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UAF: University of Alaska Fairbanks

UV: University of Vienna 

WSC: Wayne State College

GU: Georgetown University

2023

Member of Comprehensive Exam Committee, UAF
➢ Created questions for physics qualifier exam
➢ Proctored exam

2022 - Present

Volunteer with Fairbanks Food Bank and Rescue Mission, Fairbanks 
➢ Sort through produce for delivery to various non-profit agencies
➢ Clean, assist with meal preparation, and serve lunch in one of those agencies

2022 - Present

Volunteer with First Presbyterian Church, Fairbanks
➢ Serve in soup kitchen

2022 - Present

Outreach Organizer and Volunteer, UAF 
➢ Plan with graduate students “Science Day” for visiting children in K-8
th grade
➢ Organize students in seminar for new TA’s to do guest teaching at Lathrop High
School and in small-enrollment introductory physics courses at UAF
➢ Facilitated physics demonstrations at Pearl Creek Elementary School’s STEAM 
night
➢ Planned with graduate students “Inside Out Day” for prospective physics majors

2019 - 2022

Volunteer with Caritas and Red Cross, Vienna and Wiener Neustadt 
➢ Distributed groceries to those who earn insufficient income to purchase them

2017 - 2022

Interdisciplinary event organizer, UV 
➢ Helped to organize poster-based networking session, which took place Jan. 2021
➢ Helped to organize GDCP conference, which took place at UV, Sept. 2019
➢ Scheduled and arranged travel plans for group retreats and social events

2015 - 2017

Committee Member, WSC 
➢ Was Chair of Library Committee 
➢ Helped in choosing art to beautify campus
➢ Assisted in finding a new math faculty member and a new education faculty 
member

2016 - 2017

TEAMS (Tests of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics, and Science) Coordinator, WSC
➢ Organized space, resources, and labor necessary for the competition

2015 - 2017

Science Bowl and Science Fair Volunteer, WSC 
➢ Helped train other volunteers and served as moderator
➢ Judged poster presentations of middle and high school students

2014 - 2017

Webelos Woods Star Staff, Boy Scouts of America in Nebraska 
➢ Performed demonstrations illustrating various principles of physical science for 
scouts working towards obtaining the “Scientist” pin.

2014 - 2017

Green Team Member, Wayne, NE 
➢ Volunteered at Electronics Recycling Day, directing traffic of people bringing in
truckloads of old computers and televisions
➢ Contributed suggestions at monthly meetings of how to improve the community by
building awareness of environmental issues

2014 Dec. 6

WSC Fred G. Dale Planetarium Representative, Strategic Air and Space Museum 
➢ Performed demonstrations illustrating how craters are formed and what causes the 
seasons for visiting children and adults

2014 Dec. 1

Science Teacher, Sargent Bluff Middle School Field Trip 
➢ In response to the middle school’s request for a “Science Day” at WSC, worked
with my colleagues to organize events and lessons for ~150 students
➢ Facilitated the “Marshmallow Challenge” and gave a brief lecture on various issues 
related to teamwork in scientific research and development

2013 Apr. 27

Maryland Day Physics Demonstrator, UMD
➢ Staffed a repeating demonstration of a pencil being shot out of a tube and through a 
sheet of plywood with the tip intact, dramatically illustrating inertia

2010, 2013

Vacation Bible School Instructor, St. John’s Lutheran Church in Riverdale, MD 
➢ Through hands-on activities and readings from the Bible, taught core principles of
Christianity to children in grades K-5

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