Justin T. Stimatze P.O. Box 2526 Paradise, CA 95967 (530) - 893 - 1206 justin@justinstimatze.com Education: ---------- Georgetown University - Fall 2007 to Current Industrial Leadership in Physics Program Doctor of Philosophy in Physics Expected May 2014 California State University, Chico - Fall 1999 to Fall 2005 Bachelor of Science, Cum Laude Triple major in Physics (Professional), Computer Science, and Mathematics (Applied). Honors in the Major: Computer Science Overall GPA: 3.75/4.00 Butte Community College - Fall 1995 to Fall 1999 In lieu of high-school, beginning at age twelve. Emphasis in General Studies. Progress: 70+ Units Completed Successfully, Part/Full Time. Overall GPA: 3.9/4.0 Teaching Experience: ----------- Teaching Assistant - Georgetown University - Fall 2007 to Current Physics 041 - Principles of Physics I, Undergraduate Physics 042 - Principles of Physics II, Undergraduate Assisted Dr. Earl Skelton with the grading of examinations and held regular office hours to help students with homework solutions and increase conceptual understanding. Responsible for correcting submitted undergraduate examinations, recording and forwarding scores, and returning examinations to instructor. Facilitator - California State University Chico - Fall 2003 Physics 004Y - Electricity and Magnetism, Undergraduate, 2 Hours/Week. Lead a small group of undergraduate students in a problem-oriented help session for the second semester "Physics for Scientists & Engineers" course offered at the University. The focus of the session was to provide the students with the opportunity to review concepts covered in class and to receive help on particularly challenging homework problems. Grader - California State University Chico - 2002 to 2005. Physics 002A - Mechanics, Undergraduate Physics 004A - Mechanics (Calculus Based), Undergraduate Physics 004B - Electricity and Magnetism (Calculus Based), Undergraduate Assisted Dr. Louis Buchholtz and Dr. Eric Ayars as a homework grader. Responsible for correcting submitted undergraduate homework, recording and forwarding scores, and returning homework to instructor. Additionally, maintained web-based solutions list for Dr. Buchholtz. Invited Speaker - February 10th, 2006. "Modern Computational Physics: Massively Parallel and Distributed Computing" California State University Chico - Physics Seminar Series Gave a fifty minute presentation on massively parallel and distributed computing, in the context of computational physics, to students and faculty attending the CSUC Physics Seminar lecture series. The lecture reviewed traditional computational methods and examples, and then discussed traditional parallel computing and its use within various types of simulations and sub-fields of physics. The bulk of the lecture then described the relatively recent introduction of massively parallel and distributed computing, with relevant examples of each. The lecture concluded with a brief overview of the roles of verification and validation processes in high-consequence simulations. Invited Speaker - October 4th, 2005. "A Gentle Introduction to Quantum Cryptography" California State University Chico - MathClub Seminar Series Gave a fifty minute presentation on the fundamentals of Quantum Cryptography to students and faculty attending the CSUC MathClub Seminar lecture series. The lecture covered traditional cryptography, the key exchange problem, the Vernam cipher, Quantum Computing and Shor's algorithm, the BB84 Quantum Key Distribution System, and emerging QKD systems based on entanglement. Although much of the lecture was conceptual, walk-through examples of the Vernam cipher and the BB84 algorithms were performed. Additionally, some technical aspects of the QKD systems were addressed during the question and answer period. Research: --------- Student Research Intern Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton NJ With Dr. Jonathan Menard Summer Internship, 2005. (US Dept. of Energy, Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship) "Numerical Modeling of Magnetic Island Structure in High-beta NSTX Plasmas" Recent investigation into the dynamics of internal kink modes has yielded significant insight into core magnetic island formation and mode saturation in National Spherical Torus Experiment (NSTX) high-beta plasmas. Using a simplified island model and ultra-soft x-ray (USXR) data from NSTX, it is possible to reconstruct the associated mode configuration by fitting island simulation parameters to the recorded data. Existing code to perform these calculations has been logically restructured and