Develop recommendations for evaluation strategy and statistical analysis of U.S. Army proposed test designs to ensure rigorous analysis can be performed, with regard to assign programs (Army and Marine Corps Mission Command Information Technologies).
Design and implement analysis toolsets for processing data and conducting statistical analysis.
Analyze data and aid in the preparation of reports to U.S. Congress regarding efficacy, suitability, and survivability of assigned programs.
Notable Outcomes
Developed toolsets for tracking messages through application layer software, extracting positional data from image/video, and processing system failure data for statistical analysis.
Guided Army instrumentation development, enabling the effective use of over $10 million dollars of test funding.
Generated insights for software developers and Congressional staffers to understand the performance of software systems for Soldier use.
Member of the Shock and Detonation Physics Group (M-9)
Responsibilities
Design experiments to better understand properties and performance characteristics of materials relevant to the national nuclear stockpile.
Develop and implement new experimental approaches and tools for measuring material properties.
Design and implement analysis toolsets for processing data and gathering insights on material performance.
Analyze data and prepare publications on research for peer-reviewed publication.
Maintain relationships with funding agencies to direct future research.
Notable Outcomes (beyond those noted for other positions)
Obtained postdoctoral funding, amounting to $800,000 over two years, supporting independent research.
Developed multiple new instrumentation tools for use in central-user research facilities, such as the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory.
Presented general public lectures on research results to highlight importance of work.
Role: Postdoctoral Research Associate and Course Instructor for Engineering Design
Member of the College of Engineering and Center for Science at Extreme Conditions
Responsibilities
Conducted engineering research into new instrumentation technologies, for use in central-user facilities.
Managed two graduate and three undergraduate research projects
Collect data on performance of instrumentation tools and present/report on findings in peer-reviewed journals.
Support operations of user facilities within the Center for Science at Extreme Conditions campus.
Instructed second-year undergraduate engineering design course, involving two class sessions, four laboratory sessions, and three recitation sessions per week.
Notable Outcomes (beyond those noted for other positions)
Deployed three new instrumentation setups for use both at University of Edinburgh and at the ISIS Pulsed Neutron Source.
Aided three students (one graduate and two undergraduate) in graduating from degree programs.
Streamlined experimental schedules and approaches, increasing user capacity at on-site research facilities.
I'm a data scientist and condensed matter physicist with a passion for looking at problems
from unconventional angles. As a result, I have made a career of unique ways to
view problems and design creative solutions. For specifics on my background, please look at my
resume.
In addition to my professional background, I enjoy
ice skating, reading, hiking, travelling, and coding projects (the side version of course).
If you have a project that you'd like some help with, feel free to message me at jacobmatk@aol.com and we can chat about it.
