Education
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1998 - 2002 H.S. Diploma, Southwestern Randolph Highschool, Asheboro, NC
2002 - 2004 Transfer Program, Randolph Community College, Asheboro, NC
2004 - 2007 Bachelor of Science, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, NC
2007 - 2010 Master of Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
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Research Experience
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Summer 2005 Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Summer internship with a collaboration which successfully measured the lifetime of the π0 particle to the greatest current accuracy.
Summer 2006 Montana State University, REU in the solar physics program, working to identify and study supra-arcade downflows.
Summer 2007 Montana State University, Continuation of summer 2006 project.
Summer 2008 - present NCSU, Research in astrophysics on physics of SNR G296.8-0.3 in X-ray data.
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Technological Experience
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SAO Image Ds9
Xspec
C
Science Analysis Software
MATLAB
XML
IDL
OpenOffice
Mac OS X
Windows XP
LINUX
UNIX
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Previous Occupations
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2008 - 2009 Physics Dept., NCSU, Research Assistant for Dr. Stephen Reynolds and Dr. Kazimierz Borkowski
2007 - 2009 Physics Dept., NCSU, Teacher's Assistant for Robert Egler, PY 125, Astronomy Labs
2008 - 2009 Charmichael Gym, NCSU, Group fitness instructor
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Volunteer Work
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March 12, 2010 Ballentine Elementary, Fuquay Varina, NC, Star Lab presentation
February 6, 2010 NC Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, NC, Astronomy Days presenter
January 28-29, 2010 Fred Old's Elementary, Raleigh, NC, Elementary school science fair judge
January 12, 2009 Penny Road Elementary, Cary, NC, Star Lab presentation
November 3, 2009 Washington Elementary, Raleigh, NC,Science Night
April 25, 2009 NCSU, Raleigh, NC, Astronomy Open House
April 3, 2009 NCSU, Raleigh, NC, Relay for Life
March 18, 2009 NCSU, Raleigh, NC, Bake sale to raise money for Relay for Life
January 23, 2009 Ballentine Elementary, Fuquay Varina, NC, Star Lab presentation
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Seminars Attended
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January 26, 2010 NCSU, Raleigh, NC How to Write a Research Introduction
November 14, 2009 NCSU, Raleigh, NC, Women in Leadership Development
March 31, 2009 NCSU, Raleigh, NC, Emotional Intelligence: A Different Type of Intellect
March 27, 2009 NCSU, Raleigh, NC, Enhancing Your Leadership by Understanding Your Personality Preferences
February 24, 2009 NCSU, Raleigh, NC, Networking: An Important Part of the Career Process
February 19, 2009 NCSU, Raleigh, NC, Presentation Skills for Corporate Culture
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Honors/Other
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Summer, 2009 NCSU, Raleigh, NC, Certified in Nautilus Institute-Indoor Cycling
February, 13, 2009 USC, South Carolina,Attended USC-sponsored Fitness Expo weekend event
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