improved with detailed documentation, data/process separation, and self-documenting programming conventions. Additionally, the simulation has been extended to improve its accuracy through conservative multi-parameter scanning. This improvement allowed further extensions that significantly increased the time-step resolution of the simulation, providing more detailed information on the time evolution of the island and mode saturation. (Research supported by U.S. Department of Energy under contract No. DE-AC02-76CH03073.) Student Research Intern Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton NJ Non-Neutral Plasmas Group, with Dr. Igor Kaganovich Summer Internship, 2004. (National Undergraduate Fellowship) "Numerical Simulation of Bi-Maxwellian Electron Distribution Function Formation in Low Pressure Capacitively Coupled Plasmas" Radio frequency plasma discharges are commonly used in materials processing for techniques such as etching and film deposition. These techniques are critical for the fabrication of modern integrated circuits, where precise control of discharge characteristics is required. Better control of plasma uniformity and parameters can be achieved by maintaining the plasma at low pressure (< 10 mTorr). At low pressure, the electron energy distribution function (EEDF) is typically bi-Maxwellian and originates from both collisionless heating and nonlocality. Using particle-in-cell simulations of low pressure capacitively coupled plasma, we attempted to corroborate recent experimental data provided by the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology concerning the origins of the bi-Maxwellian EEDF. Student Research Intern National Institute of Standards & Technology, Gaithersburg MD Semiconductor Electronics Division, with Dr. Eric Vogel Summer Internship, 2003. (Society of Physics Students National Internship) "Numerical Modeling of Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Device Characteristics" An existing piece of custom application software for the simulation of MOS device characteristics was rigorously examined and reprogrammed in a more efficient way. The software was developed and used by the Semiconductor Electronics Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and based on a model developed by Dr. Eric Vogel of that division. The original program code was adequate, but difficult to understand, debug, and extend with additional features. After reviewing the theory and algorithms behind the original Visual Basic code, a new version of the simulator was written from the ground up in ANSI-compliant C++ and the graphical interface to the simulation core was redesigned for easier use by researchers. The new code has been found to be significantly faster and the resulting decrease in execution times might encourage the addition of features to the computational model that would have previously been impractical. Additionally, the modular nature of the new system greatly simplifies the task of adding functionality to the application. In general, the new implementation is easier to use, maintain, and modify. Technical Experience: ----------- Java Software Engineer - Stanford University - Computational Semantics Lab, Center for the Study of Language and Information Full Time, Aug 2006 to Aug 2007 Short-term appointment to develop and improve an existing research software framework used by researchers in the Computational Semantics Laboratory. The software employs cutting-edge Semantic Web technology to support critical corpus management, annotation, and processing tasks. Responsibilities include working with researchers to design and develop new software capabilities, modify existing code to increase performance, stability, and ease of use, and independently develop tools and packages that support ongoing research software development. (Official position description.) Technical Consultant - CSU, Chico - Dr. David L. Brown Part Time, Spring 2003 to Aug 2007 Worked with Dr. Brown on multiple research projects as a technical consultant on issues such as hardware acquisition and installation, maintenance and upgrade of dusty-deck simulation code, custom programming, and parallel computing implementations. Utilized a broad range of interdisciplinary technical experience to advise and support Dr. Brown in his ongoing work. Project Manager - Semantikos (Semantic Web Browser) - http://www.semantikos.org Part Time Volunteer, Spring 2005 to Current Originally a class project, the Semantikos browser has become an ongoing Open Source development effort dedicated to exploring the potential of Semantic