EDUCATION

May 2010              Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho
                             Ph.D. in Applied Physics (Health Physics Emphasis)
                             Dissertation: Applications of Laser Compton Scattered (LCS) X-rays to Fissionable Material Identification and Imaging

 

May 2006              Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho
                             MS in Applied Physics (Health Physics Emphasis)
                             Thesis: Transuranic (TRU) Assay and Imaging by Photo-Activation
 

May 2001              University of Houston, Houston, Texas
                             BS in Computer Science with minor in Mathematics

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

      • Nuclear Methods in Science and Technology

            o Detectors of Nuclear Radiation

            o Activation Analysis, X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) Analysis

            o Nuclear Imaging

            o Radiation Effects Studies

      • Hybrid K-Edge/K-XRF Densitometry (HKED)

      • Radiation Dosimetry

      • Accelerator Health Physics

      • X-ray/Gamma-ray Spectroscopy

      • Scientific Programming: Spectral Analysis, Image Processing

      • Nuclear Instrumentation

      • Beam Diagnostic Techniques

HEALTH PHYSICS COURSE WORK

Radiation Physics, Radiation Detection and Measurement Laboratory, Electronics Instrumentation and Measurement Laboratory, Imaging Signals and Systems, Accelerator Health Physics, Radiobiology, Radiological Environmental Monitoring and Survey, External Dosimetry, Internal Dosimetry, Quantitative Methods in Physics, Radiation Regulations, Topics in X-ray/Gamma-ray Spectroscopy, Simulation of Particle Interactions with Matter, Nuclear Techniques in Sciences and Technology, Electricity and Magnetism, Theoretical Mechanics, Quantum Mechanics (undergraduate level).

MEMBERSHIPS

2008- The National Scholars Honor Society
2007- American Nuclear Society
2005- Health Physics Society

 

REFERENCES

Please review the enclosed CV

(This résumé was posted on 27 February 2010.)