Peter ApicellaPeter Apicella Peter Apicella
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Work Experience
Previous jobs
Ride Operator – Children’s Amusement Park
Plasma (physics) analyst – at Saint Peter’s University (summer internship)
Parochial office secretary – at St. Bartholomew The Apostle Church
Custodian – at St. Bartholomew the Apostle Church
Respective descriptions
Employees of Bowcraft, Children’s and amusement park, ensure the safety of the occupants of each ride and the
enjoyment as well. Duties include: adjusting safety harnesses properly, operating the rides themselves, and judging
whether or not an individual is physically fit to participate in a ride (i.e. checking a person’s height).
Interns of Saint Peter’s University Physics Department first undergo training and studying of plasma physics before using
the equipment. Once interns are prepared, their duties include operating equipment, such as: electrodes, vacuum
chamber, circuit breaker, gas tanks (containing various gases such as hydrogen, neon, argon, etc.), the power supply, and
a host of other tools and chemicals. Interns, over the course of several weeks, study the behaviors of different plasmas byusing different gases, and manipulate the environment by maintaining the integrity of the vacuum chamber. Interns
collect data to analyze what gas best represents what is called a Paschen curve (from Paschen’s law), a function of
pressure and gap length (of the two electrodes between which the plasma would form).
As a secretary at the parish of St. Bartholomew The Apostle Church, one must collate papers, take calls from
parishioners, and assist clergy and other employees wherever needed.
As a custodian, one must carry out many obligations such as sanitizing the entire building (i.e. washing windows,
mopping floors, wiping down desks) and a variety of other odd jobs such as picking up litter outside, taking out trash,
waxing floors, moving heavy objects, and some demolition work.
Education
Saint Peter’s Preparatory School 2010-2014
University of Connecticut 2014-2018