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+    <title>Blaise J Thompson - CV</title>
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+    <center>
+	This is the html version of my <i>curriculum vitae</i>. <br>
+        You can also download a <a href="http://blaise.social/CV/CV.pdf">PDF</a>. <br>
+        Thanks for stopping by! &mdash;Blaise
+</center>
+
+<hr>
+
+<header><h1>Blaise J Thompson</h1>
+    <center>
+725 W Washington Ave. Apt. 306 <br>
+        Madison, WI 53715 <br>
+        <br>
+        1 424 225 2493 <br>
+        blaise@untzag.com <br>
+        <a href="http://blaise.social"> blaise.social </a> <br>
+    </center>
+
+<h2><span>EDUCATION</span></h2>
+
+<header><h3><p>
+    <span>University of Wisconsin-Madison</span>
+    <span>2011-2018</span>
+</p></h3>
+<em>PhD, Analytical Chemistry</em><br>
+<br>
+
+<header><h3><p>
+    <span>Bates College</span>
+    <span>2007-2011</span>
+</p></h3>
+<em>BS: Chemistry</em><br>
+<em>Minor: Philosophy</em><br>
+<em>Concentration: Applying Mathematical Methods</em><br>
+<br>
+
+<h2 id="research"><span>RESEARCH EXPERIENCE</span></h2>
+
+<header><h3><p>
+    <span>Ultrafast Materials Spectroscopy</span>
+    <span>2011-2018</span>
+</p></h3>
+<em><a href="http://wright.chem.wisc.edu">John C. Wright Group</a></em><br>
+<ul>
+    <li>Used ultrafast spectroscopy to research semiconductor systems, with a focus on solar energy canditates.</li>
+    <li>Designed and constructed software tools to collect and process multidmensional spectra.</li>
+    <li>Designed and constructed optomechanical and electronic hardware.</li>
+    <li>Developed novel algorithms to streamline optical paramteric amplifier tuning procedures.</li>
+    <li>Maintained and conducted experiments on a custom ultrafast laser system.</li>
+    <li>Contributed to general-purpose multidimensional spectra modeling software.</li>
+    <li>Taught younger students how to use instrumentation.</li>
+</ul>
+For more information, see my dissertation: <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Ik2aaVaT-60R2KSATaFOlG5qDiR_xRze">Development of Frequency Domain Multidimensional Spectroscopy with Applications in Semiconductor Photophysics</a>
+
+<header><h3><p>
+    <span>Microscopy, AFM, Plasmonics</span>
+    <span>2009-2011</span>
+</p></h3>
+<em>Matthew J. Cote Group</em>
+<ul>
+    <li>Designed and constructed a combined total internal reflection / atomic force microscope.</li>
+    <li>Coordinated work with my advisor and other staff and faculty.</li>
+</ul>
+For more information, see my thesis: <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1JdEK-6CLoGlacotAfR2IGDwonyUMM7uB">Investigating Plasmons with Total Internal Reflection Microscopy</a>
+
+<header><h3><p>
+    <span>Neuroscience</span>
+    <span>2008</span>
+</p></h3>
+<em>Michael Dailey Group</em>
+<ul>
+    <li>Dissected and prepared mouse brain samples for in-vivo microgial imaging studies.</li>
+    <li>Trained to utilize confocal microscopy setup</li>
+</ul>
+
+<header><h3><p>
+    <span>Epiginetics</span>
+    <span>2007</span>
+</p></h3>
+<em>Peter L. Nagy Group</em>
+<ul>
+    <li>Designed and created plasmid, taught myself techniques from reference materials.</li>
+    <li>Inserted plasmid into yeast.</li>
+</ul>
+
+<h2 id="publications"><span>PUBLICATIONS</span></h2>
+
+<ol reversed>
+
+<li>
+<header><h3><a href="http://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b04211"> Exploring Electronic Structure and Order in Polymers via Single-Particle Microresonantor Spectroscopy</a></h3>
+<em>
+    Horak, E. H.;
+    Rea, M. T.;
+    Heylman, K. D.;
+    Gelbwaser-Klimovsky, D.;
+    Saikin, S. K.;
+    Thompson, B. J.;
+    Kohler, D. D.;
+    Knapper, K. A.;
+    Wei, W.;
+    Pan, F.;
+    Gopalan, P.;
+    Wright, J. C.;
+    Aspuru-Guzik, A.;
+    and
+    Goldsmith, Randall H.
