Natasha Graham's Homepage - CV

Curriculum Vitae

Education

Kansas State University
- Graduated 2018 Dec
- BS Physics
- BS Mathematics
- Computer Science Minor
- German Minor
Olathe North High School
- Graduated 2014 May

Wave on Fixed-Endpoint String
- Simulates transverse wave moving from one medium to another, using a Drawing tool to show it graphically
- Makes use of C# and Windows Forms
- Implemented wave propagation equation from “Computational Physics, Second Edition” by Giordano and Nakanishi
Pulling Tilt Signals from Seismic Data
- Reads in seismic data, which is run through a filtering process of removing the mean, integrating, and a low-pass filter, then plots stacked results
- Made in Python 3
- Parts converted from MATLAB and uses obspy, numpy, and scipy modules

University of Alaska Fairbanks, Geophysics
- 2020 Aug - 2021 Dec
- Translated MATLAB code into Python
- Mentored other GRAs in git, Python
- Data Processing on Seismic Data
Kansas State University, Geology Department
- 2018
- Looked at how different parameters within a model changed how well the model represented the actual data from the mantle
- Looked at 2D and 3D representations for both surface and mantle velocities.
Kansas State University, Physics Department
- 2017
- Physics Education Research
- Studied how physics students used arrows when solving problems
- Presented work at 2017 American Association of Physics Teachers Summer Meeting

Dudley Williams Sophomore Book Prize from Phi Beta Kappa, Beta of Kansas Chapter
Membership of Sigma Pi Sigma, National Physics Honor Society
Member of Pi Mu Epsilon, National Honorary Mathematics Society
S. Thomas Parker Mathematical Competition
- 2nd Place, 2015
- 3rd Place, 2016
ACM Programming Contest at Kansas State University
- 3rd Place, Spring 2016
- 4th Place, Fall 2016
Grant Recipient for Sigma Alpha Iota National Convention, 2018

Graduate Research Assistant
- 2020 Aug - 2021 Dec
- University of Alaska Fairbanks, Department of Geophysics
- Translated MATLAB code into Python
- Mentored other GRAs in git, Python
- Data Processing on Seismic Data
Driver
- 2019 Oct - 2020 Apr
- First Student, Olathe, KS
- Drove a Special Education bus, taking students to and from school
- Took students on trips during school hours
Cashier
- 2019 Mar - 2019 May
- Dillons, Manhattan, KS
- Handled cash, checks, coupons
- Provided customer service
Student Employee
- 2018 Oct - 2018 Dec
- Mathematics Department, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
- Graded and provided on student homework for math classes
- Created keys for each assignment
Student Employee
- 2015 Jan - 2018 Dec
- Kramer Dining Center, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
- Tasks included: Serving and preparing food, general sanitation