Welcome to my professional website
I am an Assistant Professor of Physics at Southern Methodist
University. I teach physics and conduct research at the
energy frontier (the ATLAS
Experiment) and the intensity frontier
(the BaBar
Experiment).
Please find links to my CV,
research and papers, and
resources for physicists.Keep up with me in my professional blog, "Going up Alleys".
Professional Progress
- Assistant Professor of Physics at Southern Methodist University (2009-present)
- Post-doctoral Researcher at The Ohio State University (2007-2009)
- Senior Post-doctoral Researcher at MIT LNS (2006-2007)
- Post-doctoral Researcher in the LQS group at the MIT Laboratory for Nuclear Science (2004-2005)
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), University of Wisconsin-Madison (May, 2004)
- Master of Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2000)
- Bachelor of Science, Yale University (1998)
Grants, Awards, and other Honors
- 2013: Awarded funds to support development of "Ways of Knowing" course proposal entitled, "Introduction to the Scientific Method – Critical and Creative Thinking"
- 2013: Grant awarded by Department of Energy Office of Science, Office of High-Energy Physics, under DE-FOA-0000733. This award supports all of the activities of the four ATLAS faculty members, and is the first time I have had my work supported by this grant. Awarded for period 2013-2016.
- 2013: Awarded the Provost's SMU Golden Mustang Award, which is " . . . given each year to a junior, tenure-track faculty member, whose teaching is consistently excellent; whose courses reflect thoughtful curricular development; and whose scholarship makes a meaningful contribution to the discipline and to student learning."
- 2012: TSAPS Robert S. Hyer Award with SMU undergraduate Landon Banister (it is awarded to the mentor and student).
- 2012: Grant awarded by Department of Energy Office of Science, Office of High-Energy Physics, under DE-FOA-0000573. Awarded for period May 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013.
- 2011: Selected as a Distinguished Member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars
- 2010: Hamilton Scholarship to support undergraduate research
- 2009: Hamilton Scholarship to support undergraduate research
- 2009: SMU President's Partners Grant for establishment of "Mustang Physics" Podcast
.