The Resume

Scott C. Noble

(e-mail me for my current address and/or phone number)
scn@physics.utexas.edu
noblesco@ugcs.caltech.edu

Education:

Bachelor of Science, Physics -- June 1997
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena

Doctor of Philosophy, Physics -- In Progress
Graduate Program, Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin

Past Research and Employment:

Independent Research -- 6/98 to Present :

"Numerical Investigation of Self-Attracting Bose-Einstein Condensates and the Nonlinear Schrodinger Equation"

Advisor: Prof. Matthew W. Choptuik -- Physics Dept., UT-Austin

In order to solve the nonlinear schrodinger equation that models self-attracting Bose-Einstein condensates, finite difference techniques in FORTRAN are employed. Analysis of the condensate's collapse in the axially-symmetric 2-D case is being perfected, currently; soon, the axially-symmetric 3-D case will be studied as well. For more information, please refer to wwwrel.ph.utexas.edu/~scn/bec/
Teaching Assistantship -- 8/97 to Present :

Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin
Supervising Professor: Prof. Zaidi -- UT-Austin Physics Department

Employed by the University of Texas at Austin Department of Physics as an instructor for two sections of an introductory computer-based physics laboratory course (PHY 101L).
Independent Quantum Computation Research -- 6/96 to 8/97 :

"Solving the NP-Complete 3-SAT Problem Through Simulation of a Quantum Computer"

Advisors:Dr. Adami, Dr. Cerf, Prof. Koonin -- Caltech Physics Department

The 3-SAT problem is among one of the many NP-complete problems, which are thought to be solved only through the use of algorithms that take an amount of time which is exponentially dependent on the size of the problem. Shor has shown that quantum computations may be able to solve the problem of factoring large numbers in polynomial time. Since the prime factoring problem is similar to the NP-complete SAT problem, it is thought that it may be possible to also solve NP-complete problems in polynomial time using quantum computing methods. In order to simulate the quantum computation involved here, a general quantum logic-gate structure representing the 3-SAT problem was devised. Also, a Hubbard-Stratonovich representation for a n-bit AND quantum logic-gate was found. Such a representation is necessary in the simulation of the quantum gates. A numerical simulation of a 3-bit AND quantum logic-gate was made in C++ with the use of the Complex Langevin equation and the Metropolis algorithm. This research required thorough knowledge of quantum mechanics, complex analysis, numerical algorithms, and C++.
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow -- 6/95 to 8/95 :

"A Study on the Performance of the Crystal Calorimeter for BaBar at SLAC."

Advisor: Dr. Ren-Yuan Zhu -- Caltech Physics Department

A continuation of the research I accomplished the previous summer for Dr. Ren-yuan Zhu of the physics department at Caltech. The work involved finishing a Monte Carlo simulation of the BaBar particle detector at SLAC using the GEANT package, and constructing a FORTRAN program to simulate the calorimeter's uniform light response. The work required thorough knowledge of FORTRAN, the GEANT package, and a AIX/HP/Unix based computer system.
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow -- 6/94 to 8/94:

"Simulating the Resolution Performance of Crystal Calorimeters for the B Factory Experiment at SLAC and the CMS Experiment at LHC."

Advisor: Dr. Ren-Yuan Zhu -- Caltech Physics Department

Worked under Dr. Ren-yuan Zhu in the high-energy physics department at Caltech as a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow (SURF). The work consisted of using the GEANT package in order to produce Monte Carlo simulations of particle detector designs for the Compact Muon Spectrometer (CMS) experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN for Electroweak Symmetry Breaking (EWSB) study, and the PEP-II Asymmetric B Factory (BaBar) experiment at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) for CP violation study. Such examined aspects of the calorimeters (particle detectors) include photon/particle energy resolution, as well as, e - pi and mu - pi separation abilities. The work required usage of a FORTRAN program that was updated and thoroughly revised by myself, the GEANT package, and knowledge of a Unix based computer system.
Independent Particle Physics Research -- 4/95 to 6/95:

"On the Decay of Two Tau-particles into an Electron, Muon, and Four Neutrinos: An Exploration of Parity Symmetry Violation."

