwgorham
104 Middlebury Ct.
Durham, NC 27713
919-475-6626

Education and Course Work:

North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC                                          
                Major: Computer Science and Applied Mathematics
                                                Expected Date of Graduation: May 2010
                Current GPA: 3.190          

Selected Major Courses:   Automata, Grammars, and Computability
C/Software Tools
Data Structures for Computer Scientists
Differential Equations II;
Introduction to Linear Algebra and Matrices
Programming Concepts – Java
Ethics in Computing

Experience:

NCSU Automated Software Engineering (ASE) Research Group, Undergraduate Researcher

February 2008 – Present
  • August 2008 – Present:  Developing iTutor, an intelligent tutoring system for learning
    Java programming. Supported by Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
    supplement of National Science Foundation Award CCF-0725190, Science of Design Program,
    mentored by Ph.D. students Suresh Thummalapenta and Kunal Taneja, and advised by Dr. Tao Xie.
    http://ase.csc.ncsu.edu/projects/testevo/
  • February 2008 - May 2008:  Researched applying text mining on software engineering data.
    Supported by Undergraduate Research Award of the College of Engineering,
    North Carolina State University, advised by Dr. Tao Xie.
    http://ase.csc.ncsu.edu/projects/reu/minese/

NC State University Undergraduate Tutorial Center, Peer Tutor

September 2007 – December 2008
  • Helped fellow students understand their course material
  • Tutored in college-level physics, basic integral calculus, and n-dimensional
    calculus

 

Project SEED Summer Research Internship Program, Summer Intern

 

June 2004 – August 2005
  • Used computational techniques to study ligand binding to Human Serum Albumin
  • Published work with Perry et al. in  the journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology  
    Volume 82 Issue 5, Pages 1365-1369
  • Presented research at scientific/educational conferences including Project SEED Symposium at CIIT in Durham, NC

 

Project SEED Summer Research Internship Program, Summer Intern

May 2009 – July 2009
  • Participated in Unit testing and debugging of Army network servers
  • Applied developmental Automated White Box Testing Software (PEX)

 

Volunteer Work:

Hillside High School, Durham NC, Substitute Teaching

May 26, 2008 – June 6, 2008
  • Taught high school level pre-calculus and calculus
  • Learned to tailor how to communicate ideas to fit individual needs

Passage Home, Kids Café, Raleigh, NC, After-school mentor

February 2007 – May 2007
  • Provided after-school care for elementary school children
  • Helped children with homework and other school assignments
  • Provided constructive activities for children

Service Raleigh

March 2007-Present
  • Community chair, Service Raleigh 2008
  • Video production, Service Raleigh 2009
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXkEJUggBNA

 

Honors/Activities/Hobbies:

North Carolina State University Park Scholar, class of 2010
Semester Dean’s List:  Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008.
The National Society of Collegiate Scholars Member
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc., Kappa Lambda Chapter Secretary and Webmaster

NCSU National Pan-Hellenic Council Parliamentarian 2008-2009
NCSU Society of Afrikan American Culture Webmaster 2008-2009

NCSU National Pan-Hellenic Council President 2009-2010


 

References:

Dr. Tao Xie (Research Advisor)
Assistant Professor
North Carolina State University
Computer Science Department
Raleigh, NC 27695-8206
Phone: (919) 515-3772
Email: xie@csc.ncsu.edu
http://www.csc.ncsu.edu/faculty/xie

Dr. Melisa Pasquinelli (Project SEED mentor)
Assistant Professor
North Carolina State University
College of Textiles
Raleigh, NC 27695-8206
Phone:  (919) 515-9426
Email: Melissa_Pasquinelli@ncsu.edu
http://www.tx.ncsu.edu/faculty_center/
directory/detail.cfm?id=454

Robbie Wippich (High School Mentor)
High School Mathematics Teacher
Hillside High School, Durham, NC
Durham, NC 27707
Phone:  (919) 560-3925 ext 25250
Email:  roberta.wippich@dpsnc.net