1. Indiana University
Department of Astronomy
Phone: (812) - 598 - 1989
Email: tjslack@indiana.edu
EDUCATION and HONORS
Indiana University, Bloomington Overall GPA:
Astronomy/Astrophysics B.S. (Expected May 2017)
Physics B.S. (Expected May 2017)
-Math Minor
IU Excellence Scholarship
3.35/4.00
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
National Science Foundation Research at University of Wisconsin, Madison (2016)
Advisor: Professor Alex Lazarian, PhD, University of Wisconsin
• Worked autonomously using dummy data sets to test new program’s viability in
extracting data from inter-stellar medium
• Developed methodologies and procedures for evaluating the accuracy of results
Summer Research Assistant for Indiana University Astronomy Dept. (2015)
Advisor: Professor Eileen Friel, Indiana University
• Cleaned and parsed data to correct for systematic errors
• Used specialized programs to classify the age and metallicity of a cluster of stars
Indiana University Women in STEM Summer Research Program (2014)
Advisor: Professor Eileen Friel, Indiana University
• Entrusted to collect data using over a million dollars’ worth of equipment
• Refined raw data into to a usable format
• Sifted through large amounts of data to identify significant observations which
guided the research of multiple national studies
PUBLICATIONS
Properties of the Old Open Cluster Czernik 30
Hayes C.R., Friel E.D., Slack T.J., and Boberg O.M. 2015, AJ, 150, 6
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Undergraduate Physics Club (2013-present)
Co-Vice President (2015 - 2016)
Treasurer (2014 - 2015)
• Guided fellow undergraduates to provide valuable scientific experiences to local children.
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (2015-2016)
• Independently graded homework and tests of a large introduction level class
• Prepared class activities in collaboration with fellow undergraduate instructor
LANGUAGES
• Python
• C
• Javascript
• Fortran
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