Manager Assistant
Resume:
Ardmore, PA *****
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Thomas Schenck
EDUCATION Master of Science in Geoscience Expected Graduation:
May 2014
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA Cumulative GPA: In
Progess
Thesis Topic: “Fine Sediment Storage and Bypass in Sand Bed Rivers”
Adviser Dr. Elizabeth Hajek
• Focused study in fluid flow and sediment transport
• Test sediment relationships in flume experiments at the St. Anthony
Falls Laboratory
• Field sites White River and Niobrara River, perform sediment
measurements sites to test experiment predictions
Bachelor of Science in Physics May 2008
Minor in Geology Cumulative GPA:
3.05/4.00
Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA Benjamin Rush Scholar
Study Abroad, School of Environmental Science Spring 2007
University of East Anglia, Norwich, England
Continued Education, Temple University Spring 2009
Relevant Coursework
Earth Surface Processes Groundwater Hydrology Issues in the
Geosciences
Open Channel Hydraulics Mathematical Modeling in Geoscience Energy Resources
Environment and Society Geology of National Parks Geology of Natural
Disasters
Paleontology Sedimentology and Stratigraphy Igneous & Metamorphic
Petrology
Aerodynamics Analog and Digital Electronics Energy and Structure of
Molecules Health and Radiation Physics Science and Society
Thermodynamics
Calculus II Calculus III Mathematics 2:[Fourier
Transforms, Fluid Dynamics,
Solid Mechanics]
RELEVANT Researcher Experience, University of Alabama 06/11
EXPERIENCE ● Carbon sequestration research and teaching program organized by the Department of
Energy in collaboration with Southern Company, ECARB-ed, and EnTech Strategies
• 10-day intensive program combining classroom instruction with group exercises and
hands-on field activities with visits to functioning sites
Research Associate, Pennsylvania State University Geoscience Department 01/11 –
05/11
• Working for Dr. Rudy Slingerland to solve a set of one dimensional partial differential
equations describing hill slope evolution.
• Converted partial differential equations into ordinary differential equations using a finite
volume approximation.
• Produced a MATLAB program to numerically model an evolving one-dimensional hill
slope
101 Linwood Avenue
Ardmore, PA 19003
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Thomas Schenck
RELEVANT Undergraduate Research Senior Thesis, Dickinson College 09/07 –
05/08
EXPERIENCE "Hydrodynamic Modeling of the Deflation of a Soap Film Bubble"
• A collaborative project with two other Physics majors
• Studied properties of surface tension and area minimization of a soap film through
experiments
• Derived mathematical models of deflation from the Poiseuille equation
• Two semester research project with faculty advisor Dr. David P. Jackson (Department
Chair)
OTHER Teaching Assistant, The Pennsylvania State University 08/10 –
12/10
EXPERIENCE ● Managed grading for class of 87 in the Department of Geosciences course “Earth 2: Gaia-
The
Earth System”
• Presented three lectures when professor was unavailable
Data Entry Center for Outcome Analysis, Havertown, PA 07/10,
03/09
Math and Physics Tutor Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA 06/07 –
08/07
Physics Teaching Assistant Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA 08/06 – 12/06, 08/07 –
12/07
Physics Equipment Manager Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA 08/06 –
12/06
Physics Homework Grader Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA 08/05 –
12/05
COMPUTER MATLAB FORTRAN ArcGIS Delft3D
SKILLS Mathematica LoggerPro LateX HEC-
RAS
HEC-geoRAS Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator PowerPoint Excel
ACTIVITIES Volunteer Academy of Natural Science, Philadelphia, PA 06/09 –
06/10
• Worked in Dinosaur Hall Fossil Preparation Lab cleaning fossils
• Interacted with museum guests providing further information on exhibits
Volunteer Lower Merion Conservancy, Lower Merion, PA 07/09 –
06/10
• Conducted weekly water quality testing of Gulley Run Creek in Bala Cynwyd, PA
Presidential Campaign Volunteer,Montgomery County, PA 09/09 –
11/09
Secretary, Dickinson College Japanese Animation Club, Carlisle, PA 09/07 –
11/07
• Responsible for club e-mail communication and club library
• Established the first club lending library by constructing database of club and club
members’ material
Master Electrician, Dickinson College Mermaid Players 08/06 –
12/06
• Coordinated crew members in setup, wiring, and maintenance of lighting instruments
• In charge of implementing the lighting design
Member, Union Philosophical Society
Member, Dickinson Outing Club
Member, Society of Physics Students
Member, Dickinson Astronomy Club
LANGUAGES Proficient in French
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