My CV
Education
Ph.D
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University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley,
California
Mechanical Engineering/Ocean Engineering, Expected June
2015
Major Field:
Fluids, Minor Fields: Controls and Math, G.P.A. 4.0,
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M.S.
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University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley,
California
Mechanical Engineering/Ocean Engineering, Expected
December 2011
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B.A.
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Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota
Magna Cum Laude, Geology and Physics, 2010
GPA: 3.6,
Major GPA: 3.7, General GRE Math: 800
School for Renewable Energy Science, Akueyri, Iceland
Study abroad program run by School for International
Training in Summer 2007.
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Fellowships
Fellowship
Name
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Awarded
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Date of Tenure
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National Science Foundation Graduate
Research Fellowship
One of 2,000 fellows nationwide—proposed area of research is in combination of offshore wind and wave energy devices |
2010
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September
2013-August 2015
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National Defense Science and
Engineering Graduate Fellowship
One of 200 fellows nationwide selected
by the Department of Defense in the interest of national security.
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2010
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September
2010-August 2013
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Class of 1963 Fellowship, Carleton
College
Conducted a self-directed research
project on the challenges facing the wave energy industry in Europe. Set up
independent meetings and site visits with professors, business people and
industry regulators in UK, Ireland, Portugal and Denmark.
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2009
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June 2009-July
2009
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Research Interests
Nonlinear hydrodynamic loading on offshore structures, numerical analysis of ocean structure interaction
Research Experience
| Marine Geology Research Assistant, Graduate School of Oceanography, URI Kingston, RI | July-Sep. 2009
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| Physical Oceanography Researcher, College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, OSU Corvallis, OR | June-Aug. 2008
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| Chemical Engineering Intern, Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Argonne National Lab Argonne, IL | Nov. 2007- March 2008 |
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| Biochemistry Lab Assistant, Biochemistry Department, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA | March-Aug. 2005 |
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Peer-Reviewed Published Work
- Lerczak J., Shearman, K., Kanner, S., Rubiano-Gomez, L, Nelson B., (2010). Do Nonlinear Internal Waves Transport Material Onshore or Offshore? Answer: Yes. Eos Trans. AGU, 91 (26), Ocean Sci. Meet. Suppl.
- Kanner, S. Lerczak, J., Shearman K. (2008). Quantifying Transport Associated with Non-Linear Internal Waves in Mass Bay. Eos Trans. AGU, 89 (53), Fall Meet. Suppl.
Teaching Experience
| Carleton College Ultimate Frisbee Instructor Northfield, Minn | Sep. 2008- June 2010
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| Carleton College Rock Climbing Wall Staff, Northfield, Minn | Sep. 2007-June 2010 |
| Fifth Grade Environmental Education, Northfield, Minn. | Sep. 2006-June 2007
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Professional Societies
- International Network on Offshore Renewable Energy (INORE)
- American Geophysical Union (AGU)
- Sigma Xi
- Society of Naval Architects and Engineers (SNAME)
Technical Skills
- Programming: Matlab, Mathematica, Python
- Geographical Information Systems: ArcGIS
- Adobe Suite: Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver
- Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, Powerpoint
Published Writing
- Kanner, S. Status Report on Marine Renewable Energy. The Providence
Journal. Op-Ed. Oct 3, 2009.
References
Professor
Ronald Yeung
Department
of Mechanical Engineering
University
of California, Berkeley
(510)-642-8347
rwyeung@berkeley.edu
Professor
William Titus
Department
of Physics
Carleton
College
(507)-222-4386
btitus@carleton.edu
Associate
Professor James Lerczak
College
of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Oregon
State University
(541)-737-6128
jlerczak@coas.oregonstate.edu
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