Jaimie Gillette

Education:

Westmont College Santa Barbara, California

Bachelors of Science in Physics

 

Additional Course Work:

*      Introduction to Computer Science I and II (click here for some sample work)

*      Circuits and Electronics

 

Experience:

Software Quality Intern                                                                                                                                February 2008 –present

Motion Engineering, Goleta, California

*      Developing and improving software testing procedures

 

Major Honors Project                                                                                                                                   August 2007 – present

Westmont College, Santa Barbara, California

*      Independently researching and developing data analysis techniques for a detector at NSCL (National Superconducting

      Cyclotron Laboratory at Michigan State University)

 

Undergraduate Research Conference                                                                                                                      October 2007

Newport News, Virginia

*      Presented research on Modular Neutron Array at national conference for undergraduates

 

Research Assistant- Nuclear Physics                                                                                           Summer 2006, Summer 2007

Westmont College, Santa Barbara, California

Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan

*      Developed and improved programs in Tcl for data analysis

*      Electronic logic design, detector calibration and troubleshooting

*      Experience in large research laboratory with several weeks spent on-site at NSCL

*      Familiarity with Linux OS and software package developed at NSCL

 

Teaching Assistant                                                                                                                                  August 2005 – April 2006

Westmont College, Santa Barbara, California                                                                          August 2007 – December 2007

*      Led weekly problem solving sessions for General Physics and Mathematical Physics

 

Research Assistant- Astronomy                                                                                                                             Summer 2005

Westmont College, Santa Barbara, California

*      Utilized technical manuals for operating the telescope and CCD camera

*      Processed images and data with several software programs (CCDSoft, TheSky6 and Excel)

*      Presented results on the photometry of pulsating stars at Westmont Research Symposium