+</em><br>
+Nano Letters (2018)
+<ul>
+    <li>Performed three-pulse photon echo experiments on a conductive polymer.</li>
+    <li>Developed model and performed lineshape analysis to interrogate ultrafast processes in the material.</li>
+    <li>Raw data and code freely available on the <a href="https://osf.io/bs8pr/">open science framework.</a></li>
+</ul>
+</li>
+
+<li>
+<header><h3><a href="http://doi.org/10.1063/1.4986069">Frequency-domain coherent multidimensional spectroscopy when dephasing rivals pulsewidth: Disentangling material and instrument response</a></h3>
+<em>
+    Kohler, D. D.;
+    Thompson, B. J.;
+    and
+    Wright, J. C.
+</em><br>
+The Journal of Chemical Physics (2017)
+<ul>
+    <li>Applied numerical model to simple system to explore artifacts of mixed-domain nonlinear spectroscopy</li>
+    <li>Defined new strategies to extract desired information despite these artifacts.</li>
+    <li>Raw data and code freely avaliable on the <a href="https://osf.io/ej2xe/">open science framework.</a></li>
+</ul>
+</li>
+
+<li>
+<header><h3><a href="http://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5b05198">Measurement of Ultrafast Excitonic Dynamics of Few-Layer MoS2 Using State-Selective Coherent Multidimensional Spectroscopy</a></h3>
+<em>
+    Czech, K. J.;
+    Thompson, B. J.;
+    Kain, S.;
+    Ding, Q.;
+    Shearer, M.;
+    Hamers, R. J.;
+    Jin, S.;
+    and
+    Wright, J. C.
+</em><br>
+ACS Nano (2015)
+<ul>
+    <li>Analyzed three-dimensional frequency-frequency-delay transient grating data.</li>
+</ul>
+</li>
+
+<li>
+<header><h3><a href="http://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5b02651">Solution Growth of Single Crystal Methylammonium Lead Halide Perovskite Nanostructures for Optoelectronic and Photovoltaic Applications</a></h3>
+<em>
+    Fu, J.;
+    Meng, F.;
+    Rowley, M. B.;
+    Thompson, B. J.;
+    Shearer, M. J.;
+    Ma, D.;
+    Hamers, R. J.;
+    Wright, J. C.;
+    and
+    Jin, S.
+</em><br>
+Journal of the Americal Chemical Society (2015)
+<ul>
+    <li>Performed transient reflectance spectroscopy.</li>
+</ul>
+</li>
+
+<li>
+<header><h3><a href="http://doi.org/10.1021/ja509142w">Ionization of High-Density Deep Donor Defect States Explains the Low Photovoltage of Iron Pyrite Single Crystals</a></h3>
+<em>
+    Caban-Acevedo, M.;
+    Kaiser, N. S.;
+    English, C. R.;
+    Liang, D.;
+    Thompson, B. J.;
+    Chen, H.-E.;
+    Czech, K. C.;
+    Wright, J. C.;
+    Hamers, R. J.;
+    and
+    Jin, S.
