Zabir Hossain is a physics graduate student at The City College of New York pursuing a Master's degree in physics. He has work experience as a research intern and research assistant conducting statistical data analysis and experiments in ultrafast spectroscopy, nonlinear optics, and solid state materials. His skills include programming in Python and MATLAB for data analysis and simulation. He has published two papers and presented at conferences, and received academic awards and scholarships for his research.

1. ZABIR HOSSAIN
Email: zab_hoss@yahoo.com , Cell Phone: (646)301-4129, Home Phone: (718)-828-2875
Education: The City College of New York
1. Master’sin Physics(expected graduationSpring 2015).
2. Bachelor of Science, major in Physics and minor in Mathematics.
Work Experience:
1. City College of New York: Research Intern (February 2015- present). Areas of research: Statistical Data
Analysis.
Current project:
 Statistical analysis of correlated data sets for lattice quantumchromo dynamics using PYTHON.
 Testing hypothesis and multiple degrees of correlation in data using techniques like Jackknife and Bootstrap
(ongoing).
 Understanding of scientific libraries such as NumPy, SciPy, Matplotlib in PYTHON.
 Familiar with SQL and relational Database Management (SQlite).
2. Institute of Ultrafast spectroscopy and Laser (IUSL) City College of New York: Research Assistant (July
2012-August 2014). Areas ofresearch:Ultrafast Spectroscopy,Telecomfiberoptics,NonlinearOptics,Optics in
Solid State Materials.
Previous Projects:
 Supercontinuumgeneration in photonic crystalfiber(theoreticaland experimental).Time resolve spectroscopy
using streakcamera. Interferometry andfemtosecondpulsewidth measurement using autocorrelator.
 Group velocity measurementof quasiparticles (polaritons)in Bose Einstein Condensate Material.
 OpticalProperties ofAntiferromagnetic Material.(Absorption,Photoluminescence)
 NonlinearOpticalKerr Effect in thin films of Gold and Copper.
 Spatialmode analysis (LGbeam, VectorBeams) in single and multimode telecomopticalfibers.
Additional Computer Skills:
1. MATLAB (Simulation/ Data Analysis)
 Using Numerical Approximation Method (Euler’s Method, Midpoint Method, Runge Kutta Method) to
solve differential equations. Fast Fourier Transformand solving implicit and explicit analytic functions.
2. MICROSOFT OFFICE (Excel, Word, Power Point)
Publication:
1. "Tunable supercontinuumlight vectorvortexbeamgenerator using a q-plate" Optics Letters, Vol. 38, Issue 23,
pp. 5083-5086 (2013).
2. “Tuning vector vortex in spatially coherent supercontinuum multicolored optical beamusing q -plate” Proc.
SPIE 8999, Complex Light and Optical Forces VIII, 89990D (February 25, 2014); doi:10.1117/12.2042102
Academic and Research Awards:
1. Graduated with a Research Honors in Physics 2014.
2. Recipient of Army Educational Outreach Program(AEOP) Undergraduate Academic Research Grant 2013.
3. Recipient of Joseph Grossfield Memorial Academic Scholarship, 2011.
SelectedConference Presentation:
 FiO 2013/LS XXIX conferencein Orlando,sponsored by The Optical Society (OSA), Frontiers in Optics 2013,
collocated with the American Physical Society Division of Laser Science's Annual Meeting, Laser Science
XXIX.
Member: Served as the President of the Optical Society of America (OSA) student chapter of City College (2013).