anand priyadarshee resume
Anand
Priyadarshee
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Anand Priyadarshee
Education
PhD.
in Physics,Duke
University, Durham, NC-USA.(Sept,
2006)
Thesis: Quantum
Critical Behavior of Hard Core Bosons
Thesis
advisor:Dr.
Harold U. Baranger,Co-advisor:Dr.
Shailesh Chandrasekharan
B.Tech.
in Engineering Physics, Indian Institute of Technology,
Bombay, India.1999
Thesis: Some
Electronic Properties of Atoms in Confined Potentials
Professional
Profile
Five years of graduate research
experience in computational condensed matter physics.
Performed research at the
interface of physics, mathematics and
engineering; modeled and analyzed physical problems using
mathematical
equations.
Audited Corporate Finance, Market
Derivatives and Fixed Income and Risk Management courses at Fuqua
School of Business.
Completed advanced courses in
mathematics and engineering during the bachelors and doctoral programs.
Applied
Path-Integral Monte Carlo methods and stochastic processes using
probability theory for numerical computation.
High
programming skills: C/C++, Fortran, Mathematica and Matlab.
Working experience in data analysis packages, eg. CERN-Root.
Intermediate
level experience in shell scripting. Experienced in Linux and
Windows environments. Linux beta-software enthusiast.
Strong communication skills:
Experienced in teaching and conveying technical ideas in non-technical
language.
Assisted in designing labs and
grading courses for Duke students.
Accomplishments and awards
Doctoral Research
Fellowship, Nanophysics group, Duke University. 2001-2006
Conference
Presentation Fellowships, Duke
University.
2004, 2005, 2006
Teaching
Scholarship, Graduate School, Duke
University.
1999
Graduate
Aptitude Test in Engineering, Ranked 1st in zone
1998(18th nationwide, India).
Ranked in top 1% of the
Joint Entrance Examination held for IITs in India. 1995
Professional training experience
American Physical Society
(APS): Baltimore 2006, L.A. 2005 and Montreal 2004.
Presented conference papers at the APS March Meetings.
John von Neumann Institute
for Computing (NIC), The Netherlands.
2002.
Attended
and interacted with scholars from computer science, mathematics,
physics, and chemistry at NIC sponsored European Winter School, R.C.C
Kerkrade.
Research experience
Applied Science
Duke
University JET Quantum Optics Lab, Durham, NC.
Summer 2000 Developed an ultra low noise
photo-amplifier circuit. Fixed other customized
circuitries as a part of Atom Cooling and Trapping Lab
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Gravitation Lab, Mumbai.
Summer 1998
Customized a precision
step-rotor for gravitational equivalence experiment. Developed a code in BASIC to
interface experiment’s data acquisition system. Awarded Graduate Fellowship
based on my performance in the internship.
Theoretical
Physics
Used
C/C++ codes and ran several Monte Carlo simulations that resulted in
the discovery of a new universality class and its
exponents.
Managed large data sets,
simultaneous runs of about 40 processors and performed extensive
analysis on their output.
Computed
hyperpolarizability and other such properties in confined atoms with
one, two, and many electrons as part of my junior thesis.
Published
the findings in the Phys. Rev. Lett.; the results challenge the
commonly believed theoretical predictions, at the same time are
consistent with experimental results found in some
superconductor-insulator as well as superfluid-normal fluid transitions.
Community Service Experience
Duke
Outreach Program Instructor, Taught Science and Astronomy for one year
to 30-40 fourth graders at Durham public school at Forest View.Mood-Indigo'98 Chief
Coordinator for the fine-arts events in one of India's biggest student
cultural festival held in IITB.
Regularly participate and
volunteer for Yoga and meditation camps; help keep a balanced attitude
and cooperative team spirit.
AID-Duke
Volunteer, a university student body involved in social welfare.
Long time volunteer involved in organizing fund-raising events,
projects review and management with annual budget of about
$40,000. Worked in different capacities including as treasurer
and administrator.
Phone:(252)
-548-7912(C)
Email:
Web:www.duke.edu/~ap14
References: Available
on request.