Resume

• 2012

  Researching the explosive deaths of the first stars In the universe (population III supernovae)\n\nAlso using the Green Bank Telescope to assess the connection between hydroxyl and water megamasers in distant galaxies.

  American Astronomical Society

  American Physics Society

  Utah Academy of Sciences Arts and Letters

  Brigham Young University

• 2009

  Southern Utah University

  Brigham Young University

  Worked with Dr. Victor Migenes in researching the coexistence of OH and H2O\nmegamasers in UGC 5101

  NGC 3079 and Arp 299.

  Brigham Young University

  Graduate Research Assistant

  Modeling SN 2010jl and primordial supernovae through radiation hydrodynamics and three-temperature plasma physics under the mentorship of Wesley Even

  Joe Smidt and Chris Fryer.

  Los Alamos National Laboratory

  Fellowship Student

  Worked with Dr. Thomas Masser as part of the LANL Computational Physics Work-\nshop to reduce walltime for simple three-temperature plasma problems in Los Alamos\nradiative hydrodynamics code RAGE by a factor of 1/2.

  Los Alamos National Laboratory

  Los Alamos National Laboratory

  Worked with Dr. Dan Whalen and Dr. Joseph Smidt in modeling Pop III supernovae\nto predict their visibility to current and future telescopes.

  LANL Student Guest

  Cedar City

  UT

  Assistant Professor of Physics

  Southern Utah University

  Southern Utah University

  Utah Academy of Sciences

  Arts and Letters

  Member

  American Astronomical Society

  Junior Member

  Excellence in Teaching Award

  Award for influencing and inspiring students in the classroom.

  The National Society of Leadership and Success

  Inaguraul TEDxLANL speaker

  Gave a TEDx talk entitled \"The Biggest Explosions in the Universe\" advertising the work carried out in the supernova research group at Los Alamos National Laboratory

  Outstanding Educator 2016-2017

  Highest honor awarded to a single faculty member for influencing students in the classroom. This award is to recognize an individual

  full-time faculty for demonstration of outstanding teaching effectiveness; scholarly activity; peer respect from fellow colleagues; sincere interest in students; and professional commitment and service to others and the University overall.

  Southern Utah University

  Delegate to the Education Without Borders Conference in Dubai

  Scholar of the Year Finalist

  Dean's Council Nominee for the Scholar of the Year Award

  Southern Utah University

  Valedictorian of the Gibson College of Science and Engineering

  Southern Utah University

  Board of Trustees Scholarship

  \"One of the most prestigous scholarships offered by the university.\" Competitive scholarship awarded after exteneded application review and an interview to one student of junior standing annually who has shown outstanding academic and extraciricular performance as well as service to the community.

  Southern Utah University Board of Trustees

  Outstanding Faculty Member

  Department of Physical Science

  Southern Utah University

  High Impact Doctoral Research Assistantship

  Generous research funding awarded to only 5 graduate students per year at Brigham Young University. Funding lasts for 3 years.

  Brigham Young University Graduate Studies

• 3.93

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

  Researched Fe K\\alpha line profiles in the Kerr metric

  the virialization of dark matter halos and the spatial distribution of primordial black holes in the early universe.

  Pure Mathematics

  Utah Academy of Sciences Arts and Letters

  Southern Utah University Chemistry Club

  Southern Utah University

• Organized

  prepared and performed over 30 chemistry shows to date in connection with Southern Utah University to schools and for the Cedar City Utah community. Such shows included the Big Bang Night of Chemistry in Nov 2011

  which hosted over 300 people in the community.

  Southern Utah University Chemistry Club

  Python

  Matlab

  University Teaching

  Physics

  Fortran

  Simulations

  Mathematica

  Public Speaking

  Statistics

  Radio Astronomy

  Programming

  LaTeX

  Science Outreach

  Mathematics

  C

  Algorithms

  Academic Writing

  Academic Tutoring

  Mathematical Modeling

  Astrophysics

  Of Warpings in Space and Time

  Written for the curious

  Of Warpings in Space and Time outlines Einstein's Theory of Relativity in a clear and crisp manner to be understood by a wide audience that has never had a course in physics. The book introduces Special Relativity and discusses the historical significance of the theory

  examining the scientists whose experiments laid the groundwork for Relativity. Abstract concepts - including the constant nature of light

  simultaneity

  time dilation and length contraction - are explained on both conceptual and mathematical levels. In the explanation of General Relativity

  the writing builds to the warping of spacetime itself in the discussion of acceleration

  the Schwarzschild Metrics

  descriptions of the shape of space and the confounding prospect of black holes as well as the possibility of an unbound yet finite universe. The book includes scientific evidence and experiments that validate the Theory of Relativity. This exciting work presents complex concepts in refreshingly simple terms.

  Of Warpings in Space and Time

  Brandon

  Wiggins

  Los Alamos National Laboratory

  Southern Utah University

  Los Alamos National Laboratory