Joshua R French 140 NE 19th Ct., 209E, Wilton Manors, FL 33305 |401-580-4387| joshuaryanfrench@gmail.com

EDUCATION

Florida Atlantic University

Ph.D., Theoretical Astrophysics, GPA: 3.00 2014—Present

Anticipated Graduation: Fall, 2018

University of New Hampshire

Ph.D., Space Physics, GPA: 3.5 2012—2013

One year attendance

University of Notre Dame

Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, GPA: 3.65 2011—2012

One year attendance

University of New Hampshire

B.S., Physics: Astronomy, GPA: 3.75 2007—2011

Minor: Applied Mathematics

Honors Thesis: “Recalibrating the IBEX Star Sensor for the Rapidly Rotating

Coning Payload of the RENU Rocket”

AWARDS

Aerospace and Aeronautics Grant, Boeing (ND) 2011 – 2012

Space Science Grant, NASA (UNH) 2009 – 2011

Presidential Scholarship, University of New Hampshire 2007 – 2011

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Kognity, Stockholm, Sweden (Remote Position)

International Baccalaureate (IB) Content Writer in Physics 2016—Present

Compose multiple choice/short answer questions for Kognity's online

textbooks designed for the international baccalaureate (IB) program

Include clear and concise explanations for all correct answers and all

answer alternatives

The Princeton Review, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) Instructor 2015—Present

Instruct classes of up to thirty medical students preparing for the

physical sciences portion of the MCAT.

Taught at the University of Miami and Nova Southeastern University

St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Fort Lauderdale, FL

High School Teacher 2013—Present

Develop curricula and related syllabi for courses ranging from algebra

and calculus to chemistry and advanced placement physics.

Implemented an “Engineering Track” for advanced students to gain

college and university credit up through sophomore level mathematics

and physics.

University of New Hampshire, University of Notre Dame

Teaching Assistant: Electronics (UNH), Fluid Mechanics (ND) 2011—2013

Collaborated on curriculum and exam development

Met with students upon request

Set up all lab stations and graded all reports and exams

FRENCH, JOSHUA R

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL

Doctoral Research Assistant 2014—Present

Advisor: Wolfgang Tichy

Numerically simulate co-rotating supermassive blackholes in the continued

search for gravitational waves

New publication waiting for approval: “Acute Corrections for Gravitational

Perturbations due to Rapidly Co-rotating Supermassive Blackholes”

University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH

Doctoral Research Assistant 2012—2013

Advisor: Nathan Schwadron

Interpret data from the Interstellar Boundary Explorer Satellite (IBEX)

Created algorithms and programs to sift through IBEX data

Searched for correlations in the heliosphere, specifically between Oxygen and

Helium, with regards to energy and mass

University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN

Doctoral Research Assistant 2011—2012

Advisor: Eric Jumper

Conducted research in the area of aero-optics

Created algorithms and programs to determine the path of a laser

when perturbed by a new rapidly changing medium (such as a cloud)

University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH

Undergraduate Research Assistant 2009—Present

Advisor: Eberhard Möbius

Numerically corrected flawed star sensor data due to the unanticipated

drifting of the IBEX satellite

Recalibrated a new star sensor for the Rocket Experiment for Neutral

Upwelling (RENU) which launched from Norway in December, 2010

Corrected for theoretical perturbations due to the coning payload of

the RENU rocket on the data of the star sensor while in flight

Tested a new type of silicon drift detector for the effect of atomic tunneling

in anticipation for space flight near Mercury

PUBLICATIONS AND PAPERS

The Astrophysical Journal 2013

“Solar Radiation Pressure and Local Interstellar Medium Flow Parameters from

Interstellar Boundary Explorer Low Energy Hydrogen Measurements”

Inquiry 2011

“Recalibrating the Star Sensor: From the IBEX Satellite to the RENU Rocket”

PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES AND MEMBERSHIPS

Languages:

C, Fortran, MATLAB, IDL, Bash, GNU Plot, HTML

Memberships:

Kappa Kappa Psi (National Honorary Band Fraternity)

Pi Mu Epsilon (National Honorary Mathematics Fraternity)

Sigma Pi Sigma (National Honorary Physics Fraternity)

Presidential Scholars (University of New Hampshire Alumni Organization)

National Science Honor Society (St. Thomas Aquinas High School Chapter Advisor)