Educational History:

• Stanford University, September 2000 - Present
  

  Graduate study, Department of Physics

• California Institute of Technology, September 1995 - June 1999
  

  Bachelor of Science (honors), physics major, June 1999

• Atlantic High School, June 1991 - June 1995
  

  International Baccalaureate diploma, June 1995

Coursework:

• Physics:
  

  general physics, waves, statistical physics, Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations, special and general relativity, advanced electromagnetism, advanced and relativistic quantum mechanics, lab classes with electronics, optics, nuclear physics and spectroscopy, quantum computation

• Math:
  

  calculus, linear algebra, abstract algebra, probability, differential equations, complex analysis, topological group theory, integral geometry

• Chemistry:
  

  general chemistry, organic chemistry

Other Skills:

• Programming: Pascal, C, html / cgi
• Languages: intermediate Spanish, intermediate Russian

Employment:

• August 1999 - August 2000: English instructor at Yon Sei Academy, Sangju, South Korea
• Summer 1997: full-time research at Caltech with Professor John Preskill
  topic: fault-tolerant quantum computation with nonabelian anyons
• Summer 1996: full-time research at Caltech with Professor David Stevenson
  topic: impact frustration of the origins of life
• Summer 1995: full-time actuarial intern at the National Council for Compensation Insurance
• Spring 1996 - June 1999: student waiter at Caltech, two nights per week

Honors and Awards:

• Richard Feynman award, June 1999
• Tau Beta Pi member, 1997-present
• National Security Education Program fellowship, summer 1998
• Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Petersburg SURF Fellow, summer 1997
• Caltech Carnation Scholarship, 1997-1998, 1998-1999
• Robert Byrd Scholarship, 1995-1999
• Rotary Scholarship, 1995-1997
• Grimes Foundation Scholarship, 1995-1999
• J. M. Rubin Scholarship, 1995-1997
• Barry Goldwater Scholarship, 1997- 1999
• Society of American Military Engineers Scholarship, 1997 - 1999
• R. J. R. Nabisco National Merit Scholarship, 1995-1997
• Eagle Scout, 1995

Activities:

• Caltech Christian Fellowship, 1995 - 1999
  

  Small Group leader, 1997-1999

  Large Group coordinator, 1996-1997

• Caltech Y, 1995 - 1998
  

  Student executive committee member, 1995 - 1998