Bryan C. Wright

acg9v2@r.postjobfree.com 951-***-****

Education Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) Daytona Beach, Florida

Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics (ABET Accredited) Undergraduate GPA: 3.52/4.00

Master of Science in Engineering Physics (ABET Accredited) Graduate GPA: 3.43/4.00

Minor: Applied Mathematics December 2014

Concentration: Space Systems

Thesis: Incoherent Scatter Radar Observations of Dynamic Ion Composition Changes at High Latitudes during Geomagnetic Storms

Relevant Coursework: Jackson Electricity and Magnetism, Materials, Plasma Physics, Micro-electronics, Electro-optical Engineering, Machine Shop,

Spacecraft Instrumentation, Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics and Control, Quantum Mechanics, Numerical Methods, Boundary Value Problems

Intern NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, Texas

Experience Returning Propulsion Lab Intern, Advanced Propulsion Physics Lab: Eagleworks May 2014 – July 2014

Supported investigations into quantum vacuum and warp field theories to enable breakthrough propulsion technologies

Designed, procured, built, tested, and documented RF avionics equipment for new experimental setup

Learned machine shop skills to provide in house manufacturing of avionics equipment at little to no cost to lab

Assessed and documented feasibility of powering outer solar system missions without Nuclear Electric Propulsion

Developed post-processing software for COMSOL Multiphysics® electromagnetic simulations

NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, Texas

Propulsion Lab Intern, Advanced Propulsion Physics Lab: Eagleworks August 2013 – December 2013

Supported investigations into quantum vacuum and warp field theories to enable breakthrough propulsion technologies

Autonomously replicated investigation performed by collaborating researcher and identified discrepancies, including analysis error

and software performance limitation

Learned and applied cutting edge signal analysis techniques using Fourier transforms on experimental data

Utilized and adapted Fabry-Pérot warp field interferometry facilities in the optics lab to detect non-null indications of optical path

length change

Supported NASA exploration architecture analysis team as advanced propulsion specialist

Created a mission design library using the Copernicus trajectory design and optimization software for Earth-Mars-Earth missions

Achieved the Johnson Space Center Outstanding Intern Award

Quantum Focus Instruments Vista, California

Engineering Physics Intern May 2012 – August 2012

Interacted directly with customers to failure test and thermal map integrated circuits (ICs)

Obtained high quality integrated circuit images for customers using laser signal injection microscopy, photoemission detectors, and

InGaAs detectors

Took experimental data using Raman spectroscopy to detect 0.1 Kelvin temperature differences with micrometer resolution on

integrated circuits

Operated sensors to detect visible, NIR, SWIR, and MWIR photoemissions from ICs

Obtained familiarity with Temperature Mapping Microscopy to detect shorts, solder attachments, and current paths

Project Micro-electronics – CubeSat (January - May 2012)

Experience Designed, built, calibrated, tested, and documented a prototype CubeSat payload in a team of four people for microelectronics class. This involved

building 2 DC/DC power converters, a house-keeping circuit, a temperature sensor circuit, a wireless transmitter circuit, a vacuum calibrated

pressure sensor circuit, and a light tracking circuit utilizing photodiodes which applied control theory in the software to c ontrol a stepper motor.

These sensor circuits involved the use of ADC’s, DAC’s, OPAMPS, inductors, and capacitors.

High Altitude Balloon with a 3 Unit CubeSat Payload (August 2012 - May 2013)

Worked in a team of 5 students to design, assemble, and fly a 3 Unit CubeSat Payload on a high altitude balloon and transmit data ba ck to our

ground station. I designed the attitude determination system using a 3-axis gyroscope, 3-axis accelerometer, and a 3-axis magnetometer. The

sensor ouput data was exchanged with a microcontroller using I2C. The final circuits were built on printed circuit boards and flown.

Ionospheric Data Analysis (May - August 2013)

Analyzed incoherent scatter radar data from the February 2012 NASA MICA sounding rocket launch to study electron densities and compare

with in-situ data. This involves heavy data manipulation, including multiple interpolations, creating movies of the time evolution of the

ionosphere using MATLAB, and expressing data in multiple coordinate systems. An article has been published in the Journal of Geophysical

Research.

Space Mission Design - Plasma Bubbles (January - May 2012)

Designed a CubeSat mission for the study of plasma bubbles in the atmosphere based on the following calculations: power consumption, orbit

decay time, transmitter access times, striation passes per night, and data collec tion rates. More specifically: I calculated the neutral atmosphere

density based on F10.7 data from the sun; sized solar arrays and batteries based on the orbital mechanics, solar cell constra ints, and battery

constraints; developed a communication link budget; and tested different orbital altitudes and inclinations using STK which allowed me to find

striation passes per night, access times for ground stations in Stanford and D aytona, and orbit decay time. With data acquired I selected an

optimal mission altitude and inclination.

Leadership National Society of Collegiate Scholars - Secretary and Treasurer 2011-2012

Society of Physics Students – Secretary 2010-2012

Skills Design: Copernicus, Inventor, CATIA v.5, Code V, OrCAD

Software: STK, Multisim, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, LaTeX

Programming: MATLAB, Simulink, Python, JavaScript, Visual Basic, C

Other: Oscilloscopes, Spectrum Analyzer, Network Analyzer, NAUI SCUBA Certified, Confined Space Entry

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