the details of my journey are outlined below.
Curriculum Vitae
Engineering:
Physicist
Nov 2017 - July 2018: Weinberg Medical Physics
Develop ultra-fast MRI by:
• Integrate RF circuit components for NMR signal
• Coordinate software and hardware design
Electronics Design and Analysis Engineer
June 2016 - Nov 2017: THE BOEING COMPANY
Support Phantom Works by:
• Coordinate and develop metadata ontology layer in javascript
• Simulation development and analysis
Support design review and integration of the Advanced Cockpit System by:
• Coordinate and integrate customer/supplier delivery schedule of Digital Helmet for SA production
• Develop and document Large Area Display protocol interface + coordinate updates with suppliers
• Develop optical and vibration simulation using MATLAB in support of critical design review for the Low Profile Heads Up Display
Research Projects:
Design and Development of 2D and 3D Arrays of Metallic Nanoparticles For Plasmonic Photocatalysis
June 2015 - May 2016: Laboratory for Emerging Technologies
- PI: Dr. J.M. (Jimmy) Xu
- Location: Brown University, Providence, RI
Computational Models and Clean Room Fabrication of Silicon Diode Arrays in X-Ray Detectors
June – Aug 2014: Brookhaven National Laboratory
- PI: Dr. D.P. Siddons
- Location: Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY
- Publication: A simplified process for the fabrication of monolithic silicon diode arrays: A.K. Rumaiz, J. Watson-Daniels, D. Elliot, T. Kings and D.P. Siddons, IEEE NSSS, Seattle, 2014.
Transient Current Technique (TCT) Measurements of Silicon Diodes in the CMS Detector
Sept. 2012 – Aug 2014: Brown High Energy Physics Group
- PI: Dr. Meenakshi Narain
- Location: Brown University, Providence, RI
July 2013: European Organization For Nuclear Research (CERN)
- PI: Dr. Meenakshi Narain
- Location: CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
June 2013: Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)
- PI: Dr. Erika Garutti
- Location: DESY, Hamburg, Germany
Public Service:
June – Dec 2015: Director of Royce-Sophia Research Program
- Program Purpose: Partner alumni of the all girls school (Sophia Academy) with Royce fellows to address the retention of women of color in higher education
- Role: Director of first pilot program, written evaluation of outcome, hiring and training of director replacement
June 2015 – May 2016: Brown STEM Diversity Advisory Board
- Program Purpose: Address 25% retention rate of underrepresented minorities in physical sciences
- Role: Student Leader Representative
Spring 2015: Our Experiences in Science (Africana Senior Capstone Project)
Fall 2014: Design and Creation of the course Race and Gender in the Scientific Community
June 2015 – Dec 2016: Student Advisor for Reshaping Brown’s Catalyst Program
- Program Purpose: Pre-Orientation Program to help students transition into sciences at Brown
- Role: New Scientist Program mentor, restructure program to better support and empower students of color in sciences
Sept. 2013 – May 2015: Inertia: Investment in Scientists of Color Initiative
- Program Purpose: Initiative ran across Brown University administrative offices (Dean of the Faculty, Dean of the College, Office of Institutional Diversity) in an effort to better support black students pursuing science degrees
- Role: Founder, leader, partnered with Undergraduate Council of Students to submit a written resolution to Brown University
Conferences/Meetings/Workshops/Presentations:
Jan. 2017: APS Conferences for Undergraduate Women in Physic (CUWiP)
Workshop: "Inclusivity and Intersectionality"
Sept. 19 2015: Workshop “Inclusive Leadership and Mentoring in Science”
Location: Brown University Science Center, Providence, RI
Feb. 25- Mar. 1 2015: APS National Society of Black Physicists Conference 2015
Poster: “Evaluation of Deep Trenches in X-Ray Sensors Using TCAD Software”
Jan 16-18, 2015: Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics
Hosted by Yale University
Poster: “Evaluation of Deep Trenches in X-Ray Sensors Using TCAD Software”
Nov. 5, 2014: Brown Physics Poster Session
Poster: “Radiation Damage on Silicon Detectors: Characterization and Annealing Studies”
Poster: “Radiation Hard Silicon Sensors for the CMS Experiment”
Oct. 31, 2015: Workshop “Race and Gender in the Scientific Community”
Location: Brown University Physics Department, Providence, RI
March 13-15, 2014: Ivy Plus Symposium
Hosted by Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Poster: “Semiconductor Position Sensing Detectors for the CMS Experiment at CERN”
Jan 16-19, 2014: Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics
Hosted by Stony Brook University and Brookhaven National Laboratory
Oct. 17 2013: Scialogue Talk at Brown University
Presentation: “Semiconductor Position Sensing Detectors”
Extracurricular:
Sept. 2011 – Dec. 2014: Varsity Brown Rugby
Ivy League Champions (2011, 2014)
National Championship Final Four (2012)
International Competitions in Scotland (2012)
Sept. 2011 – May 2016: Brown Black Student Union
Feb. 2013 – May 2016: Brown National Society of Black Engineers
Jan. 2015 – May 2016: National Society of Black Physicists
Awards/Grants:
May 2016: Brown University Commencement Orator
May 2016: Joslin Award
May 2016: Mildred Widgoff Award (for excellence in physics thesis preparation)
May 2015: Brown Royce Fellowship
April 2015: Brown Undergraduate Research Award
May 2014: Induction into Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Society
Dec. 2013: US CMS Fellowship
May 2013: Brown International Scholars Fellowship
May 2013: Brown Dean’s Discretionary Grant
May 2011: Princeton Prize in Race Relations