Web technologies using novel user interface concepts. Currently under development by a team of five, the Semantikos application provides basic Semantic Web browsing capabilities using Java/Swing, the Jena RDF framework, the JRex Mozilla Gecko wrapper, and the TouchGraph dynamic graph library. Planned improvements will result in a more refined user interface, including more intuitive and seamless methods for users to interact with the growing amount of Semantic Web data available online. Help Desk Analyst - CSU, Chico - User Services Part Time, Fall 2002 to Spring 2003 Front-line Faculty and Staff computing support for the various Macintosh, Windows, and UNIX platforms on campus. Requests for computing assistance were typically received in the form of telephone calls, e-mail, and walk-in customers. Utilized strong personal communication and trouble-shooting skills. Computer/Network Technician - Butte Community College - Instructional Resources and Services / Center for Academic Success Continuous, Fall 1998 to Summer 2002 (Ages 15 to 19) Responsible for client and server configuration and administration, LAN management, instructional lab image creation and distribution, custom programming in multiple languages (MS-DOS batch, perl, JavaScript/WSH, C), basic network security implementation and monitoring, and basic web content creation. Supervised our computer tutors and provided them with basic training in hardware/software trouble-shooting. Also provided user support as needed. Tutor - Butte Community College - Center for Academic Success (The Learning Center) Part Time, Spring 1997 to Fall 1998 (Ages 14 to 15) Tutored students of Butte College in Mathematics and Logic, and in the use of instructional/drop-in lab computers for word-processing, e-mail, web research, etc. Assistant Technician and User Support - Butte Community College - Part Time, Fall 1996 (Age 13) Assisted patrons of the Library in the use of the computers for research, assisted technicians with hardware/software trouble-shooting and repair. Honors/ Awards: ------- Society of Physics Students - Marsh W. White Award (National) (Spring 2005, Spring 2006) Awarded by the SPS National Office to chapters "to support projects designed to promote interest in physics among students and the general public." Co-authored proposals with Joel Amato and Dr. David Kagan of CSU, Chico. Society of Physics Students - Blake Lilly Award (National) (Fall 2005, Fall 2006) Award "recognizes SPS chapters and individuals who make a genuine effort to positively influence the attitudes of school children and the general public about physics." CSU, Chico chapter recognized for outreach event supported by Marsh W. White Award. CSU Chico - Dale D. Stevenson Memorial Scholarship (Fall 2004) Award based on academic performance and financial need. CSU Chico - Dave and Frances Ramme Scholarship (Fall 2004) Award based on academic performance and financial need. Society of Physics Students - National Leadership Scholarship (Fall 2004) Awarded for "scholarship, potential, and activity in SPS." CSU Chico - Chevron Computer Science Scholarship (Fall 2003) Awarded for academic achievement. CSU Chico Physics - Arloe Anania-Murray Scholarship (Fall 2003) Awarded for "scholastic achievement, service to others, and financial need." Phi Kappa Phi - Dorthea Powers Scholarship (Fall 2003) Awarded for academic achievement. Upsilon Pi Epsilon - Microsoft Scholarship (National) (Fall 2003) Awarded to students for "contributions to their respective UPE chapters and related student activities at their university, as well as their long-term plans for the profession." Rotary Club Stone Scholarship (Fall 2003) Awarded for academic achievement and community service. Floyd L. English Natural Sciences Scholarship (Fall 2003, Fall 2004) Awarded for "student's potential for achievement in a profession that is science or mathematics based." Lt. Robert Merton Rawlins Merit Award (Fall 2003) Awarded for "involvement in extracurricular activities and outstanding accomplishments." Recipients chosen by faculty nomination. Only student to be independently nominated by faculty in two different departments. Conferences: ------------ Game Developers Conference February 2008, San Francisco CA - Volunteer Staff (Conference Associate) Industrial Physics Forum - "The Energy Challenge" October 2007, Seattle WA Society of Physics Students, National Council Meeting September 2007, Washington D.C. - Worked with 2008 Congress Planning Committee Penny Arcade eXpo (PAX) August 2007, Seattle WA - Volunteer Staff (Enforcer - Logistics) Game Developers