Courses

Both my Williams College undergraduate studies and Cornell University pre-doctoral work are very open programs. Neither has any officially required classes. As such, the courses I've elected to take may paint some picture of what I'm interested in...

Graduate Coursework

2006-2007

MAE 521 Theory of Linear Systems
MAE 571 Applied Dynamics
MAE 578 Feedback Control Systems
MAE 606 Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics and Mission Design
MAE 678 Multivariable Control Theory

2007-2008

ASTRO 570 Physics of the Planets
MAE 577 Engineering Vibrations (audit)
TAM 578 Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos (audit)

2008-2009

ASTRO 6525 Techniques of Optical, Infrared, and Submillimeter Astronomy
ASTRO 6577 Planetary Surface Processes
ASTRO 6578 Planet Formation and Evolution
MAE 6740 Hybrid Systems (audit)
TAM 6720 Celestial Mechanics

College Coursework

Williams College

Hopkins Gate at Williams College

2002-2003

PHYS 141 Physics: Particles and Waves
PHYS 142 Introduction to Modern Physics
MATH 105 Multivariable Calculus
CSCI 134 Introduction to Computer Science
ENGL 136 New American Fiction
HIST 154 New Worlds for All
PSCI 202 International Relations
PHIL 103 Logic and Language

2003-2004

PHYS 201 Electricity and Magnetism
PHYS 202 Waves and Optics
PHYS 210 Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences
MATH 211 Linear Algebra
LING 101 Introduction to Linguistics
ASTR 111 Introduction to Astrophysics
HSCI 224 Scientific Revolutions
HIST 326 War in European History

2004-2005

PHYS 301 Quantum Physics
PHYS 302 Thermal Physics
PHYS 402T Applications of Quantum Mechanics
PHYS 411T Newtonian Dynamics
CSCI 136 Data Structures and Advanced Programming
LING 212 Historical Linguistics
ECON 120 Introduction to Macroeconomics
MUS 101 Listening to Music

2005-2006

PHYS 405T Electromagnetic Theory
PHYS 493-494 Senior thesis research
GEOS 102 An Unfinished Planet
GEOS 217T Planetary Geology
LING 111 Articulatory and Acoustic Phonetics
HIST 212 Transforming the "Middle Kingdom:" China 2000BCE - 1600
ARTS 100 Drawing I

Winter Studies

Science Fiction Writing Workshop (2003)
Lessons in Go (2004)
Exploring Practical Aerodynamics (independent group project - 2005)
Physics Senior Thesis Research (2006)