+</em><br>
+Journal of the Americal Chemical Society (2014)
+<ul>
+    <li>Performed transient reflectance spectroscopy.</li>
+</ul>
+</li>
+
+</ol>
+
+<h2 id="presentations"><span>PRESENTATIONS</span></h2>
+
+<ol>
+
+<li>
+<header><h3><a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1UWnfb_HsGg7ay7mKl2qscoikOWQsZRNl">Nonlinear Multidimensional Spectroscopy</a></h3>
+<em>Presentation</em><br>
+Chaos and Complexity Seminar (2017) <br>
+Madison, WI USA
+</li>
+
+<li>
+<header><h3><a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1hKj5MW_ms2d92Zj-Q06PTVIVBvIqfN3C">A Robust, Fully Automated Algorithm to Collect High Quality OPA Tuning Curves</a></h3>
+<em>Poster</em><br>
+Conference for Coherent Multidimensional Spectroscopy (2016) <br>
+Groningen, the Netherlands
+</li>
+
+<li>
+<header><h3>Utilizing Coherent Multidimensional Spectroscopy to Investigate Nanomaterials for Solar Energy Generation</h3>
+<em>Poster</em><br>
+Midwest Universities Analytical Chemistry Conference (2012) <br>
+Madison, WI USA
+</li>
+
+<li>
+<header><h3>Spectroscopic Investigation of Plasmonic Nanoparticles</h3>
+    <em>Poster</em><br>
+    Bates College Mount David Summit (2011) <br>
+    Lewiston, ME USA
+</li>
+
+</ol>
+
+<h2 id="projects"><span>PROJECTS</span></h2>
+
+<header><h3><p>
+    <span>Creator: <a href="http://wright.tools">WrightTools</a></span>
+    <span>2014-Present</span>
+</p></h3>
+<em>Tools for loading, processing, and plotting multidimensional spectroscopy data.</em>
+<ul>
+    <li>Single processing toolkit for wide variety of instrumental data, built to be extensible as more data-types become relevant.</li>
+    <li>Offers specialized interactions, such as transformations, that are particularly suited to multidmensional spectroscopy.</li>
+    <li>Online documentation through Spinx and ReadTheDocs.</li>
+    <li>Project managed with several graduate students and undergraduate contributors, active issue tracking, version control and an extensive testing suite.</li>
+    <li>Central package used as a data management pipeline by other packages simulating and acquiring multidimensional spectra.</li>
+</ul>
+
+<header><h3><p>
+    <span>Creator: <a href="https://github.com/wright-group/PyCMDS">PyCMDS</a></span>
+    <span>2015-Present</span>
+</p></h3>
+<em>Software for controlling hardware and collecting data in the Wright Group.</em>
+<ul>
+    <li>Supplies modular hardware control, calibration, and orchestration during complex, long-lasting CMDS experiments.</li>
+    <li>Provides interface to optomechanical hardware from a variety of manufactures, including National Instruments, Thorlabs, Horiba, Newport, and Aerotech. Also controls hardware built and customized in-house.</li>
+    <li>Focuses on seamless user experience with integrations such as automatic data backup and notification via Slack.</li>
+    <li>In conjunction with contemporaneous hardware improvements, algorithmic improvements in acquisition strategy increased scan rate by up to two orders of magnitude over prevous software.</li>
+</ul>
+
+<header><h3><p>
+    <span>Contributor: <a href="https://github.com/dib-lab/osf-cli">osfclient</a></span>
+    <span>2017</span>
+</p></h3>
+<em>A Python library and command-line client for file storage within the Open Science Framework.</em>
+<ul>
+    <li>Added Windows functionality, assisted in various debugging efforts in early version of osfcli.</li>
+    <li>Distribute on conda-forge.</li>
+</ul>
+
+<h2 id="teaching"><span>TEACHING EXPERIENCE</span></h2>
+
+<header><h3><p>
+    <span>Fundamentals of Analytical Science <br> (Quantitative Analysis)</span>
+    <span>2018</span>
+</p></h3>
+<em>Teaching assistant, 1 semester.</em>
+<ul>
+    <li>Led laboratory and discussion sections for honors section.</li>
+    <li>Prepared worksheets and homework keys.</li>
+    <li>Contributed to staff notes for future teaching assistants.</li>
+</ul>
+
+<header><h3><p>
+    <span>Graduate Chemical Instrumentation:<br>Design & Control</span>
+    <span>2017</span>
+</p></h3>
+<em>Teaching assistant, 1 semester.</em>
+<ul>
+    <li>Led laboratory section of course.</li>
+    <li>Introduced graduate students to basic electronics skills such as bread-boarding, oscilliscope usage, component choice, and enclosure design / construction.</li>
+    <li>Assisted students during extended independent instrument design and construction.</li>
+</ul>
+
+<header><h3><p>
+    <span>Graduate Instrumental Analysis</span>
+    <span>2012, 2015</span>
+</p></h3>
+<em>Teaching assistant, 2 semesters.</em>
+<ul>
+    <li>Led laboratory section of course.</li>
+    <li>Prepared homework assignments and led homework review sessions.</li>
+    <li>Lectured in professor's absence.</li>
+    <li>Switched course from mathcad to Python using Jupyter notebooks, introducing first-year graduate students to script-based programming.</li>
+    <li>Recieved James W. Taylor Excellence in Teaching Award.</li>
+</ul>
+
+<header><h3><p>
+    <span>Undergraduate Research Mentor</span>
+    <span>2012-2013, 2015-2017</span>
+</p></h3>
+<em>6 semesters.</em>
+<ul>
+    <li>Designed appropriate experiments that were complementary to my own research.</li>
+    <li>Introduced undergraduates to spectroscopy, programming, and instrument design.</li>
+    <li>Advised students in coursework and future directions.</li>
+</ul>
+
+<header><h3><p>
+    <span>General Chemistry II</span>
+    <span>2011-2012</span>
+</p></h3>
+<em>Teaching assistant, 2 semesters.</em>
+<ul>
+    <li>Coordinated two sections: total of ~50 students in each semester.</li>
+    <li>Led laboratory section of course.</li>
+    <li>Designed and led weekly discussion sections.</li>
+</ul>
+
+<header><h3><p>
+    <span>General Chemistry I</span>
+    <span>2010-2011</span>
+</p></h3>
+<em>Peer science leader, 2 semesters.</em>
+<ul>
+    <li>Designed and class-wide review sessions.</li>
+    <li>Assisted in first trials of new peer leadership program at Bates College.</li>
+    <li>Attended regular meetings to share teaching strategies with other peer leaders.</li>
+</ul>
+
+<h2 id="awards"><span>AWARDS</span></h2>
+
+<header><h3><p>
+    <span>Roger Carlson Award</span>
+    <span>2017</span>
+</p></h3>
+Awarded by the University of Wisconsin Chemistry department for excellence in research.
