Solar System Research Assistant

James Kim

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-kim-3a7120189

EDUCATION

Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ

Bachelor of Physics Expected May 2020

GPA: 3.64 Awards: Presidential Scholarship, National Society of High School Scholars, National Honor Society, French National Honor Society, Sigma Pi Sigma

Coursework: Corporate Finance, Information Systems, Statistics, Project Management, Computer Science, Management, Accounting, Applied Models and Simulations

SKILLS

Software: Adobe Photoshop, MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Bloomberg (Certified)

Programming: MATLAB (Basic), Python (Intermediate)

WORK EXPERIENCE

Stevens Walk-In Tutoring Center Hoboken, NJ

Tutor 5/19–8/19

Tutored students in physics and math courses

Kept track of tutoring time per student to ensure they didn’t exceed their limit of tutor time

Maintained the tutoring center to facilitate studying

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Research on Collisions Within the Solar System, Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ

Research Assistant 5/18–8/18

Worked with Professor Vladimir Lukic at Stevens Institute of Technology

Found the orbital parameters such as inclination, eccentricity, and semi-major axis of the fragments from a collision

•Collisions between meteors in the solar system

•Collisions with Earth as a possibility for lunar formation

•Collisions near Jupiter to investigate gravitational effects from the large gas giant

Ordered and presented the information in graphs

Used simulations to trace the history of the solar system by comparing the results with data of actual solar system objects

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ

Millikan Oil Drop Simulation 1/20–5/20

Simulated a modern setup of Millikan’s oil drop experiment to measure the charge of an electron using MATLAB

Researched modern equipment such as micrometer-sized plastic spheres and air ionizers to replace original materials of oil and X-ray sources

Solved differential equations of motion for air drag on micrometer-sized objects

Presented results of simulated values of electron charge

ACTIVITIES

Society of Physics Students, Philosophy Club, Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers

U.S. Citizen

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