John P Rabaey

Summary

Recent physics graduate with experience in tutoring, particle physics research, web development, and outdoor education.

Contact

John Rabaey

Annunciation Heights

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Estes Park, CO 80517

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adyste@r.postjobfree.com

Education

University of Dallas, 2018-2022

Bachelor of Science in Physics

Concentration in Computer Science

Concentration in Applied Mathematics

Concentration in Music

National Merit Scholar

Summa Cum Laude

First Honors

Phi Beta Kappa

Neuhoff Award: Excellence in Physics

Relevant Skills

Operating Systems

Ubuntu, Windows

Coding and Versioning

Bash, Python, C++, Java, Javascript, HTML, CSS, React Native, XML, Git, SVN

Research

Electronic gates, circuits, pulse analysis, Monte Carlo simulation, detector and accelerator construction, data monitoring, data analysis

Interpersonal

Agile methodology, excellent written and oral communication, conflict resolution

Experience

Astronomy Teaching Assistant (Spring 2019, 4 hr/week)

Graded student lab reports; answered questions and assisted with experiments during class.

Fermilab Student Research Opportunity (Summer 2019, 40 hr/week)

Assembled trigger electronics for high-energy particle beam experiment (NOvA Test Beam).

Took shifts monitoring real-time NOvA detector data.

Wrote C++ code to post-process digitized data from plastic scintillation detectors.

Investigated pulse discrimination and data combination methods to enhance time precision.

Performed Monte Carlo simulation of pulse discrimination and combination in C++.

Presented at the fall 2019 regional meeting of the Texas Section of the American Physical Society.

Physics Tutor (Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021; 3 hr/week)

Assisted Physics 1, Physics 2, and Physics & Technology students.

5Stones Software Development Internship (Summer 2020, 40 hr/week)

Added functionality to Ignatius.com and Cedarhouse.co using JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.

Transferred product information between databases using API queries in XML and JSON.

Developed the “Lift Up My Parish” app using Expo and React Native.

Cerium Labs Undergraduate Researcher (2020-2022, 4 hr/week)

Coauthored “Thermal neutron measurements with an unpowered, miniature, solid-state device”.

Wrote Monte Carlo simulation to optimize device construction parameters.

Presented orally at the fall 2020 regional meeting of the Texas Section of the American Physical Society.

Wrote data analysis code for producing heatmaps and voltage distributions.

Optimized code using multithreading (MPI) to run on Texas Advanced Computing Center resources.

Wrapped detector readout module in command line interface.

Wrote undergraduate thesis: “Simulation and Data Analysis for Development of a Novel Neutron Detector”

Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory REU (Summer 2021, 40 hr/week)

Maintained and partially rebuilt miniature vacuum-contained proton accelerator.

Assisted in construction of miniature electron accelerator.

Constructed testing apparatus for Si surface barrier detector using NIM electronics.

Simulated electron trajectories using Kassiopeia to optimize magnet strength.

Annunciation Heights Altum Institute Missionary Program (2022-2023, 40+ hr/week)

Worked in an industrial kitchen (100+ mouths/meal).

Operated high ropes equipment including zipline, climbing wall, and giant swing.

Taught theology, archery, physics, botany, wildlife, survival, mining, geology, low ropes, and astronomy.

Worked on maintenance crew splitting wood, painting, plumbing, landscaping, and cleaning.

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