CIRRICULUM VITAE
DAVID ROBERT FISKE
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Physics, University of Maryland, College Park,
Maryland, August 2004.
M.S. Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, August 2003.
| B.S. With Distinction in Physics |
(Thesis work in particle detector physics) |
| B.S. With Distinction in Mathematics |
(Graduate work in scientific computing and numerical
analysis) |
Summa Cum Laude and With Honors in the
Liberal Arts, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. June 1999.
Post Secondary Options (high school credit for college coursework),
University of Findlay, Findlay, Ohio.
Diploma with Honors, Findlay High School, Findlay, Ohio. June 1995.
EXPERIENCE
National Research Council Post-Doctoral Fellow, Laboratory
for High Energy Astrophysics, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt,
Maryland.
- August 2004-present
- Code development team leader
- Algorithm development for gravitational wave calculations
Graduate Research Assistant, Department of
Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland.
- September 2000-August 2004
- Advisor: Prof. Charles Misner
- Numerical techniques for preserving constraints in simulations of
gauge theories
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of
Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland.
- January 2003-present
- Leading discussion and problem solving sessions for Physics 263
(third semester intro physics for engineers)
Visiting Scholar, Center for Gravitational Physics and
Geometry, and Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pennsylvania State
University, University Park, Pennsylvania.
- January 2001-August 2001
- Host: Prof. Pablo Laguna
- Code design and optimization for the Maya project
- Evolution code for the Einstein equations in BSSN and ADM formulations
- Application development for supercomputers
- Use of the Cactus language system for multi-processor simulations
Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Physics,
University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland.
- September 1999-September 2000
- Advisor: Prof. Alex Dragt
- Applications of representation theory of
Sp(2N,C) to the study of Hamiltonian systems
- Algorithm design and analysis for truncated power series algebraic
manipulations
- Group computing resource management
Research Assistant,
Department of Physics, Ohio State University.
- September 1997-June 1999
- Advisors: Prof. Thomas Humanic and Dr. Ivan Kotov
- Design and construction of hardware to test Silicon Drift Detectors (RHIC
STAR experiment)
- Design/maintenance of data acquisition software with Brookhaven National
Laboratory personnel
- Statistical fitting of data to determine electron cloud shapes in the
silicon bulk
- Administration of an FTP server and group webpage for data dispersion
between remote collaborators
Web Programmer, Department of Physics, Ohio State University.
- May 1997-June 1999.
- Development of an on-line curriculum guide.
Research Assistant, Department of Physics and
Astronomy, University of California, Irvine.
- June 1998-September 1998
- Advisor: Prof. Riley Newman
- Calibration of a magnetic damping system for precision torsion pendula and
external masses
- Theoretical analysis of gravitational coupling between torsion pendula and
external masses
- Numerical methods for computing spherical harmonics
- Numerical analysis and optimization of pendulum designs for a cryogenic
test of the equivalence principle
Research Assistant, Center
for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Carnegie Mellon University & the
University of Pittsburgh.
- June 1997-September 1997
- Advisor: Prof. G. Bard Ermentrout, Department of Mathematics, University
of Pittsburgh
- Advisor: Dr. David Touretzky, Computer Science Department, Carnegie Mellon
University
- Numerical solutions to systems of Wilson-Cowan oscillators
- Gradient decent and hill climbing learning algorithms
- Ethology of honeybee navigation relative to local solar patterns
- Mathematical foundations for a study of human perception of relative
motion
Laboratory Instructor, Department of Physics, Ohio
State University.
- September 1996-April 1996
- Small group instruction for algebra based mechanics classes and calculus
based electrodynamics classes
- Tutoring for students in all introductory level physics classes
- Administration and grading of quizzes
Intern, Banc One Mortgage Corporation, Findlay, Ohio.
- June 1996-September 1996.
- Loan processing and customer service.