Conference March 2007, San Francisco CA - Volunteer Staff (Conference Associate) Society of Physics Students, National Council Meeting September 2006, Washington D.C. - Worked with 2008 Congress Planning Committee - Presented proof-of-concept example of integrating GIS with SPS Zone administration - Co-authored with Brendan Diamond and Michael Gaither Penny Arcade eXpo (PAX) August 2006, Seattle WA - Volunteer Staff (Enforcer) DEFCON 14 August 2006, Las Vegas NV Association for Computing Machinery - SIGGRAPH 2006 August 2006, Boston MA - Student/Volunteer Staff Sigma Xi Student Research Conference November 2005, Seattle WA Research: "Numerical Modeling of Magnetic Island Structure in High-beta NSTX Plasmas" - Presented poster summarizing research. - Won blue ribbon for "Superior Poster Presentation" Society of Physics Students, National Council Meeting September 2005, Washington D.C. - Represented SPS Zone 18 as Associate Zone Councilor - Proposed theme for 2008 Sigma Pi Sigma Congress, co-authored with Michael Gaither - Council accepted theme with unanimous vote - Worked with Council's Ethics Committee American Physical Society - Division of Plasma Physics October 2005, Denver CO Research: "Numerical Modeling of Magnetic Island Structure in High-beta NSTX Plasmas" - Presented poster summarizing research - Assisted APS-DPP Education and Outreach Committee with local outreach events Society of Physics Students, Zone 18 Meeting April 2005, Santa Barbara CA American Physical Society - Division of Plasma Physics November 2004, Savannah GA Research: "Numerical Simulation of Bi-Maxwellian Electron Distribution Function Formation in Low Pressure Capacitively Coupled Plasmas" - Presented poster summarizing research Sigma Pi Sigma Quadrennial Congress October 2004, Albuquerque NM Research: "Numerical Simulation of Bi-Maxwellian Electron Distribution Function Formation in Low Pressure Capacitively Coupled Plasmas" - Presented poster summarizing research - Participated in Congress voting process Society of Physics Students, Zone 18 Meeting April 2004, Sacramento CA Research: "Numerical Modeling of Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Device Characteristics" - Gave a lecture summarizing research experience Sigma Xi Student Research Conference November 2003, Los Angeles CA Research: "Numerical Modeling of Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Device Characteristics" - Presented poster summarizing research - Won gold ribbon for "Excellent Poster Presentation" Industrial Physics Forum - "Physics in the Life Sciences" October 2003, San Jose CA - Participated in the "Academic Industrial Workshop" - Gave a lecture on the "Applications of Study to a Government Lab Setting" - Participated in round-table discussions with academic and industry leaders Affiliations/ Activities: ----------- Georgetown University Graduate Student Organization Physics Department Representative (Fall 2007 to Spring 2008) Member, Academic Integrity Committee (Fall 2007 to Spring 2008) O'Reilly Media Academic Fellow, (Spring 2006 to Fall 2006) Upsilon Pi Epsilon International Computer Science Honor Society Member, inducted Fall 2001. Volunteer Peer Tutor, CSU Chico Chapter, (Spring 2003 to Fall 2005) Vice President, CSU Chico Chapter, (Fall 2002, Spring 2003) President, CSU Chico Chapter, (Fall 2003, Spring 2004) Society of Physics Students Member, (Spring 2001 to Current) Volunteer Peer Tutor, CSU Chico Chapter, (Fall 2001 to Fall 2005) Vice President for Technology, CSU Chico Chapter, (Fall 2002, Spring 2003) President, CSU Chico Chapter, (Fall 2003, Spring 2004) Associate Zone Councilor (Zone 18), (Fall 2005, Spring 2006) Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society Member, inducted Fall 2001. Vice President, CSU Chico Student Chapter, Fall 2003. President, CSU Chico Student Chapter, Spring 2004. Association of Computing Machinery Member, SIGGRAPH, (Fall 2003 to Current) Member, SIGART, (Fall 2003 to Spring 2006) Webmaster, CSU Chico Chapter, (Fall 2003, Spring 2004) Sigma Pi Sigma National Physics Honor Society Member, inducted Spring 2004. Sigma Xi National Research Honor Society Associate Member, (Fall 2003 to Current) Nominated to Associate Membership by Dr. David L. Brown (CSU, Chico) Electronic Frontier Foundation Student Member, (Fall 2002 to Current) International Game Developers Association Member, (Spring 2007 to Current) CSU Chico Ballroom Dance Club Board Member, Spring 2004 Webmaster, Fall 2004 Webmaster and Technical/Audio Support, (Spring 2005, Fall 2005) CSU Chico Math Club Board Member, (Fall 2003, Spring 2004)