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About Matt Z.
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Undergraduate Researcher - Theoretical Nuclear Physics
Aug, 2015 - May, 2017University of Idaho Department of Physics
• Participated in weekly meetings with theoretical physicist to discuss aspects of chiral perturbation theory of nuclear forces and computation of related quantities. • Edited, compiled, and executed Fortran scripts on weekly basis in university database using PuTTY. • Developed information outlining test and computation parameters and corresponding results for meetings. • Documented and presented findings and conclusions in mathematical terms to physics department colloquium
STEM Tutor II
Feb, 2020 - May, 2022College of Western Idaho
• Engaged in directed give-and-take discussions on math and physics concepts to facilitate and augment adult student learning • Collaborated with students to complete homework assignments, identify lagging skills and correct weaknesses. • Integrated technology into sessions to further enhance student learning. • Helped students prepare for college math placement exams.
Quality Control Laboratory Technician
Feb, 2019 - Aug, 2019Arkema
• Mastered over fifty unique analytical chemistry procedures to determine purity of organic peroxides and precursors at a fast pace throughout the intermediate and final steps of manufacturing processes. • Managed laboratory data using LIMS and SAP. • Resolved malfunctions in high-performance instruments. • Collaborated with engineers, operators, and administrators to troubleshoot production problems.
Undergraduate Researcher - Experimental Solid State Physics
Aug, 2016 - May, 2017University of Idaho Department of Physics
• Participated in regular meetings with physicists and graduate students to discuss aspects of research and experiments. • Independently investigated effect of silica nanosprings' anisotropy on wavelengths of incident light using microscopy and spectroscopy. • Applied optics theory to predict effects of nanospring anisotropy and identify parameters for experiment design. • Identified notable reproducible effect after working with large sets of measurement data, wrote report visualizing findings.
Education
B.S. Physics
Aug, 2012 - Dec, 2018University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
Certifications
Basic Level Tutor Training
Feb, 2020National Tutoring Association
Accredited six hour workshop covering fundamentals of tutoring. Provided in-person by College of Western Idaho.
Online Tutor Essentials
Apr, 2021West Virginia University
Tutor Essentials
Oct, 2020Purdue University, College Reading and Learning Association
https://tutormatchingservice.com/tutorprofile/14643/Matt.Zeller (I only take current College of Western Idaho students on this site)
Languages
English
Native Proficiency
German
Limited Proficiency
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