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Jacob I. Brown

Jacob I. Brown
jacobbrown9413@gmail.com

1006 Sir Robert Drive,

McDonald, Pa 15057

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(412)-302-8547

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Education

High School:

Canon-McMillan High School

Graduated in June, 2013 (9/2009 - 6/2013)
Graduated as Valedictorian

College:

The Pennsylvania State University, Schreyer Honors College

Enrolled in 8/2013
Expected Graduation Date of 5/2017
Semester Standing: 9
Majors:
Astronomy & Astrophysics (BS)
Physics (BS)
Minor:
Mathematics

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Cumulative GPA:

3.67

Work Experience

South Fayette Shop N Save (Bought and Acquired by Giant Eagle in 2014)
Dates of Employment:
9/2012 - 7/2013
Position:
Bagger/Cashier

Research Experience

The Pennsylvania State University, Astronomy & Astrophysics Department

Research Advisor:
Jason Wright, Ph.D.
Dates Involved:
2/2014 - present
Description of Work:
I work to maintain exoplanets.org, an exoplanet database created by Dr. Wright
and his colleagues. I update planet files and add in new ones as new planets are
discovered. I am also responsible for updating our social media pages when
such updates occur. Over the summer between my freshman and sophomore
year (5/2014 - 8/2014), I created radial velocity data files for NASAs Exoplanet
Science Institute (NExSci).

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Observing Experience

I know how to remote-operate the MINERVA telescopes on Palomar Mountain in Arizona

and have supervised nighttime observing for real science projects with these telescopes.
I have operated a 12-inch telescope on my own. I have also operated a 24-inch
telescope (with help from an instructor) to detect a transiting exoplanet.

Scientific Papers
Title:
The Exoplanet Orbit Database II: Updates to exoplanets.org
Online URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/1409.7709
Involvement: Co-author

Computer Skills

Operating Systems and Applications:

MacOS-X, including terminal, Xterm, and EMACS; MS Word, Excel, and PP
Computer Languages:
C++: I have programmed simple games and sorting programs.
IDL: I have written programs that manipulate large data sets with many fields.

Key Academic Skills & Classes

Math:
Physics:

Astronomy:
English:

High-level Calculus (Multivariable, Imaginary Variables), Statistics

Mechanics, Electricity & Magnetism, Relativity, Quantum Mechanics,
Thermodynamics
Astronomy-Oriented Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, Observational
Instruction (see above), Stellar Evolution and Modeling, Cosmology,
Exoplanets (research-oriented)
Technical Writing and Public Speaking

Leadership Roles

Penn State Pulsar Search Collaboratory - Vice President and Co-Founder, 1/2015 - now
Penn State Astronomy Club - member since 9/2013, President since 5/2015

Outreach Experience

Active volunteer in the Penn State Astronomy Departments week-long AstroFest in July,
2014 and 2015. I have given short talks and presentations to general audiences, and
supervised some childrens activities. I was also in charge of Facebook marketing for
the 2014 events. As President of the Penn State Astronomy Club, I have also
participated in and supervised outreach events organized by the club.