Robert M. Salow
36 Poston Rd. Apt. 59
The Plains, OH 45780
(740) 797-4063
e-mail: salow@helios.phy.ohiou.edu

OBJECTIVE:

Challenging position as a Research Scientist utilizing proven analytical, computer and communication skills

EDUCATION:

Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
Ph. D. in Physics, expected September 2003

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California
B.S. in Physics, 1994

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

1) Research Associate (1999-present)
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
* Developed novel technique for constructing semi-analytic models of eccentric stellar disks to interpret data from the nucleus of the galaxy M31
* Developed code to perform gravitational N-body simulations using a time-symmetric Hermite integrator with both direct and Particle-In-Cell force calculations
* Developed code to visualize three-dimensional mean orbital flows in elliptical galaxies using smoothing splines and numerical integration
* Published both refereed and non-refereed papers
* Gave 3 oral and 2 poster presentations at national and international conferences

2) Research Associate (1997)
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
* Performed viability analysis for an experiment at Brookhaven National Laboratory Laser Electron Gamma-ray Source

3) Other Research
* Performed surface photometry observations, data reduction, and analysis on galaxies with a small telescope (class project)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

1) Teaching Associate (1996-1999)
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
* Taught laboratory classes ranging in size from 10-15 students
* Taught weekly recitation classes to 50 students
* Developed exam materials and graded course work

2) Teaching Assistant (1995 - 1996)
Department of Physics and Astronomy, California State University, Long Beach, California
* Taught laboratory classes ranging in size from 10-15 students

COMPUTER SKILLS:

* Programming: FORTRAN, C, Ada, MPI
* Analysis & Visualization: IDL, PV-WAVE, IRAF, Maple, Mathematica
* Office & Presentation: MS PowerPoint, Excel and Word, LaTeX, HTML
* Operating Systems: Unix, Macintosh, Windows

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES:

Thomas S. Statler, Associate Professor
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, 251B Clippinger Research Labs,
Ohio University, Athens, OH. 45701, USA
phone: (740) 593-1722
e-mail: tss@coma.phy.ohiou.edu

Joseph C. Shields, Associate Professor
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, 251B Clippinger Research Labs,
Ohio University, Athens, OH. 45701, USA
phone: (740) 593-0336
e-mail: shields@helios.phy.ohiou.edu

Eric Emsellem, Astronomer
Centre de Recherche Astronomique de Lyon, Observatoire de Lyon,
69561 Saint-Genis-Laval Cedex, France
phone: (33) (0) 4 78 86 83 84
e-mail: emsellem@obs.univ-lyon1.fr