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Thompson} - -% header information -\name{Blaise J Thompson} -\address{725 W Washington Ave. Apt. 306; Madison, WI 53715; USA} -\address{1$\cdot$424$\cdot$225$\cdot$2493 \\ blaise@untzag.com \\ - \href{http://blaise.social/}{blaise.social}} -\address{\today} - -\begin{document} - -\begin{rSection}{Education} - \begin{rSubsection}{University of Wisconsin-Madison}{2011 - 2018} - {PhD, Analytical Chemistry}{Madison WI} - \end{rSubsection} - \begin{rSubsection}{Bates College}{2007 - 2011}{BS, Chemistry; Minor, Philosophy; Concentration: - Applying Mathematical Methods}{Lewiston ME} - \end{rSubsection} -\end{rSection} - -\begin{rSection}{Research Experience} - \begin{rSubsection}{John C. Wright Group - ultrafast materials spectroscopy}{2011 - 2018} - {Graduate Assistant}{Madison WI} - \item \emph{Development of Frequency Domain Multidimensional Spectroscopy with \\ - Applications in Semiconductor Photophysics} - [\href{https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Ik2aaVaT-60R2KSATaFOlG5qDiR_xRze}{PDF}] - \item Used ultrafast spectroscopy to research semiconductor systems, with a focus on solar - energy \\ candidates. - \item Designed and constructed software tools to collect and process multidimensional spectra. - \item Designed and constructed optomechanical and electronic hardware. - \item Developed novel algorithms to streamline optical parametric amplifier tuning procedures. - \item Maintained and conducted experiments on a custom ultrafast laser system. - \item Contributed to general-purpose multidimensional spectra modeling software. - \item Taught younger students how to use instrumentation. - \end{rSubsection} - \begin{rSubsection}{Matthew J. Cote Group - microscopy and plasmonics}{2009 - 2011} - {Undergraduate Researcher}{Lewiston ME} - \item \emph{Investigating Plasmons with Total Internal Reflection Microscopy} - \href{https://drive.google.com/open?id=1JdEK-6CLoGlacotAfR2IGDwonyUMM7uB}{[PDF]} - \item Designed and constructed a combined total internal reflection / atomic force microscope. - \item Coordinated work with my advisor and other staff and faculty. - \end{rSubsection} - \begin{rSubsection}{Michael Dailey Group - neuroscience}{2008}{Undergraduate Researcher} - {Iowa City IA} - \item Dissected and prepared mouse brain samples for in-vivo microglial imaging studies. - \item Trained to utilize confocal microscopy setup. - \end{rSubsection} - \begin{rSubsection}{Peter L. Nagy Group - epigenetics}{2007} - {High School Researcher}{Iowa City IA} - \item Designed and created plasmid, taught myself techniques from from reference materials. - \item Inserted plasmid into yeast. - \end{rSubsection} -\end{rSection} - -\clearpage - -\begin{rSection}{Publications} - \begin{etaremune}[leftmargin = 1.75em] - \item \textit{In preparation:} - \textbf{Thompson, B. J.}; Sunden, K. F.; Morrow, D. K.; Neff-Mallon, N. A. - \& Wright, J. C. - WrightTools: A Python Package for Multidimensional Spectroscopy. \\ - $\rightarrow\,$\textit{Developed Python package as foundational tool for multidimensional - data processing and analysis.} - \item \textit{In preparation:} - Kohler, D. D.; \textbf{Thompson, B. J.} \& Wright, J. C. - Global Analysis of Transient Grating and Transient Absorption of PbSe Quantum Dots. \\ - $\rightarrow\,$\textit{Developed and used model encompassing multiple data types.} \\ - $\rightarrow\,$\textit{Used model to conclusively identify new physics within PbSe Quantum - Dots.} - \item \textit{In preparation:} - Handali, J. D.; Neff-Mallon, N.; Sunden, K. F.; \textbf{Thompson, B. J.}; Brunold, T. C - \& Wright, J. C. - Mixed vibrational-electronic Coherent Multidimensional Spectroscopy Reveals the Electronic - Structure of Co(III)balamins Cyanocobalamin and detuerated Aquacobalamin. \\ - $\rightarrow\,$\textit{Three dimensional fully coherent frequency domain experiment.} \\ - $\rightarrow\,$\textit{Experiment enabled by hardware and software enhancements.} - \item \textit{In preparation:} - Kohler, D. D., \textbf{Thompson, B. J.} \& Wright, J. C. - Coherent multidimensional spectroscopy and the role of solvent: colloidal PbSe quantum dots - as an example. \\ - $\rightarrow\,$\textit{Used standard dilution method to extract nonlinear optical constants - quantitatively.} \\ - $\rightarrow\,$\textit{Compared measurements with prior quantitative work.