Research Assistant Resume

SUMMARY

Passionate data enthusiast wif outstanding quantitative skills.
Excellent programming skills wif applications on model building and data analysis.
Solid background in mathematics and statistics developing analytical models on diverse subjects.
Strong interpersonal skills of communicating and collaborating wif others TEMPeffectively.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Coordinated a sky survey to observe 100 galaxies at multi - wavelengths and detected cold gas in 5 galaxies half age of the universe.
Submitted various SQL queries to retrieve data from large public surveys.
Written ~ 20 proposals and obtained observation time on 8 world-class telescopes.
Performed regression analysis (linear, polynomial, multivariate) to investigate physical properties.
Published 7 papers in renowned journals and presented results at international conferences.
Supervised 3 undergraduate students on observations, data reduction, and data analysis.

Research Assistant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Built analytical models on the dynamics and radiation of a complex neutron star system.
Calculated ordinary differential equations using Runge-Kutta method wif adaptive step size which reduced the runtime by ~ 10 times.
Performed Monte-Carlo simulations to generate neutron stars wif randomly distributed initial properties and predicted their evolutions.

Teaching Assistant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Led laboratory, observation, recitation, and review sessions for non-science majors.
Served as the department representative at the Student Association of Graduate Students.
Participated in scientific outreach such as Friday Night Open House and Astronomy Day.

Research Assistant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Derived equations and simulated the evolution of Gamma-Ray Burst afterglows using Fortran.
Investigated physical parameters of Gamma-Ray Bursts by comparing theoretical models wif observational data using chi-square analysis.

TECHNICAL SKILLS