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diff --git a/public/ThompsonBlaiseCV.tex b/public/ThompsonBlaiseCV.tex index 57e706c..cfc1f1d 100644 --- a/public/ThompsonBlaiseCV.tex +++ b/public/ThompsonBlaiseCV.tex @@ -23,15 +23,17 @@ \end{rSection} \begin{rSection}{Experience} - \begin{rSubsection}{Instrumentation Scientist}{2018 - Present} + \begin{rSubsection}{Instrumentation Lab Director}{2024 - Present} {UW-Madison Chemistry}{Madison WI} - \item Manage an instrumental ``makerspace'' for the Chemistry department. - \item Create custom scientific instrumentation for researchers and educators. - \item Serve as a mentor to students undertaking instrumental design projects. - \item Maintain an inventory of over 1000 electronic components. - \item Manage multiple student workers assisting with shop jobs and upkeep. - \item Contribute to open-source software for instrumentation control. - \item Participate in writing, submitting, and reviewing scientific papers. + \item Teach several graduate-level courses: instrumental, electrochemistry, separations, electronics. + \item Design and publish lab exercises and instrumentation. + \end{rSubsection} + \begin{rSubsection}{Instrumentation Scientist}{2018 - 2024} + {UW-Madison Chemistry}{Madison WI} + \item Created custom scientific instrumentation for researchers and educators. + \item Served as a mentor to students undertaking instrumental design projects. + \item Contributed to open-source software for instrumentation control. + \item Participated in writing, submitting, and reviewing scientific papers. \end{rSubsection} \begin{rSubsection}{Graduate Research Assistant}{2011 - 2018} {John C. Wright Group - ultrafast materials spectroscopy}{Madison WI} @@ -64,9 +66,21 @@ \begin{rSection}{Publications \MakeLowercase{(see \href{http://cv.blaise.zone/\#publications}{my online CV} for more context)}} \begin{etaremune}[leftmargin = 1.75em] \vfill \item + Algorithmic approaches to automate OPA tuning for frequency domain spectroscopy \\ + Sunden, K. F.; Kohler, D. D.; McDonnell, R. P.; Morrow, D. J.; Lafayette, D. P.; Kaufman, E. M.;\\ Scheeler, J. M.; Handali, J. D.; Czech, K, J.; \underline{Thompson, B. J.}; \& Wright, J. C. \\ + (2025) + \textit{The Journal of Chemical Physics}. + \href{https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0262638}{doi:10.1063/5.0262638} + \vfill \item + Calibration of optical parametric amplifiers for \\ frequency-domain ultrafast coherent multidimensional spectroscopic studies \\ + Kain, S.; \underline{Thompson, B. J.}; Kohler, D. D.; \& Wright, J. C. \\ + (2025) + \textit{Review of Scientific Instruments}. + \href{https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0271282}{doi:10.1063/5.0271282} + \vfill \item The yaq project: Standardized software enabling flexible instrumentation \\ - Sunden, K. F.; Kohler, D. K.; Meyer, K. A.; Cruz Parrilla, P. L.; Wright, J. C.; \& \underline{Thompson, B. J.} - (2023) + Sunden, K. F.; Kohler, D. D.; Meyer, K. A.; Cruz Parrilla, P. L.; Wright, J. C.; \& \underline{Thompson, B. J.} + (2023) \\ \textit{Review of Scientific Instruments}. \href{https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0135255}{doi:10.1063/5.0135255} \vfill \item @@ -94,7 +108,7 @@ \textit{Frontiers in Plant Science}. \href{https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.01015}{doi:10.3389/fpls.2020.01015} \vfill \item WrightTools: a Python package for multidimensional spectroscopy. \\ - \underline{Thompson, B. J.}; Sunden, K. F.; Morrow, D. K.; Neff-Mallon, N. A. \& Wright, J. C. \\ + \underline{Thompson, B. J.}; Sunden, K. F.; Morrow, D. D.; Neff-Mallon, N. A. \& Wright, J. C. \\ (2019) \textit{The Journal of Open Source Software}. \href{https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.01141}{doi:10.21105/joss.01141} \vfill \item @@ -103,14 +117,14 @@ Handali, J. D.; Neff-Mallon, N.; Sunden, K. F.; \underline{Thompson, B. J.}; Brunold, T. C \& Wright, J. C. \\ (2018) \textit{The Journal of Physical Chemistry A}. \href{https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpca.8b07678}{doi:10.1021/acs.jpca.8b07678} - \vfill \item + \vfill \clearpage \item Resonant Third-Order Susceptibility of PbSe Quantum Dots \\ Determined by Standard Dilution and Transient Grating Spectroscopy. \\ Kohler, D. D., \underline{Thompson, B. J.} \& Wright, J. C. \\ (2018) \textit{The Journal of Physical Chemistry C}. \href{http://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b04462}{doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b04462} - \vfill \clearpage \vfill \item + \vfill \item WrightSim: Using PyCUDA to Simulate Multidimensional Spectra \\ Sunden, K. F., \underline{Thompson, B. J.} \& Wright, J. C. \\ (2018) @@ -155,7 +169,6 @@ (2014) \textit{Journal of the American Chemical Society}. \href{https://doi.org/10.1021/ja509142w}{doi:10.1021/ja509142w} \\ - \vfill \end{etaremune} \end{rSection} @@ -163,6 +176,15 @@ \begin{rSection}{Presentations} \begin{etaremune}[leftmargin = 1.75 em] + \item \textit{Workshop:} \underline{Thompson, B.J.} \& Lampkin, P. + Open-Source Hardware in the Chemistry Teaching Lab + (2026) \\ + \textit{Biennial Conference on Chemical Education} + Madison, WI USA + \item \textit{Organizer:} + \textit{Build, Create, Share: Fostering Innovation and the Role of Open Source Hardware} + (2026) \\ + Madison, WI USA \item \textit{Presentation:} \underline{Thompson, B. J.