} - \item Horak, E. H.; Rea, M. T.; Heylman, K. D.; Gelbwaser-Klimovsky, D.; Saikin, S. K.; - \textbf{Thompson, B. J.}; Kohler, D. D.; Knapper, K. A.; Wei, W.; Pan, F.; Gopalan, P.; - Wright, J. C.; Aspuru-Guzik, A. \& Goldsmith, Randall H. - (2018) - Exploring Electronic Structure and Order in Polymers via Single-Particle Microresonator - Spectroscopy. - \textit{Nano Letters}, in press - \href{https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b04211}{doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b04211} \\ - $\rightarrow\,$\textit{Performed three-pulse photon echo experiments on a conductive - polymer.} \\ - $\rightarrow\,$\textit{Developed model and performed lineshape analysis to interrogate - ultrafast processes in the material.} \\ - $\rightarrow\,$\textit{Raw data and code freely available at - \href{https://osf.io/bs8pr/}{osf.io/bs8pr}.} - \item Kohler, D. D.; \textbf{Thompson, B. J.} \& Wright, J. C. - (2017) - Frequency-domain coherent multidimensional spectroscopy when dephasing rivals pulsewidth: - Disentangling material and instrument response. - \textit{The Journal of Chemical Physics}, 147(8), 84202. - \href{https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4986069}{doi:10.1063/1.4986069} \\ - $\rightarrow\,$\textit{Applied numerical model to simple system to explore artifacts of - mixed-domain nonlinear spectroscopy.} \\ - $\rightarrow\,$\textit{Defined new strategies to extract desired information despite these - artifacts.} \\ - $\rightarrow\,$\textit{Raw data and code freely available at - \href{https://osf.io/ej2xe/}{osf.io/ej2xe}} - \item Czech, K. J.; \textbf{Thompson, B. J.}; Kain, S.; Ding, Q.; Shearer, M. J.; Hamers, - R. J.; Jin, S. \& Wright, J. C. - (2015) - Measurement of Ultrafast Excitonic Dynamics of Few-Layer MoS$_2$ Using State-Selective - Coherent Multidimensional Spectroscopy. - \textit{ACS Nano}, 9(12), 12146–12157. - \href{https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5b05198}{doi:10.1021/acsnano.5b05198} \\ - $\rightarrow\,$\textit{Analyzed three-dimensional frequency-frequency-delay transient grating - data.} - \item Fu, Y.; Meng, F.; Rowley, M. B.; \textbf{Thompson, B. J.}; Shearer, M. J.; - Ma, D.; Hamers, R. J.; Wright J. C. \& Jin, S. - (2015) - Solution Growth of Single Crystal Methylammonium Lead Halide Perovskite Nanostructures for - Optoelectronic and Photovoltaic Applications. - \textit{Journal of the American Chemical Society}, 137(17), 5810–5818. - \href{https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5b02651}{doi:10.1021/jacs.5b02651} \\ - $\rightarrow\,$\textit{Performed transient reflectance spectroscopy.} - \item Cabán-Acevedo, M.; Kaiser, N. S.; English, C. R.; Liang, D.; \textbf{Thompson, B. J.}; - Chen, H.-E.; Czech, K. C.; Wright, J. C.; Hamers, R. J. \& Jin, S. - (2014) - Ionization of High-Density Deep Donor Defect States Explains the Low - Photovoltage of Iron Pyrite Single Crystals. - \textit{Journal of the American Chemical Society}, 136(49), 17163–17179. - \href{https://doi.org/10.1021/ja509142w}{doi:10.1021/ja509142w} \\ - $\rightarrow\,$\textit{Performed transient reflectance spectroscopy.} - \end{etaremune} -\end{rSection} - -\clearpage - -\begin{rSection}{Projects (\MakeLowercase{see my github at} - \href{https://github.com/untzag}{\MakeLowercase{github.com/untzag}})} - \begin{rSubsection}{Creator: \href{http://wright.tools}{WrightTools}}{2014 - Present} - {Tools for loading, processing, and plotting multidimensional spectroscopy data.}{} - \item Single processing toolkit for wide variety of instrumental data, built to be extensible - as more data-types become relevant. - \item Offers specialized interactions, such as transformations, that are particularly suited to - multidimensional spectroscopy. - \item Online documentation through Sphinx and ReadTheDocs - (\href{http://wright.tools}{http://wright.tools}). - \item Project managed with several graduate student and undergraduate contributors, active - issue tracking, version control and an extensive testing suite. - \item Central package used as a data management pipeline by other packages simulating and - acquiring multidimensional spectra. - \end{rSubsection} - \begin{rSubsection}{Creator: \href{https://github.com/wright-group/PyCMDS}{PyCMDS}} - {2015 - Present} - {Unified software for controlling hardware and collecting data in the Wright group.