Katrina Colletti Curriculum Vitae “We have a hunger of the mind which asks for knowledge of all around us, and the more we gain, the more is our desire; the more we see, the more we are capable of seeing.” - Maria Mitchell Objective: Seeking full-time employment, available to start immediately. Education 2014–16 M.S. in Physics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. Experimental High Energy Physics, Thesis Project: “Extrapolation Technique Pitfalls in Asym- metry Measurements at Colliders” 2010–14 B.S. in Physics, Fordham University, Bronx, New York, Cum Laude. Minor: Computer Science Academic & Professional Experience 2014–16 Physics TA/RA, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. –TA-ed the lab and grade for Big Bang, Black Holes, No Math (with Dr. David Toback). This is a more conceptually based class for non-majors who are interested in physics, though the lab component requires some basic Microsoft Excel and math skills to analyze data that is “collected” through telescopes by the students to reach various conclusions about how the Universe behaves. –Researched under Dr. David Toback in high energy experimental physics. 2011–14 Physics Lab Assistant and Grader, Fordham University, Bronx, New York. Assisted students and professor in the lab with any difficulties or technical issues. Graded lab reports on a weekly basis. Graded homework for upper level physics courses such as Math Methods in Physics I and II. 2011–14 Physics Tutor, Fordham University, Bronx, New York. Offered weekly voluntary physics tutoring to students on a needed basis. 2013 NSF REU Summer Researcher, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. Performed experimental nuclear physics research under Dr. Rex Tayloe. Hardware experience: worked with the SciBath neutral particle detector (some specific tasks included: installing data acquisition boards and PMT’s, getting it up and running and maintaining healthy activity throughout the summer, making the "bath" chemical mixture and pumping it into the detector, and setting up various configurations to take data in with lead bricks, taking data with the data acquisition system). Software experience: data acquisition, data analysis in ROOT. 2012 Clare Boothe Luce Research Scholar, Fordham University, Bronx, New York. Performed theoretical particle physics research under Dr. Christopher Aubin. Software Experience: used Mathematica to study a quark phase diagram in lattice simulations, exploring physical and unphysical regions. H (646) 285 3747 • B [email protected] ˝ people.physics.tamu.edu/kcolletti1 1/2