Amy E. Reines

Education

M.S. Physics, San Francisco State University (SFSU), December 2001, GPA 3.89.

B.S. Astronomy, University of Maryland College Park (UMCP), May 1998, GPA 3.601.

Academic Achievements and Awards 

Burbank Scholarship, Department of Physics & Astronomy, SFSU, 1998/1999, 1999/2000, 2000/2001.

Graduate Equity Fellowship, SFSU, 1999/2000, 2000/2001.

Dr. Yvonne Cagle, Alumna of the Year Scholarship, SFSU Alumni Association, 1999/2000.

University Scholarship, SFSU, 1999/2000.

College Park Scholar, UMCP, awarded Spring 1996.

Dean's List,  College of Computer, Mathematical & Physical Sciences, UMCP, Spring 1996 - Spring 1998.

Teaching Experience

Mathematics Tutor, Math Advantage, August 2003 - present.  Private math tutor specializing in high school level courses.

English as a Second Language Teacher, Berlitz Budapest and Seven Sisters Austria, September 2002 - July 2003.  ESL teacher for middle and high school aged children in classroom setting.  Also taught private and group classes for adults. 

Private Tutor, January 2002 - July 2002.  Mathematics and physics tutor for students in middle school, high school, and college. 

Substitute Teacher, February 2002 - June 2002.  Math and science substitute teacher for grades 6-12 at private schools in Washington D.C. and Maryland.

Graduate Teaching Associate, SFSU, Fall 1998.  Astronomy teacher for two introductory lab classes.   

Instructor, SFSU, Summer 1998.  Physics teacher for Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory.

Mathematics Tutor, S.R. Martin College Prepatory School, San Francisco, Summer 1998.  Math tutor for high school students.

Research Experience

Optical SETI with High Resolution Spectroscopy with Dr. Geoffrey Marcy and the SETI Institute.  Developed software to detect emission lines of non-natural origin in ~10,000 stellar spectra from the 10 meter Keck 1 telescope.  February 1999 - January 2002.

Observer for the California & Carnegie Planet Search at Lick Observatory with Drs. Geoffrey Marcy and Debra Fischer.  Obtained stellar spectra using the Coude Auxiliary Telescope and the Shane 120-inch telescope with the Hamilton Spectrograph.  May 1999 - December 1999.

Computing Skills

Scientific Programming. 3 years IDL experience in UNIX environment.  Developed software to analyze high resolution stellar spectra for Master's thesis project.  Various numerical algorithms also written for projects in Computational Physics class.  Experience with MATLAB, ANSI C, and LabVIEW in laboratory setting.

Document Production.  Master's thesis and numerous project reports written in LATEX.  Presentations developed with Powerpoint.  

Website Development.  Experience creating web sites with HTML.

Publications and Presentations

"Optical Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence: A Spectroscopic Search for Laser Emission From Nearby Stars", (with G.W.Marcy), 2002.  Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 114, 416. 

"Optical SETI: A Spectroscopic Search for Laser Emission From Nearby Stars", 2001.  Master’s Thesis, SFSU.  Thesis and journal article available online at http://www.physics.sfsu.edu/~areines/seti.html.

SETI Institute Colloquium Speaker,  October 2001.  Presentation of thesis project.

Master's Thesis Defense, September 2001.  Presentation and defense of thesis project.

Student Research Colloquium Speaker, May 2000 and 2001.  Powerpoint presentations given to the Department of Physics & Astronomy, San Francisco State University.

B.S. Astronomy, University of Maryland:

Cumulative GPA 3.601,  Subject GPA 3.794

MATH 140  Calculus I

MATH 141  Calculus II

MATH 241  Calculus III

MATH 240  Introduction to Linear Algebra

MATH 246  Differential Equations for Scientists and Engineers

PHYS 171  Introductory Physics: Mechanics and Relativity

PHYS 272  Introductory Physics: Fields

PHYS 273  Introductory Physics: Waves

PHYS 275  Experimental Physics I: Mechanics, Heat and Fields

PHYS 276  Experimental Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism

PHYS 375  Experimental Physics III: Electromagnetic Waves, Optics and Modern Physics

PHYS 401  Quantum Physics I

PHYS 402  Quantum Physics II

GEOL 212  Planetary Geology

ASTR 101  General Astronomy

ASTR 195  Astronomy for the Modern World

ASTR 200  Introduction to Astronomy and Astrophysics

ASTR 310  Optical Astronomy Techniques

ASTR 340  Cosmology

ASTR 350  Astronomy and Astrophysics

ASTR 410  Radio Astronomy Techniques

ASTR 420  Introduction to Galactic Research

ASTR 498  Gravitation and Cosmology

M.S. Physics, San Francisco State University:

GPA 3.89

PHYS 330  Analytical Mechanics I

PHYS 331  Analytical Mechanics II

PHYS 360  Electricity and Magnetism I

PHYS 460  Electricity and Magnetism II

PHYS 370  Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics

PHYS 385  Introduction to Theoretical Physics I

PHYS 420  Introduction to Astrophysics

PHYS 440  Computational Physics

PHYS 701  Graduate Classical Mechanics

PHYS 704  Graduate Electricity and Magnetism I

PHYS 706  Graduate Quantum Mechanics

PHYS 710  Graduate Advanced Laboratory Techniques

PHYS 725  Graduate Special and General Relativity

PHYS 785  Graduate Introduction to Theoretical Physics