}{} - \item Supplies modular hardware control, calibration, and orchestration during complex, - long-lasting CMDS experiments. - \item Provides interface to optomechanical hardware from a variety of manufacturers, including - National Instruments, Thorlabs, Horiba, Newport, and Aerotech. Also controls hardware built - and customized in-house. - \item Focuses on seamless user experience with advanced integrations such as automatic data - backup and notification via Slack. - \item In conjunction with contemporaneous hardware improvements, algorithmic improvements in - acquisition strategy increased scan rate by up to two orders of magnitude over previous - software. - \end{rSubsection} - \begin{rSubsection}{Creator: \href{https://github.com/wright-group/FilterWheels}{automated filter - wheel assembly}}{2017}{Automated optical filter assembly.}{} - \item Allows for new experimental degrees of freedom within the Wright group. - \item Designed (using Autodesk Inventor) and constructed (in collaboration with the department - machine, electronics shops) custom chassis. - \item Designed custom circuit board using KiCad, ordered supplies from appropriate online - retailers. - \item Designed and implemented serial interface and Arduino firmware, including semi-syncronus - motion \\ low-level C++ string processing, and microstepping control for enhanced acquisition - time efficiency. - \end{rSubsection} - \begin{rSubsection}{Creator: \href{https://github.com/untzag/tidy_headers}{tidy\_headers}}{2017} - {Rapidly write data from python to plain text, and back again.}{} - \item Dependency of larger projects like WrightTools, and used directly for custom - applications. - \end{rSubsection} - \begin{rSubsection}{Cocreator: \href{https://github.com/wright-group/WrightSim}{WrightSim}}{2017 - - Present} - {Efficient, flexable simulation package for multidimensional spectroscopy.}{} - \item Uses Liouville's theorem to numerically simulate nonlinear spectroscopy. - \item I was also a principle contributor to the predecessor of WrightSim, - \href{https://github.com/wright-group/NISE}{NISE}. - \end{rSubsection} - \begin{rSubsection}{Contributor: InGaAs array}{2015 - 2016} - {Quickly and cheaply acquire near-infrared pulse spectra.}{} - \item Wrote firmware to handle serial communication between ADC, acquisition software. - \item Used advanced features such as watchdog timers to handle unexpected timing and - communication problems. - \end{rSubsection} - \begin{rSubsection}{Contributor: \href{https://github.com/dib-lab/osf-cli}{osfclient}}{2017} - {A python library and command-line client for file storage within the Open Science Framework.}{} - \item Added Windows functionality, assisted in various debugging efforts in early version of - osfcli. - \end{rSubsection} -\end{rSection} - -\clearpage - -\begin{rSection}{Presentations} - \begin{etaremune}[leftmargin = 1.75 em] - \item \textit{Presentation:} \textbf{Thompson, B. J.} - Nonlinear Multidimensional Spectroscopy. - (2017) - \textit{Chaos and Complexity Seminar.} - Madison, WI USA - \href{https://drive.google.com/open?id=1UWnfb_HsGg7ay7mKl2qscoikOWQsZRNl}{[PDF]} - \item \textit{Poster:} - \textbf{Thompson, B. J.} - A Robust, Fully Automated Algorithm to Collect High Quality OPA Tuning Curves. - (2016) - \textit{CMDS 2016.} - Groningen, the Netherlands - \href{https://drive.google.com/open?id=1hKj5MW_ms2d92Zj-Q06PTVIVBvIqfN3C}{[PDF]} - \item \textit{Poster:} - \textbf{Thompson, B. J.} - Utilizing Coherent Multidimensional Spectroscopy to Investigate Nanomaterials for Solar - Energy Generation. - (2012) - \textit{Midwest Universities Analytical Chemistry Conference'}. - Madison, WI USA - \item \textit{Poster:} - \textbf{Thompson, B. J.} - Spectroscpic Investigation of Plasmonic Nanoparticles. - (2011) - \textit{Bates College Mount David Summit.