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UAF: University of Alaska Fairbanks

UV: University of Vienna 

WSC: Wayne State College

GU: Georgetown University

A) Professional Service

A) Professional Service

2023 - Present

Member of Introductory Lab Improvement Committee, UAF
➢Meet regularly to discuss overall goals of labs in the introductory physics sequence and to make suggestions regarding issues with specific labs

2023

Member of Comprehensive Exam Committee, UAF

➢ Created questions for physics qualifier exam

➢ Proctored exam

2022 - presen

Outreach Organizer and Volunteer, UAF

Organize graduate students in seminar for new TA’s to do guest teaching at local high schools and in small-enrollment introductory physics courses at UAF

Facilitate physics demonstrations at Pearl Creek Elementary School’s STEAM night

Plan with graduate students “Inside Out Day” for prospective physics majors

Planned with graduate students “Science Day” for visiting children in K-8th grade

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 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

B) Other Service

B) Other service

2022 - present

Board of Directors Member of Green Star of Interior Alaska 
➢ Staff tables at local events (Tanana Valley State Fair, Earth Day Expo, etc.) to inform public about ways they can reduce waste and increase recycling in Fairbanks
➢ Especially since becoming President (2024), network with community members and stake holders to encourage and enable recycling, with emphasis on adding glass and food cans to the recycling facility
➢ Meet regularly to swap ideas and update team members on developments

2022 - present

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

2022 - 2024

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

2019 - 2022

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

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

2010 and 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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