Education

• PhD (All But Dissertation), Astronomy, University of Washington, 2005
  
• M.S., Physics, University of Washington, 2005
  
• M.S., Astronomy, University of Washington, 2002
  
• B.A., Physics and Mathematics, University of Colorado, Boulder, 2000
  
  • cum laude in Physics
  • Minor in Astrophysics
  • Extensive coursework in Computer Science, Numerical Methods

Research Experience

• University of Washington, 6/01-present
  Advisor: R. Jeffrey Wilkes
  Project: Search for Astrophysical Point Sources of Neutrinos with the Super-Kamiokande Detector
• University of Washington & Nathan Hale HS, 10/02-6/03
  Partners: Karl Englert, Nina Christensen, Janet Bowersox, & Hillary Cummings
  Project: How Do We Know What We Know? A 9th grade integrated science curriculum about space at Nathan Hale HS
• University of Colorado, 8/98-5/00
  Advisor: J. Michael Shull
  Project: Temperature and Ionization States of the Intergalactic Medium

Teaching Experience

• TA for Physics 117&118 (General Physics Laboratory), 121B&122B (Honors Intro Physics)
  University of Washington - Fall 2003, Winter 2004
• Instructor for Astronomy 101: Introduction to the Universe
  University of Washington, Summer 2003 and Summer 2004
  
• Teaching Assistant for Astronomy 101 and 150: The Planets
  University of Washington, Fall 2000-Spring 2002
  

Career Experience

• Engineering Support - Aerojet Electrical Systems, May 1997-May 2000
  Duties included design, setup, and maintenance of hardware systems to support the DoD SBIRS (Space-Based Infrared Systems) Mission. Work on this project required a secret-level government security clearance.

Publications and Talks

• Kristine Washburn for the Super-Kamiokande Collaboration, A Search for Astronomical Neutrino Sources with the Super-Kamiokande Detector, presented at the 2003 International Cosmic Ray Conference

Awards

• PRIME Fellow, 10/02-6/03
• Huckabay Fellow, Winter 2002
• Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Fellow, 2000-2003
• Society of Satellite Professionals International Scholarship, 1996

Service and Outreach

• Webmaster, UW Astronomy, 10/01-6/04
• Planetarium Outreach Coordinator, UW Astronomy, 10/01-10/04
• Mentor, Making Connections Program, 2000-2003
• Workshop presenter, Expanding Your Horizons, 2001-present
• Astronomer-partner, Project Astro, 2000-2003

Technical Skills

• Web technologies: HTML, PHP, MySQL, Javascript, CSS, CGI/Perl
• Programming languages: C++, C, Fortran, Pascal
• Operating systems: Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, and Redhat Linux
• Software: MS Office, PAW, IDL, Mathematica, Photoshop