+
+<header><h3><p>
+    <span>James W. Taylor Excellence in Teaching Award</span>
+    <span>2016</span>
+</p></h3>
+Selected by University of Wisconsin Chemistry students and faculty as one of the most outstanding teaching assistants of the 2015-2016 school year.
+
+<header><h3><p>
+    <span>Rodney F. Johonnot Graduate Award</span>
+    <span>2011</span>
+</p></h3>
+Selected by Bates College faculty as most deserving of aid in furthering his or her studies in professonal or postgraduate work.
+
+<header><h3><p>
+    <span>Bates College Key</span>
+    <span>2011</span>
+</p></h3>
+Awarded by Bates College faculty and staff to 20 students in each graduating class based on academic standing, character, campus and community service, leadership, and future promise.
+
+<h2 id="service"><span>SERVICE</span></h2>
+
+<header><h3><p>
+    <span>Plasma Group Python Introduction</span>
+    <span>2017</span>
+</p></h3>
+<em>Assistant</em>
+<ul>
+    <li>Helped introduce a group of faculty and gradute students to Python for data analysis.</li>
+    <li>Created lesson sections and chose topics.</li>
+    <li>Group was switching to Python from IDL.</li>
+    <li>Introduction consisted of weekly meetings across several months.</li>
+</ul>
+
+<header><h3><p>
+    <span>Pre-college Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence (PEOPLE)</span>
+    <span>2017</span>
+</p></h3>
+<em>Volunteer</em>
+<ul>
+    <li>Taught disadvantaged high school students about electronics, science, and what it is like to be an analytical chemist.</li>
+</ul>
+
+<header><h3><p>
+    <span>Wisconsin Middle School Science Bowl</span>
+    <span>2017</span>
+</p></h3>
+<em>Scientific Judge</em>
+<ul>
+    <li>Judged middle school students in statewide science-knowledge competition.</li>
+    <li>Winning team proceeded to national competition.</li>
+</ul>
+
+<header><h3><p>
+    <span>McElvain Committee</span>
+    <span>2013-2014</span>
+</p></h3>
+<em>Member</em>
+<ul>
+    <li>Graduate student committee to choose seminar speakers.</li>
+</ul>
+
+<header><h3><p>
+    <span>OutFront</span>
+    <span>2009-2010</span>
+</p></h3>
+<em>President</em>
+<ul>
+    <li>Held weekly meetings, organized social and political events.</li>
+    <li>For the first time, organized and executed collaborative events with other local LGBTQ groups in Lewiston ME.</li>
+</ul>
+
+<header><h3><p>
+    <span>Freewill Folk Society</span>
+    <span>2008-2011</span>
+</p></h3>
+<em>President</em>
+<ul>
+    <li>Contradance club, offering alcohol-free community-engaging social activity to college students.</li>
+    <li>Reorganized club structure, recruited other students to new club positions.</li>
+    <li>Organized monthly folk dances, bringing in bands and callers.</li>
+</ul>
+
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author	Blaise Thompson <blaise@untzag.com>	2018-06-11 18:25:35 -0500
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