Tate Fleming

828-***-**** adbsbe@r.postjobfree.com github.com/TateFleming

Relevant Skills

Development: Python, C, MATLAB, Java

Statistical Analysis: Machine learning, regression, strong mathematical background in statistics, differential, and integral calculus

Familiar with MySQL and PostrgreSQL

Visualization Tools: Excel, C, MATLAB, Origin, Python

Education

Master of Science in Engineering Physics Appalachian State University 8/2018 to 5/2020

Systems and Laboratory Automation

Accelerated Admissions

GPA: 3.97

Bachelor of Science in Physics Appalachian State University 8/2015 to 5/2019

Applied Physics

Minors: Mathematics, Computer Science

GPA: 3.58

Projects

Four-Axis Micromanipulator Stage Research Project 9/2019 to 12/2019

Lead designer for creating a four axis micromanipulator stage to be controlled by a computer

Collaborated with machine shop workers to machine parts for the stage

An Arduino and stepper motors were controlled serially by a connected computer using a GUI in Processing or Python

Gained experience with automation, GitHub, communication, and product design

Optimized Four-Floor Elevator Controller Final Project 11/2019

Goal was to create a four-floor elevator controller using a programmable logic controller (PLC) that optimized travel

Gained experience with automation, high density I/O, SCADA, introduction to servers, and technical write-ups

Fatigue Detection in High Profile Athletes Data Fest Competition 5/2019

The event was sponsored by the Canadian Women’s Rugby Olympic team at Duke University

Our team (4) goal was to create a predictive model that can determine when an athlete becomes overly fatigued in live game situations for injury prevention

Gained experience with communicating ideas, large datasets, cleaning and selecting data, applying machine learning algorithms, and presenting work

Robot Navigation Kaggle Prediction Competition 4/2019

Goal was to create a predictive model that can detect the surface type on which a robot is traveling

Gained experience with large datasets, feature engineering, and applying machine learning algorithms using Python

Power Line Fault Detection Kaggle Prediction Competition 3/2019

Goal was to create a predictive model that can detect electrical discharges in powerline signals

Gained experience with large datasets, cleaning data, and applying machine learning algorithms using Python

Work & Research Experience

Research Assistant Appalachian State University 4/2017 to Present

Researching supercurrent in graphene and other novel 2-D materials in the Quantum Hall Regime under Dr. Francois Amet

Experienced with exfoliation of microscopic materials, Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Nanometer Pattern Generation System (NPGS), Magnetron Sputtering Deposition, Plasma Treatment, DesignCAD, MATLAB, Arduino, LabVIEW, fabrication of lab devices and machines, communications, training colleagues, and other miscellaneous lab skills and techniques

Physics Lab Instructor Appalachian State University 1/2020 to Present

Lab instructor for Analytical Physics I (PHY 1150)

Tasks included teaching basic physics concepts, lab etiquette, experimental techniques, and calculus

Graduate Assistant Appalachian State University 8/2019 to 12/2019

Graduate assistant for Dr. Chris Thaxton in Computatioanl Methods in Physics and Engineering (PHY 5020)

Programming Language: C

Coursework: Interpolation, bracketing and bisection, integration, solving differential equations, fourier analysis

Tasks included working with the Linux OS, file transfer to and from the server for the department of physics, organizing files and information within the server, grading homework and labs, debugging programs, assisting students with programs, and supervising study sections

Private Tutor Appalachian State University 3/2017 to 5/2019

Held private tutoring sessions with students seeking assistance in several physics courses, calculus I, II, III, differential equations, as well as some other mathematics, and introductory CS courses programming in MATLAB, Java, or Python

Some professors gave students my contact information if they needed one-on-one help, some students were referred by others that I had previously worked with, and several acquaintances and friends sought my help

Publications

A. Seredinski, A. Draelos, E. Arnault, M. T. Wei, T. Fleming, H. Li, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, F. Amet, G. Finkelstein. Quantum Hall-based superconducting interference device, Science Advances, 2019

A. Seredinski, A. Draelos, M. T. Wei, C. T. Ke, T. Fleming, Y. Mehta, E. Mancil, H. Li, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, M. Yamamoto, S. Tarucha, I. Borzenets, F. Amet, and G. Finkelstein. Supercurrent in Graphene Josephson Junctions with Narrow Trenches in the Quantum Hall Regime, MRS Advances, 2018

E. Mancil, Y. Mehta, T. Fleming, H. Li. Novel geometry of graphene-based superconducting two-dimensional heterostructure for enhanced supercurrent. Poster presentation at SNCURCS, 2018

Y. Mehta, E. Mancil, T. Fleming, H. Li. Optimal deposition process for Niobium Nitride using reactive ion magnetron sputtering. Poster presentation at AREMS Colloquium, 2017

Miscellaneous Skills

PLC: Structured Text, Ladder Logic, SCADA (Ignition), VFD, Motor control

Familiarity: VHDL, 8051 C, Assembly, 8051 Assembly, ABEL, Arduino, LabVIEW, Origin, SPSS, Mathematica, Linux OS

DAQ experience with LabVIEW and MATLAB

Laboratory Equipment Operation: AFM, SEM, Magnetron Sputtering Deposition, Plasma Etch

Design Programs: NPGS, AutoCAD, DesignCAD

Awards

Dean’s List: Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018

Undergraduate Research Grant (Fall 2018)

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