PUBLICATIONS
- David R. Fiske, "Error and symmetry analysis of Misner's algorithm for
spherical harmonic decomposition on a cubic grid,"
gr-qc/0412047
(Submitted to J. Comp. Phys.)
- David Robert Fiske, Numerical studies of constraints and gravitational
wave extraction in general relativity, Ph.D. dissertation, University
of Maryland, College Park, August 2004. (Available in electronic form
from the University at http://hdl.handle.net/1903/1805.)
- B. Imbiriba et al. "Evolving a puncture black hole with fixed mesh
refinement,"
Phys. Rev. D
70:124025 (2004),
gr-qc/0403048.
- M. Alcubierre et al. "Toward standard testbeds for
numerical relativity," Class. Quant. Grav.
21:589-613 (2004).
gr-qc/0305023
- David R. Fiske. "Toward making the constraint hypersurface
an attractor in free evolution,"
Phys. Rev. D
69:047501 (2004),
gr-qc/0304024
- D. Shoemaker et al. (Maya Project Group), "Moving black holes
via singularity excision," Class. Quant. Grav.
20:3729-3744 (2003).
(
gr-qc/0301111)
-
A. Asmus et al. (STAR Collaboration), "Probe
station testing of Large Area Silicon Drift Detectors,"
IEEE
Trans. Nuc.
Sci. 47(4), 1375 (2000).
Also in 1999 IEEE Nuclear
Science Symposium. Conference Record.
-
D.R. Fiske, "Automated testing of Silicon Drift Detectors for the RHIC STAR
experiment." Undergraduate Honors Thesis.
(
HON:PHS1998F574)
Ohio State University 1998.
SKILLS
Programming
- Fluent in C, C++, Fortran (77 and 90), C-Fortran interfacing, HTML, and
LaTeX
- Recently fluent in Visual Basic, BASIC, and MODULA-2
- Some experience in assembly language (alpha), Java, and GPIB hardware
protocols
Software Packages
- Extensive experience with Cactus, Maple, LabWindows/CVI, gcc/g++,
Metrowerks CodeWarrior, f77/g77, and MS Office
- Limited experience with software profiling, MATLAB, Borland C++, LabVIEW,
and Mathematica
Operating Systems
- Proficient in UNIX, Windows95/NT, MS-DOS, and MacOS
- Limited experience with VAX/VMS systems
Machining
- Trained to operate turret mills and other heavy equipment
- Experience machining parts to tolerances on the order of millimeters
MEMBERSHIP
- American Physical Society
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Phi Kappa Phi
- Golden Key
GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
- National Science Foundation supercomputing resource grant 1999.
- University of Maryland Graduate Fellowship, 1999-2001
- Arts and Sciences Research Grant for Mathematics, 1998-1999
- Rasor Mathematics Scholar, 1998-1999
- Tumbelson Mathematics Scholarship 1997-1998
- Ohio State University Holloway Medalist Scholarship, 1995-1999
- Robert Rhode Memorial Scholarship, 1995-1999
- Arts and Sciences Research Grant for Physics, 1997-1998
- Earl J. Mickle Mathematics Scholarship, 1996-1997
AWARDS AND HONORS
- Honorable Mention, National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship
Program, 1999
- Honorable Mention, National Defense Science and Engineering Fellowship
Program, 1999
- President's Salute to Academic Achievement, 1999
- Academic Excellence Award, Colleges of the Arts and Sciences, Ohio State
University, 1998
- Smith Junior Award for Physics, 1997
- Mathematics Achievement Award, 1996, 1997, 1998
- Smith Sophomore Award for Physics, 1996
- Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America Troop 304, 1995
- Medal of Merit, BSA Award for Saving a Life, 1994
COCURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
- Volunteer Tutor (7th and 8th grade math and science), Spanish Immersion
Academy, Columbus, Ohio Public Schools, 1998
- Buckeye Fencing Club, 1995-1999, President 1997-1998
- Hall Council (Student Government), Vice-President, 1996-1997, Student
Advisor 1997