} The Role of Electronics Shops In a Research Environment (2024) \\ @@ -205,9 +227,9 @@ \end{rSection} \begin{rSection}{Awards \& Honors} - \begin{rSubsection}{GSFLC Mentor Award}{2022, 2023, 2024}{}{} + \begin{rSubsection}{GSFLC Mentor Award}{2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026}{}{} \item Awarded by Graduate Students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for outstanding - mentorship \\ of young researchers. Won three times: 2022, 2023, and 2024. + mentorship \\ of young researchers. Won five times. \end{rSubsection} \begin{rSubsection}{Nominated: Letters \& Science Early Career Award}{2020}{}{} \item Nominated by Chemistry Department faculty, graduate students, and postdocs for @@ -236,22 +258,12 @@ \clearpage \begin{rSection}{Teaching Experience} - \begin{rSubsection}{Graduate Chemical Instrumentation: Design \& Control (Electronics)}{2017, 2019 - 2024} - {7 semesters}{UW-Madison} - \item Led laboratory section of course. - \item Introduced graduate students to basic electronics skills such as bread-boarding, - oscilloscope usage, \\ component choice and enclosure design and construction. - \item Assisted students during extended independent instrument design and construction. - \item Assisted in course design and improvement. + \begin{rSubsection}{Graduate Chemical Instrumentation: Design \& Control (Electronics)}{2017, 2019 - 2026} + {9 semesters}{UW-Madison} + \item Course instructor of record. \end{rSubsection} - \begin{rSubsection}{Fundamentals of Analytical Science (Quantitative Analysis)}{2018} - {Teaching Assistant, 1 semester}{UW-Madison} - \item Led laboratory and discussion sections for honors section. - \item Prepared worksheets and homework keys. - \item Contributed to staff notes for future teaching assistants. - \end{rSubsection} - \begin{rSubsection}{Graduate Instrumental Analysis}{2012, 2015}{Teaching Assistant, 2 - semesters}{UW-Madison} + \begin{rSubsection}{Graduate Instrumental Analysis}{2012, 2015, 2024, 2025} + {4 semesters}{UW-Madison} \item Led laboratory section of course. \item Prepared homework assignments and led homework review sessions. @@ -260,11 +272,25 @@ first-year graduate students to script-based programming. \item Received James W. Taylor Excellence in Teaching Award. \end{rSubsection} - \begin{rSubsection}{Undergraduate Research Mentor}{2012 - 2013, 2015 - 2017} - {6 semesters}{UW-Madison} - \item Designed appropriate experiments that were complementary to my own research. - \item Introduced undergraduates to spectroscopy, programming, and instrument design. - \item Advised students in coursework and future directions. + \begin{rSubsection}{Electrochemistry}{2024, 2025} + {2 semesters}{UW-Madison} + \item Led laboratory section of course. + \item Designed and delivered Impedance Spectroscopy curriculum. + \end{rSubsection} + \begin{rSubsection}{Undergraduate Chemical Instrumentation}{2025, 2026} + {2 semesters}{UW-Madison} + \item Led laboratory section of course. + \item Designed problem sets. + \end{rSubsection} + \begin{rSubsection}{Separations in Chemical Analysis}{2024} + {1 semester}{UW-Madison} + \item Led laboratory section of course. + \end{rSubsection} + \begin{rSubsection}{Fundamentals of Analytical Science (Quantitative Analysis)}{2018} + {Teaching Assistant, 1 semester}{UW-Madison} + \item Led laboratory and discussion sections for honors section. + \item Prepared worksheets and homework keys. + \item Contributed to staff notes for future teaching assistants. \end{rSubsection} \begin{rSubsection}{General Chemistry II}{2011, 2012}{Teaching Assistant, 2 semesters}{UW-Madison} @@ -283,12 +309,17 @@ \pagebreak \begin{rSection}{Service Activites \& Community Involvement} - \begin{rSubsection}{Chemical Coders}{2023 - 2024} + \begin{rSubsection}{Chemical Coders}{2023 - 2026} {Organizer}{Madison WI} \item Worked with three graduate students to start new departmental group focused on software development. \item Interfaced department with campus data science hub. \end{rSubsection} - \begin{rSubsection}{Science Olympiad}{2019 - 2021} + \begin{rSubsection}{Science Bowl}{2017 - 2026} + {Scientific Judge \& Moderator}{Madison WI} + \item Judged middle school students in statewide science-knowledge competition. + \item Winning team proceeded to national competition. + \end{rSubsection} + \begin{rSubsection}{Science Olympiad}{2019 - 2021} {Coach}{Madison WI} \item Lead ``mechatronics'' section of region-wide science and engineering competition for \\ middle- and high-school students (2019). @@ -297,11 +328,6 @@ design and construction. \item Created and curated real electronic hardware for use during test. \end{rSubsection} - \begin{rSubsection}{Science Bowl}{2017, 2019} - {Scientific Judge \& Moderator}{Madison WI} - \item Judged middle school students in statewide science-knowledge competition. - \item Winning team proceeded to national competition. - \end{rSubsection} \begin{rSubsection}{Plasma Group Python Introduction}{2017}{Assistant}{UW-Madison} \item Helped introduce a group of faculty and graduate Students in Physics to Python. \item Created lesson sections and chose topics. |