} - Lewiston, ME USA - \end{etaremune} -\end{rSection} - -\begin{rSection}{Awards \& Honors} - \begin{rSubsection}{Roger Carlson Award}{2017}{}{} - \item Awarded by the University of Wisconsin Chemistry department for excellence in research. - \end{rSubsection} - \begin{rSubsection}{James W. Taylor Excellence in Teaching Award}{2016}{}{} - \item Selected by University of Wisconsin Chemistry students and faculty as one of the most - outstanding \\ Teaching Assistants of the 2015-2016 School Year. - \end{rSubsection} - \begin{rSubsection}{Rodney F. Johonnot Graduate Award}{2011}{}{} - \item Selected by Bates College faculty as most deserving of aid in furthering his or her - studies \\ in professional or postgraduate work. - \end{rSubsection} - \begin{rSubsection}{Bates College Key}{2011}{}{} - \item 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. - \end{rSubsection} -\end{rSection} - -\begin{rSection}{Skills \& Specialties} - \begin{rSubsection}{Analytical Techniques}{}{}{} - \item Spectroscopy: Raman / IR / UV-VIS / NMR - \item Ultrafast Spectroscopy: Pump Probe / CMDS - \item General purpose analytical techinques: electrochemistry, mass spectrometry, chromatography - \end{rSubsection} - \begin{rSubsection}{Hardware}{}{}{} - \item Circuit prototyping (KiCad, ExpressPCB), construction - \item Interconnect choice, enclosure design and construction - \item Basic machining: milling machine, drill press, band/rotary saw - \item Microprocessors: Arduino, MicroPython, AVR - \end{rSubsection} - \begin{rSubsection}{Software}{}{}{} - \item Python (SciPy, PyPI/Anaconda, micropython) - \item git - \item Qt - \item LaTeX - \item LabView - \item Basic C, C++ (mostly in context of firmware or drivers) - \end{rSubsection} -\end{rSection} - -\clearpage - -\begin{rSection}{Teaching Experience} - \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 Chemical Instrumentation: Design \& Control (Electronics)}{2017} - {Teaching Assistant, 1 semester}{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. - \end{rSubsection} - \begin{rSubsection}{Graduate Instrumental Analysis}{2012, 2015}{Teaching Assistant, 2 - semesters}{UW-Madison} - \item Led laboratory section of course. - \item Prepared homework assignments and led - homework review sessions. - \item Lectured in professor's absence. - \item Switched course from mathcad to Python using Jupyter Notebooks, introducing \\ - first-year graduate students to scrip-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. - \end{rSubsection} - \begin{rSubsection}{General Chemistry II}{2011, 2012}{Teaching Assistant, 2 - semesters}{UW-Madison} - \item Coordinated two sections---total of $\sim50$ students in each semester. - \item Led labs. - \item Designed and led discussion sections. - \end{rSubsection} - \begin{rSubsection}{General Chemistry I}{2010, 2011}{Peer Science Leader, 2 semesters} - {Bates College} - \item Designed and led class-wide review sessions for General Chemistry. - \item Assisted in first trials of new peer leadership program at Bates College. - \item Attended regular meetings to share teaching strategies with other peer leaders. - \end{rSubsection} -\end{rSection} - -\pagebreak - -\begin{rSection}{Service Activites \& Community Involvement} - \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. - \item Group was switching to Python from IDL. - \item Introduction consisted of weekly meetings across several months. - \end{rSubsection} - \begin{rSubsection}{Pre-college Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence (PEOPLE)} - {2017}{Volunteer}{Madison WI} - \item Taught disadvantaged high school students about electronics, science and what it is like - to be \\ an analytical chemist. - \end{rSubsection} - \begin{rSubsection}{Wisconsin Middle School Science Bowl}{2017}{Scientific Judge}{Madison WI} - \item Judged middle school students in statewide science-knowledge competition. - \item Winning team proceeded to national competition. - \end{rSubsection} - \begin{rSubsection}{McElvain Committee}{2013 - 2014}{Member}{UW-Madison} - \item Graduate student committee to choose seminar speakers. - \end{rSubsection} - \begin{rSubsection}{Freewill Folk Society}{2008 - 2011}{President}{Bates College} - \item Contradance club, offering alcohol-free community-engaging social activity to the college. - \item Reorganized club structure, recruited other students to new club positions. - \item Organized monthly folk dances, bringing in bands and callers. - \end{rSubsection} -\end{rSection} - -\end{document} \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/public/ThompsonBlaiseCV.pdf b/public/ThompsonBlaiseCV.pdf new file mode 100644 index 0000000..bcede67 Binary files /dev/null and b/public/ThompsonBlaiseCV.pdf differ diff --git a/public/ThompsonBlaiseCV.tex b/public/ThompsonBlaiseCV.tex new file mode 100644 index 0000000..808768b --- /dev/null +++ b/public/ThompsonBlaiseCV.tex @@ -0,0 +1,358 @@ +% document +\documentclass{resume} % Use the custom resume.cls style + + +\newcommand{\AuthorName}{Blaise J. Thompson} + +% header information +\name{Blaise J Thompson} +\address{725 W Washington Ave. Apt. 306; Madison, WI 53715; USA} +\address{1$\cdot$424$\cdot$225$\cdot$2493 \\ blaise@untzag.com \\ + \href{http://blaise.social/}{blaise.social}} +\address{\today} + +\begin{document} + +\begin{rSection}{Education} + \begin{rSubsection}{University of Wisconsin-Madison}{2011 - 2018} + {PhD, Analytical Chemistry}{Madison WI} + \end{rSubsection} + \begin{rSubsection}{Bates College}{2007 - 2011}{BS, Chemistry; Minor, Philosophy; Concentration: + Applying Mathematical Methods}{Lewiston ME} + \end{rSubsection} +\end{rSection} + +\begin{rSection}{Research Experience} + \begin{rSubsection}{John C. Wright Group - ultrafast materials spectroscopy}{2011 - 2018} + {Graduate Assistant}{Madison WI} + \item \emph{Development of Frequency Domain Multidimensional Spectroscopy with \\ + Applications in Semiconductor Photophysics} + [\href{https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Ik2aaVaT-60R2KSATaFOlG5qDiR_xRze}{PDF}] + \item Used ultrafast spectroscopy to research semiconductor systems, with a focus on solar + energy \\ candidates. + \item Designed and constructed software tools to collect and process multidimensional spectra. + \item Designed and constructed optomechanical and electronic hardware. + \item Developed novel algorithms to streamline optical parametric amplifier tuning procedures. + \item Maintained and conducted experiments on a custom ultrafast laser system. + \item Contributed to general-purpose multidimensional spectra modeling software. + \item Taught younger students how to use instrumentation. + \end{rSubsection} + \begin{rSubsection}{Matthew J. Cote Group - microscopy and plasmonics}{2009 - 2011} + {Undergraduate Researcher}{Lewiston ME} + \item \emph{Investigating Plasmons with Total Internal Reflection Microscopy} + \href{https://drive.google.com/open?id=1JdEK-6CLoGlacotAfR2IGDwonyUMM7uB}{[PDF]} + \item Designed and constructed a combined total internal reflection / atomic force microscope. + \item Coordinated work with my advisor and other staff and faculty. + \end{rSubsection} + \begin{rSubsection}{Michael Dailey Group - neuroscience}{2008}{Undergraduate Researcher} + {Iowa City IA} + \item Dissected and prepared mouse brain samples for in-vivo microglial imaging studies. + \item Trained to utilize confocal microscopy setup. + \end{rSubsection} + \begin{rSubsection}{Peter L. Nagy Group - epigenetics}{2007} + {High School Researcher}{Iowa City IA} + \item Designed and created plasmid, taught myself techniques from from reference materials. + \item Inserted plasmid into yeast. + \end{rSubsection} +\end{rSection} + +\clearpage + +\begin{rSection}{Publications} + \begin{etaremune}[leftmargin = 1.75em] + \item \textit{In preparation:} + \textbf{Thompson, B. J.}; Sunden, K. F.; Morrow, D. K.; Neff-Mallon, N. A. + \& Wright, J. C. + WrightTools: A Python Package for Multidimensional Spectroscopy. \\ + $\rightarrow\,$\textit{Developed Python package as foundational tool for multidimensional + data processing and analysis.} + \item \textit{In preparation:} + Kohler, D. D.; \textbf{Thompson, B. J.} \& Wright, J. C. + Global Analysis of Transient Grating and Transient Absorption of PbSe Quantum Dots. \\ + $\rightarrow\,$\textit{Developed and used model encompassing multiple data types.} \\ + $\rightarrow\,$\textit{Used model to conclusively identify new physics within PbSe Quantum + Dots.} + \item \textit{In preparation:} + Handali, J. D.; Neff-Mallon, N.; Sunden, K. F.; \textbf{Thompson, B. J.}; Brunold, T. C + \& Wright, J. C. + Mixed vibrational-electronic Coherent Multidimensional Spectroscopy Reveals the Electronic + Structure of Co(III)balamins Cyanocobalamin and detuerated Aquacobalamin. \\ + $\rightarrow\,$\textit{Three dimensional fully coherent frequency domain experiment.} \\ + $\rightarrow\,$\textit{Experiment enabled by hardware and software enhancements.} + \item \textit{In preparation:} + Kohler, D. D., \textbf{Thompson, B. J.} \& Wright, J. C. + Coherent multidimensional spectroscopy and the role of solvent: colloidal PbSe quantum dots + as an example. \\ + $\rightarrow\,$\textit{Used standard dilution method to extract nonlinear optical constants + quantitatively.