Advisor: Prof. Alan Weinstein -- Caltech Physics Department

Worked under Prof. Weinstein of the Caltech physics department and along with Caltech undergraduate John Joseph Carrasco in order to study a particular particle decay scenario for the CLEO detector at CESR at Cornell using the TRACKSM particle detector simulation package and the QQ event generator package. Knowledge of particle physics, FORTRAN, and a AIX/Unix based computer system was used.
Independent Nuclear Physics Research -- 6/92 to 8/92:

"Angular Correlation Study of Nuclear Fragmentation in Heavy Ion Collisions."

Advisors: Dr. William Llope, Prof. Gary Westfall
National Superconducting Cyclotron Lab at Michigan State University

Worked under Dr. William Llope and Prof. Gary Westfall on an independent nuclear physics project through the High School Honors Science Program. The angular distributions of particles emitted through the collisions of Kr+Nb, Ar+Sc, Ne+Al at energies of 35 - 135 MeV were studied in order to formulate a relation with the beam energies and the process of decay of intermediate mass "fireballs" -- or energetic and unstable products of collided nuclei. The analysis required usage of the PAW application, a FORTRAN program generated by myself, data taken from the 4Pi detector at the NSCL, and knowledge of a VAX based mainframe computer system.

Skills and Abilities:

Competence in:
- C, C++, FORTRAN, Pascal, and Mathematica languages
- Unix, DOS, and Macintosh operating systems
- Tex and LaTex type-setting protocols
- PAW (Physics Analysis Workstation - a data analysis package)
Familiar with:
- HTML, PERL
- Linux (Red Hat 5.0)
- GEANT (particle interaction simulation package)
Currently Learning:
- JAVA

Relevant Academic Background:

Caltech:
University of Texas at Austin:

Scott C. Noble

(e-mail me for my current address and/or phone number)
scn@physics.utexas.edu
noblesco@ugcs.caltech.edu

Education:

Bachelor of Science, Physics -- June 1997
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena

Doctor of Philosophy, Physics -- In Progress
Graduate Program, Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin

Past Research and Employment:

Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin
Supervising Professor: Prof. Zaidi -- UT-Austin Physics Department

Employed by the University of Texas at Austin Department of Physics as an instructor for two sections of an introductory computer-based physics laboratory course (PHY 101L).

Skills and Abilities:

Relevant Academic Background:

General Relativity (Wald)
Classical Mechanics (Landau & Lifschitz)
Electrodynamics (Jackson)

Scott C. Noble

(e-mail me for my current address and/or phone number) scn@physics.utexas.edu noblesco@ugcs.caltech.edu

Education:

Bachelor of Science, Physics -- June 1997 California Institute of Technology, Pasadena Doctor of Philosophy, Physics -- In Progress Graduate Program, Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin

Past Research and Employment:

Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin Supervising Professor: Prof. Zaidi -- UT-Austin Physics Department Employed by the University of Texas at Austin Department of Physics as an instructor for two sections of an introductory computer-based physics laboratory course (PHY 101L).

Skills and Abilities:

Relevant Academic Background:

General Relativity (Wald) Classical Mechanics (Landau & Lifschitz) Electrodynamics (Jackson)

(e-mail me for my current address and/or phone number)
scn@physics.utexas.edu
noblesco@ugcs.caltech.edu

Bachelor of Science, Physics -- June 1997
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena

Doctor of Philosophy, Physics -- In Progress
Graduate Program, Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin

Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin
Supervising Professor: Prof. Zaidi -- UT-Austin Physics Department

Employed by the University of Texas at Austin Department of Physics as an instructor for two sections of an introductory computer-based physics laboratory course (PHY 101L).

General Relativity (Wald)
Classical Mechanics (Landau & Lifschitz)
Electrodynamics (Jackson)