David R.

Little
drl201@psu.edu
Home address:
2300 Parkway West Harrisburg, PA 17112 Cell: (717) 265-3010 Objectives:

School address:
601 Vairo Blvd. apt. 618 State College, PA 16803 Cell: (717) 265-3010

I plan to go to graduate school to earn a doctoral degree in Physics. My primary areas of interest are Particle, Solid State or Gravitational Physics. After completing my Ph.D., I plan to stay in academics to teach at the college level and continue my research in Physics. The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA (Dec 2012) The Eberly College of Science, Bachelor of Science in Physics GPA: 3.44 Major GPA: 3.56

Education:

Relevant coursework: Physics Electricity and Magnetism w/ Lab Fluids and Thermal Physics w/ Lab Wave Motion and Quantum Physics w/ Lab Intermediate Electricity and Magnetism Introduction to Quantum Mechanics I and II Theoretical Mechanics Condensed Matter Physics Special and General Relativity Thermal Physics Optical Physics w/ Lab Work Experience: Summer 2012 Summer 2011 - present Spring 2011 Summer 2010 2005-2009 Fall 2008 Accepted into Penn States Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program working under Dr. Susan Lemieux Magnetic resonance imaging pulse sequence programming (C++) and magnetic resonance image analysis under Dr. Susan Lemieux Pennsylvania State University: Teachers Assistant in Physics 214 - Wave Motion and Quantum Physics (organized lab exercises). SRTE rating 4.1 out of 5 Harrisburg Area YMCA: Camp Counselor Hershey Park: Food and Beverage Department Earned 2008 and 2009 Outstanding Employee Certificates Pennsylvania State University: Football Program Sales Computer Introduction to C++ Programming Chemistry Honors Chemical Principles I Chemical Principles II Experimental Chemistry I Experimental Chemistry II

Activities and Accomplishments: Summer 2012 Fall 2011 2010-2012 2010 Ran a science outreach tent illustrating density at Penn States Artsfest Development of automated quality assurance testing for echo-planar magnetic resonance imaging Deans list each consecutive semester Member of the American Association of Physics Teachers

Skills:

Experience with Unix and Windows operating systems Basic Matlab and C++ programming skills American Red Cross CPR training and first aid

Publications: A New Fast Quality Assurance Tool for EPI-based Pulse Sequences, Proc. Int. Soc. Magn.Res.Med.2012, #3819. MV Gettemy, AR Gearhart, J Vesek, DR Little, J Wang, JP Stitt, RO Gilmore, AS Engels, QX Yang, SK Lemieux. References: Dr. Susan Lemieux 102 Chandlee Lab University Park, PA 16802 Phone: (814) 777-3407 email: sklemieux@psu.edu Prof. Jorge O. Sofo 104 Davey Lab, #172 University Park, PA 16802-6300 Phone: (814) 777-3450 email: sofo@psu.edu Prof. Richard W. Robinett 104 Davey Lab, #183 University Park, PA 16802-6300 Phone: (814) 863-0965 email: rick@phys.psu.edu Mr. Frederick Leuschner Chemistry Teacher Central Dauphin High School Harrisburg, PA 17112 Phone: (717) 645-6194 email: fgleuschner@cdschools.org