THOMAS P. KIRSH

Apt. #**, *** W. Main St, Urbana, IL 61801 • 847-***-**** • ac6dzu@r.postjobfree.com • t homaskirsh.com EDUCATION

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign May 2017 Bachelor of Science: Physics w/ dual degree in Astronomy Overall GPA: 3.51/4.0 Minors: Mathematics and Communications

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

National Center for Supercomputing Applications (M atias Carrasco Kind), Urbana, IL M ay 2017 - Present

● Created a simulation of 10000 galaxies using Python and calculated 22 statistical features

● Applied machine learning algorithms to classify galaxies into 3 structural classes

● Tested algorithms on MICE simulation data and identified galaxies in clusters, filaments, and voids

● Compared predictions between two halo finders to determine which predicts better University of Illinois Department of Physics, Urbana, IL Research Assistant, Helium Reionization (Prof. Gilbert Holder) M ay 2017 - Present

● Calculated the optical depth of helium ionized bubbles and derived an equation

● Analyzed effects of the helium bubbles by modeling the CMB angular power spectrum Research Assistant, Wireless Power (Prof. Alfred Hübler/Prof. Alexey Bezryadin) A ugust 2014 - Present

● Published one paper and filed a patent application on Wireless Energy Transfer

● Determined best parameters for optimal power using MATLAB simulations

● Conducted microwave experiments to demonstrate power flow efficiency using digital radio AWARDS, PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program M arch 16t h, 2017

● Honorable Mention for NSF Graduate Research Fellowship application

● Approximately 13% of 13,000 applicants receive an Honorable Mention Patent Application

● “Wireless Energy Transfer with Non-Sinusoidal Waves," U.S. Provisional Pat. S er. No. 62/380,791, filed Aug. 29, 2016.

Publication

● Hübler, A. and Kirsh, T. (2015), Harvesting wave energy with resonant observers. Complexity, 20: 6–7. doi: 10.1002/cplx.21675

Dean’s List, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences J une 2017 Undergraduate Research Symposium April 2015

● Presented wireless power transmission research to 3 professors and about 50 visitors ACTIVITIES

University of Illinois Astronomical Society August 2013 – 2017 President A ugust 2015 – May 2017

Secretary A ugust 2014 – May 2015

● Coordinated and organized Observatory Open Houses, attracted an average of 100 guests per night

● Organized and directed 5 committees to increase membership. Increased club membership by 25%.

● Trained and evaluated over 100 club members to use the 12” refractor dome telescope

● Operated 12” refractor for 42 Open Houses, training members, and private viewing sessions

● Raised $2,000 and used that money for dark site camping trips and a trip to Yerkes Observatory COMPUTER SKILLS

Python (Scikit-learn, Numpy, Scipy, Matplotlib, Pandas, Seaborn, SQL), MATLAB, LaTeX, Unix command line, Git, exposed to Bash shell scripting, Hadoop, NoSQL, Spark, Pig, C++

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