Project Data

Mei-Yu Wang

Address: * ****** **., *** ***, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213 .

Phone: 412-***-**** Email:*****.*******@*****.***

S UMMARY

Complex model building and data analysis using statistical and numerical methods with more

than five year academic experience.

E DUCATION

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Ph.D. Astrophysics, Dec 2012 (GPA: 3.81)

M .S. P hysics, M ay 2 007

N ational Taiwan N ormal U niversity, Taiwan

B .S. Physics, J une 2 004

P ROFESSIONAL E XPERIENCE

G raduate Student Resea rcher, University of Pittsburgh, 2007 - 2013

Project :“Galactic Halo Properties with Decaying Dark Matter” 2013

§ Performed high-resolution N-body numerical simulations using parallel programming

techniques to study the structure of dark matter halo.

§ Analyzed large simulation data sets to derive halo properties and satellite galaxy statistics.

Project :“Lyman-alpha forest Constraints on Decaying Dark Matter” 2012-2013

§ Performed N-body numerical simulations using parallel programming techniques to study

the nonlinear clustering of dark matter at high redshift.

§ Performed fast Fourier transform to derived Lyman-alpha forest spectra from simulations.

§ Derived multivariate likelihood distribution from current observational data using Markov

chain Monte Carlo method.

Project:” Dark Matter Direct Search Rates in Simulations of the Milky Way and Sagittarius

Stream” 2012

§ Utilized realistic N-body numerical simulations to study the effect of Milky Way structure

on dark matter direct search experiments and studied the time evolution of experiment

signals in the presence of galactic disk and Sagittarius Stream.

Project :"Correlating Predictions of Adiabatic Contraction Models with Baryonic Physics in

Cosmological Simulations” 2010-2012

§ Analyzed large simulation data sets to derive halo properties in different star formation

scenarios and studied the correlations of dark matter halo properties with model behaviors

using statistical methods.

P roject :“Effects of unstable dark matter on large - scale structure and constraints from

f uture surveys” 2 007 - 201 1

§ Derived the multivariate likelihood distribution functions and covariance matrices for the

different dark matter model scenarios

§ Solved large partial differential equation sets (Einstein-Boltzmann equations) using numerical

methods (C and Fortran code) to derive universe expansion rate and matter perturbation.

§ Adopted statistical methods (Fisher Matrix) to forecast future astronomical observation

constraints on dark matter models

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O THER EXPERIENCE

G raduate Teaching Assistant, U niversity of Pittsburgh, 2006 - 2007

Designed recitation class and quizzes to help students have better understanding of class

materials. Answered and guided students who had questions in assignments and any class-related

materials.

F ull - Time Teaching Assi stant, National Taiwan N ormal U niversity, T aiwan, 2004 - 2005

Coordinated laboratory usage and managed equipment purchasing and maintenance. Explained the

physics theories of the laboratory experiments and the usage of equipment to students in laboratory

classes.

T ECHNICAL SKIL LS

P rogramming Skills and Systems

§ Familiar with C/C++, Fortran, MATLAB, Mathematica

§ Basic knowledge about R, SQL, and Python

§ Linux, Windows, OS X

§ Familiar with LaTex, Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint

§ Experience with parallel computing/MPI

H ONORS AND ACTIVITIE S

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

§ University of Pittsburgh School of Arts & Sciences Fellowship, 2012

§ E. Baranger Predoctoral Fellowship, 2005 – 2006

National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan

§ Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society of the Republic of China, 2004

§ Alumnus Scholarship (for the top three students), 2002-2003

§ Excellent Student Award, 2003

S ELECTED PUBLICATION S AND PRESENTATIONS

S elected Publications

§ M.-Y. Wang and A .R. Zentner,"Effects of unstable dark matter on large-scale structure

and constraints from future surveys," Phys. Rev. D 85, 043514 (2012)

§ C. W. Purcell, A. R. Zentner, and M.-Y. Wang, "Dark Matter Direct Search Rates in

Simulations of the Milky Way and Sagittarius Stream," JCAP, 8, 027 (2012)

§ M.-Y. Wang and A .R. Zentner,"Weak gravitational lensing as a method to constrain

unstable dark matter," Phys. Rev. D 82, 123507 (2010)

S elected Presentations

§ M.-Y. Wang, "Constraints of Decaying Dark Matter on the Large-Scale Structure," IDM

2012, Jul 23-27, 2012

§ M.-Y. Wang, "Effect of Decaying Dark Matter on the Large-Scale Structure," Rust Belt

Cosmology Workshop, Jan 15-17, 2011

§ M.-Y. Wang, "Weak gravitational lensing as a method to constrain unstable dark matter,"

24th Texas Symposium, Dec 8-12, 2008

L ANGUAGES

Fluent in English, Chinese

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