} \\ + $\rightarrow\,$\textit{Compared measurements with prior quantitative work.} + \item Horak, E. H.; Rea, M. T.; Heylman, K. D.; Gelbwaser-Klimovsky, D.; Saikin, S. K.; + \textbf{Thompson, B. J.}; Kohler, D. D.; Knapper, K. A.; Wei, W.; Pan, F.; Gopalan, P.; + Wright, J. C.; Aspuru-Guzik, A. \& Goldsmith, Randall H. + (2018) + Exploring Electronic Structure and Order in Polymers via Single-Particle Microresonator + Spectroscopy. + \textit{Nano Letters}, in press + \href{https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b04211}{doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b04211} \\ + $\rightarrow\,$\textit{Performed three-pulse photon echo experiments on a conductive + polymer.} \\ + $\rightarrow\,$\textit{Developed model and performed lineshape analysis to interrogate + ultrafast processes in the material.} \\ + $\rightarrow\,$\textit{Raw data and code freely available at + \href{https://osf.io/bs8pr/}{osf.io/bs8pr}.} + \item Kohler, D. D.; \textbf{Thompson, B. J.} \& Wright, J. C. + (2017) + Frequency-domain coherent multidimensional spectroscopy when dephasing rivals pulsewidth: + Disentangling material and instrument response. + \textit{The Journal of Chemical Physics}, 147(8), 84202. + \href{https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4986069}{doi:10.1063/1.4986069} \\ + $\rightarrow\,$\textit{Applied numerical model to simple system to explore artifacts of + mixed-domain nonlinear spectroscopy.} \\ + $\rightarrow\,$\textit{Defined new strategies to extract desired information despite these + artifacts.} \\ + $\rightarrow\,$\textit{Raw data and code freely available at + \href{https://osf.io/ej2xe/}{osf.io/ej2xe}} + \item Czech, K. J.; \textbf{Thompson, B. J.}; Kain, S.; Ding, Q.; Shearer, M. J.; Hamers, + R. J.; Jin, S. \& Wright, J. C. + (2015) + Measurement of Ultrafast Excitonic Dynamics of Few-Layer MoS$_2$ Using State-Selective + Coherent Multidimensional Spectroscopy. + \textit{ACS Nano}, 9(12), 12146–12157. + \href{https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5b05198}{doi:10.1021/acsnano.5b05198} \\ + $\rightarrow\,$\textit{Analyzed three-dimensional frequency-frequency-delay transient grating + data.} + \item Fu, Y.; Meng, F.; Rowley, M. B.; \textbf{Thompson, B. J.}; Shearer, M. J.; + Ma, D.; Hamers, R. J.; Wright J. C. \& Jin, S. + (2015) + Solution Growth of Single Crystal Methylammonium Lead Halide Perovskite Nanostructures for + Optoelectronic and Photovoltaic Applications. + \textit{Journal of the American Chemical Society}, 137(17), 5810–5818. + \href{https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5b02651}{doi:10.1021/jacs.5b02651} \\ + $\rightarrow\,$\textit{Performed transient reflectance spectroscopy.} + \item Cabán-Acevedo, M.; Kaiser, N. S.; English, C. R.; Liang, D.; \textbf{Thompson, B. J.}; + Chen, H.-E.; Czech, K. C.; Wright, J. C.; Hamers, R. J. \& Jin, S. + (2014) + Ionization of High-Density Deep Donor Defect States Explains the Low + Photovoltage of Iron Pyrite Single Crystals. + \textit{Journal of the American Chemical Society}, 136(49), 17163–17179. + \href{https://doi.org/10.1021/ja509142w}{doi:10.1021/ja509142w} \\ + $\rightarrow\,$\textit{Performed transient reflectance spectroscopy.} + \end{etaremune} +\end{rSection} + +\clearpage + +\begin{rSection}{Projects (\MakeLowercase{see my github at} + \href{https://github.com/untzag}{\MakeLowercase{github.com/untzag}})} + \begin{rSubsection}{Creator: \href{http://wright.tools}{WrightTools}}{2014 - Present} + {Tools for loading, processing, and plotting multidimensional spectroscopy data.}{} + \item Single processing toolkit for wide variety of instrumental data, built to be extensible + as more data-types become relevant. + \item Offers specialized interactions, such as transformations, that are particularly suited to + multidimensional spectroscopy. + \item Online documentation through Sphinx and ReadTheDocs + (\href{http://wright.tools}{http://wright.tools}). + \item Project managed with several graduate student and undergraduate contributors, active + issue tracking, version control and an extensive testing suite. + \item Central package used as a data management pipeline by other packages simulating and + acquiring multidimensional spectra. + \end{rSubsection} + \begin{rSubsection}{Creator: \href{https://github.com/wright-group/PyCMDS}{PyCMDS}} + {2015 - Present} + {Unified software for controlling hardware and collecting data in the Wright group.