Education

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I attended Montana State University - Bozeman from August 2002 to December 2006. I majored in Physics (Professional Option) and minored in Mathematics. Upon graduation, I received a B.S. degree with Honors for a physics GPA of 3.57 and a Minors degree.

Classes of Note:

PHYS 312-Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe 4 cr. "A" After reviewing basic classical astronomy on the properties, structure and evolution of stars and galaxies, the course will introduce some hot topics in frontiers of astronomy, such as pulsars, quasars, black holes, and fate of the universe.

MGMT 402-Leadership in Business Organizations 3 cr. "A" Theories, issues, and current topics related to the emergence and effectiveness of leaders, with focus on leadership behaviors and processes in business organizations. Emphasis placed on examination of how individual and organizational leadership capacity is developed.

For this class, we developed a leadership development profile for the flagship store of Mackenzie River Pizza Co., an upscale, statewide pizza franchise. At the conclusion of the semester, we rated our peers. For my performance, I received "excellent" peer reviews.

PHYS 461-Optics Senior Lab 4 cr. "B" Introduction to methods, instrumentation, and data acquisition techniques used in modern physics research. Topics include diffraction, spectroscopy, interferometry (Fabry-Perot and Michelson), ellipsometers, polarization, and dye lasers.

MATH 442-Numerical Solutions of Differential Equations 3 cr. "B" Senior capstone course. Numerical integration, numerical solutions of initial and boundary value problems in ordinary differential equations. Numerical solutions of partial differential equations.

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