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University of California, Davis | San Francisco Bay Area ALEXANDER BROUGHTON Phone: (925) 997-9962 | Email: [email protected] Address: 545 Sycamore Ln. Apt. 112, Davis, CA 95616 Personal Statement I am a student at the University of California, Davis majoring in physics with an interest in pursuing a Ph.D. I am dedicated to applying my diverse experiences and ambitions to exploring many different areas of physics research. Background & Skills Interests Cosmology, astrophysics, particle physics, data modeling, astrophotography Skills Research, Physics, C, Data Analysis, Leadership, see also: MATLAB, Python Relevant Coursework Physics 9 Honors Series (Mechanics through Quantum & Special Relativity), Math 21 & 22 Series (through Differential Equations and MATLAB), ECS 30 (C Programming and UNIX-Based Operating Systems); Physics Major GPA: 3.9 Work Experience UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCHER – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley, CA - Jun ‘16 – Sept ‘16 Student assistant working in the Building Technology and Urban Systems Division. I work with senior scientist Alan Meier ([email protected]) at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and Richard Brown on the TROPEC project. I work with transactive networks by modeling the TROPEC testbed with the Volttron server. I am working on a demonstration of a nanogrid for efficient energy allocation across multiple linked devices. Published Works PRICE BASED LOCAL POWER DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM – VER. 01 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley, CA - Jun ‘16 – Sept ‘16 Local Power Distribution Manager (LPDM for short). Worked on this code with Stephen Czarnecki, Michael Spears, Richard Brown, Bruce Nordman, Michael Von Hippel, and Anna Liao at LBNL. To be published soon. Education FOOTHILL HIGH SCHOOL – Bay Area, CA 2011-2015 Competed in Science Olympiad (1 st &2 nd places over all Northern California), Foothill Math Tournament (8 th place), Real World Design Challenge, and 100+ hours of community service Scored well on Advanced Placement exams (AP Scholar with Distinction Award for average score 3.5+ on 5+ exams) UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS – Davis, California Aug 2015 – Jun 2019 (current student) UC Davis Physics Club UC Davis Solar Car Team (just joined) Updated as of October, 2016

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Page 1: Resume - Oct 2016

UniversityofCalifornia,Davis|SanFranciscoBayArea

ALEXANDER BROUGHTON

Phone:(925)997-9962|Email:[email protected]:545SycamoreLn.Apt.112,Davis,CA95616

Personal Statement

IamastudentattheUniversityofCalifornia,DavismajoringinphysicswithaninterestinpursuingaPh.D.Iamdedicatedtoapplyingmydiverseexperiencesandambitionstoexploringmanydifferentareasofphysicsresearch.

Background & Skills

InterestsCosmology,astrophysics,particlephysics,datamodeling,astrophotographySkillsResearch,Physics,C,DataAnalysis,Leadership,seealso:MATLAB,Python

RelevantCourseworkPhysics9HonorsSeries(MechanicsthroughQuantum&SpecialRelativity),Math21&22Series(throughDifferentialEquationsandMATLAB),ECS30(CProgrammingandUNIX-BasedOperatingSystems);PhysicsMajorGPA:3.9

Work Experience

UNDERGRADUATESTUDENTRESEARCHER– LawrenceBerkeleyNationalLaboratory– Berkeley,CA-Jun‘16–Sept‘16StudentassistantworkingintheBuildingTechnologyandUrbanSystemsDivision.IworkwithseniorscientistAlanMeier([email protected])atLawrenceBerkeleyNationalLabandRichardBrownontheTROPECproject.IworkwithtransactivenetworksbymodelingtheTROPECtestbedwiththeVolttronserver.Iamworkingonademonstrationofananogridforefficientenergyallocationacrossmultiplelinkeddevices.

Published Works

PRICE BASEDLOCAL POWERDISTRIBUTIONMANAGEMENTSYSTEM– VER. 01 LawrenceBerkeleyNationalLaboratory– Berkeley,CA-Jun‘16–Sept‘16LocalPowerDistributionManager(LPDMforshort).WorkedonthiscodewithStephenCzarnecki,MichaelSpears,RichardBrown,BruceNordman,MichaelVonHippel,andAnnaLiaoatLBNL.Tobepublishedsoon.

Education

FOOTHILL H IGHSCHOOL– BayArea,CA– 2011-2015● CompetedinScienceOlympiad(1st&2ndplacesoverallNorthernCalifornia),FoothillMathTournament(8thplace),RealWorld

DesignChallenge,and100+hoursofcommunityservice● ScoredwellonAdvancedPlacementexams(APScholarwithDistinctionAwardforaveragescore3.5+on5+exams)

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS – Davis,California– Aug2015–Jun2019(currentstudent)● UCDavisPhysicsClub● UCDavisSolarCarTeam(justjoined)

UpdatedasofOctober,2016