}{} + \item Supplies modular hardware control, calibration, and orchestration during complex, + long-lasting CMDS experiments. + \item Provides interface to optomechanical hardware from a variety of manufacturers, including + National Instruments, Thorlabs, Horiba, Newport, and Aerotech. Also controls hardware built + and customized in-house. + \item Focuses on seamless user experience with advanced integrations such as automatic data + backup and notification via Slack. + \item In conjunction with contemporaneous hardware improvements, algorithmic improvements in + acquisition strategy increased scan rate by up to two orders of magnitude over previous + software. + \end{rSubsection} + \begin{rSubsection}{Creator: \href{https://github.com/wright-group/FilterWheels}{automated filter + wheel assembly}}{2017}{Automated optical filter assembly.}{} + \item Allows for new experimental degrees of freedom within the Wright group. + \item Designed (using Autodesk Inventor) and constructed (in collaboration with the department + machine, electronics shops) custom chassis. + \item Designed custom circuit board using KiCad, ordered supplies from appropriate online + retailers. + \item Designed and implemented serial interface and Arduino firmware, including semi-syncronus + motion \\ low-level C++ string processing, and microstepping control for enhanced acquisition + time efficiency. + \end{rSubsection} + \begin{rSubsection}{Creator: \href{https://github.com/untzag/tidy_headers}{tidy\_headers}}{2017} + {Rapidly write data from python to plain text, and back again.}{} + \item Dependency of larger projects like WrightTools, and used directly for custom + applications. + \end{rSubsection} + \begin{rSubsection}{Cocreator: \href{https://github.com/wright-group/WrightSim}{WrightSim}}{2017 - + Present} + {Efficient, flexable simulation package for multidimensional spectroscopy.}{} + \item Uses Liouville's theorem to numerically simulate nonlinear spectroscopy. + \item I was also a principle contributor to the predecessor of WrightSim, + \href{https://github.com/wright-group/NISE}{NISE}. + \end{rSubsection} + \begin{rSubsection}{Contributor: InGaAs array}{2015 - 2016} + {Quickly and cheaply acquire near-infrared pulse spectra.}{} + \item Wrote firmware to handle serial communication between ADC, acquisition software. + \item Used advanced features such as watchdog timers to handle unexpected timing and + communication problems. + \end{rSubsection} + \begin{rSubsection}{Contributor: \href{https://github.com/dib-lab/osf-cli}{osfclient}}{2017} + {A python library and command-line client for file storage within the Open Science Framework.}{} + \item Added Windows functionality, assisted in various debugging efforts in early version of + osfcli. + \end{rSubsection} +\end{rSection} + +\clearpage + +\begin{rSection}{Presentations} + \begin{etaremune}[leftmargin = 1.75 em] + \item \textit{Presentation:} \textbf{Thompson, B. J.} + Nonlinear Multidimensional Spectroscopy. + (2017) + \textit{Chaos and Complexity Seminar.} + Madison, WI USA + \href{https://drive.google.com/open?id=1UWnfb_HsGg7ay7mKl2qscoikOWQsZRNl}{[PDF]} + \item \textit{Poster:} + \textbf{Thompson, B. J.} + A Robust, Fully Automated Algorithm to Collect High Quality OPA Tuning Curves. + (2016) + \textit{CMDS 2016.} + Groningen, the Netherlands + \href{https://drive.google.com/open?id=1hKj5MW_ms2d92Zj-Q06PTVIVBvIqfN3C}{[PDF]} + \item \textit{Poster:} + \textbf{Thompson, B. J.} + Utilizing Coherent Multidimensional Spectroscopy to Investigate Nanomaterials for Solar + Energy Generation. + (2012) + \textit{Midwest Universities Analytical Chemistry Conference'}. + Madison, WI USA + \item \textit{Poster:} + \textbf{Thompson, B. J.} + Spectroscpic Investigation of Plasmonic Nanoparticles. + (2011) + \textit{Bates College Mount David Summit.