ALAN E. PENA LOPEZ
Rosemead, CA
**********@*******.***
OBJECTIVE
To obtain a position that will allow me to develop my professional skills in technology and to learn new skills with the
various challenges ahead.
SKILLS/ACHIEVEMENTS
Able to cooperate well with others and receive feedback.
Able to write lab reports and use data analysis.
Experience with Mathematica, Excel, AutoCAD and Siemens NX software.
Basic Python programming.
Experience with PowerPoint presentations.
RELEVANT COURSE WORK
Physics 141 – Optics Spring 2015
Modern geometrical and physical optics. Polarization, coherence, interference, and diffraction phenomena
Physics 134L – Observational Astrophysics Spring 2015
Techniques and implementation of observational methods in astronomy/astrophysics. Sensors, digital-image processing and
analysis, research projects with computer-controlled remote access telescope using a digital image sensor.
Physics 128AL – Advanced Experimental Physics Winter 2015
Experiments in various physics phenomena including Mossbauer effect, clould chamber, PNMR, muon physics, and 3D
printing. Work included writing lab reports with data, error analysis, and future improvements.
Physics 127AL – Analog Electronics Fall 2014
Passive circuits, diodes, transistors, field effect transistors, operational amplifiers, feedback and control. Design, building
and testing of analog circuits.
EDUCATION
University of California, Santa Barbara B.S. Physics (GPA 3.07) Expected – June 2015
EMPLOYMENT
Research Intern Summer 2014
University of California, Santa Barbara – Chemical Engineering
Jacob Israelachvili, Reasearch Professor
Research based on dissolution of silica surfaces.
Designing, troubleshooting, and running experiments.
Working with chemicals and sensitive machinery.