} + Lewiston, ME USA + \end{etaremune} +\end{rSection} + +\begin{rSection}{Awards \& Honors} + \begin{rSubsection}{Roger Carlson Award}{2017}{}{} + \item Awarded by the University of Wisconsin Chemistry department for excellence in research. + \end{rSubsection} + \begin{rSubsection}{James W. Taylor Excellence in Teaching Award}{2016}{}{} + \item Selected by University of Wisconsin Chemistry students and faculty as one of the most + outstanding \\ Teaching Assistants of the 2015-2016 School Year. + \end{rSubsection} + \begin{rSubsection}{Rodney F. Johonnot Graduate Award}{2011}{}{} + \item Selected by Bates College faculty as most deserving of aid in furthering his or her + studies \\ in professional or postgraduate work. + \end{rSubsection} + \begin{rSubsection}{Bates College Key}{2011}{}{} + \item 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. + \end{rSubsection} +\end{rSection} + +\begin{rSection}{Skills \& Specialties} + \begin{rSubsection}{Analytical Techniques}{}{}{} + \item Spectroscopy: Raman / IR / UV-VIS / NMR + \item Ultrafast Spectroscopy: Pump Probe / CMDS + \item General purpose analytical techinques: electrochemistry, mass spectrometry, chromatography + \end{rSubsection} + \begin{rSubsection}{Hardware}{}{}{} + \item Circuit prototyping (KiCad, ExpressPCB), construction + \item Interconnect choice, enclosure design and construction + \item Basic machining: milling machine, drill press, band/rotary saw + \item Microprocessors: Arduino, MicroPython, AVR + \end{rSubsection} + \begin{rSubsection}{Software}{}{}{} + \item Python (SciPy, PyPI/Anaconda, micropython) + \item git + \item Qt + \item LaTeX + \item LabView + \item Basic C, C++ (mostly in context of firmware or drivers) + \end{rSubsection} +\end{rSection} + +\clearpage + +\begin{rSection}{Teaching Experience} + \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 Chemical Instrumentation: Design \& Control (Electronics)}{2017} + {Teaching Assistant, 1 semester}{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. + \end{rSubsection} + \begin{rSubsection}{Graduate Instrumental Analysis}{2012, 2015}{Teaching Assistant, 2 + semesters}{UW-Madison} + \item Led laboratory section of course. + \item Prepared homework assignments and led + homework review sessions. + \item Lectured in professor's absence. + \item Switched course from mathcad to Python using Jupyter Notebooks, introducing \\ + first-year graduate students to scrip-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. + \end{rSubsection} + \begin{rSubsection}{General Chemistry II}{2011, 2012}{Teaching Assistant, 2 + semesters}{UW-Madison} + \item Coordinated two sections---total of $\sim50$ students in each semester. + \item Led labs. + \item Designed and led discussion sections. + \end{rSubsection} + \begin{rSubsection}{General Chemistry I}{2010, 2011}{Peer Science Leader, 2 semesters} + {Bates College} + \item Designed and led class-wide review sessions for General Chemistry. + \item Assisted in first trials of new peer leadership program at Bates College. + \item Attended regular meetings to share teaching strategies with other peer leaders. + \end{rSubsection} +\end{rSection} + +\pagebreak + +\begin{rSection}{Service Activites \& Community Involvement} + \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. + \item Group was switching to Python from IDL. + \item Introduction consisted of weekly meetings across several months. + \end{rSubsection} + \begin{rSubsection}{Pre-college Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence (PEOPLE)} + {2017}{Volunteer}{Madison WI} + \item Taught disadvantaged high school students about electronics, science and what it is like + to be \\ an analytical chemist. + \end{rSubsection} + \begin{rSubsection}{Wisconsin Middle School Science Bowl}{2017}{Scientific Judge}{Madison WI} + \item Judged middle school students in statewide science-knowledge competition. + \item Winning team proceeded to national competition. + \end{rSubsection} + \begin{rSubsection}{McElvain Committee}{2013 - 2014}{Member}{UW-Madison} + \item Graduate student committee to choose seminar speakers. + \end{rSubsection} + \begin{rSubsection}{Freewill Folk Society}{2008 - 2011}{President}{Bates College} + \item Contradance club, offering alcohol-free community-engaging social activity to the college. + \item Reorganized club structure, recruited other students to new club positions. + \item Organized monthly folk dances, bringing in bands and callers. + \end{rSubsection} +\end{rSection} + +\end{document} \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html index e33559e..46f2200 100644 --- a/public/index.html +++ b/public/index.html @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
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