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Curriculum Vitae

Ethan Jahn, PhD

computational astrophysicist | educator | hpc facilitator | musician | artist

Education

PhD -- Physics and Astronomy -- University of California, Riverside -- 2021

BS -- Physics -- Minors: Mathematics, Computer Science -- Indiana U. of Pennsylvania -- 2016

Professional Experience

Computing Sciences Researcher II -- University of Arizona -- 2023 - pres

  • High Performance Computing Facilitator for UA Research Computing
  • User support, documentation, training/workshops
  • Research software installation, configuration, management; system optimization

Community College Adjunct Faculty –- RCC; MSJC; MtSAC; CHC -- 2021 - 2023

  • 1st – 3st semester calculus-based physics courses with labs
  • Developed all lectures and exam materials, some experiments
  • Inquiry-based lecture style with discussion and active learning
  • Informal mentorship, professional development, letters of recommendation

Educator – Innovative Learning Technology Initiative – UC Riverside -- 2020

  • Wrote, filmed, edited educational videos on physics topics

Graduate Student Researcher – UC Riverside - 2016-2021

  • PI: Dr. Laura Sales – Computational astrophysics/cosmology
  • “Small Scale Structure: A Local and Cosmological View of Dwarf Galaxies and Their Satellites”

Graduate Teaching Assistant – UC Riverside - 2016-2021

  • Discussion section TA for lower & upper division physics/astronomy courses

Science Camp Instructor – Great Valley Nature Center - 2016

  • Daytime summer science camps for children ages 5-12

Undergraduate Researcher

UC Davis – NSF REU Award - 2015

  • PI: Dr. Mani Tripathi – Large Xenon experiment for dark matter detection

University of Chicago – NSF MRSEC REU Award - 2014

  • PI: Dr. Mike Gladders – Galaxy morphology survey

University of Delaware – Summer Scholars Award - 2013

  • PI: Dr. Lars Gundlach – Ultrafast spectroscopy of nanomaterials

Service Experience

High Performance Computing Workshop Series - University of Arizona - 2024-pres

  • Restructured and expanded HPC training services

Research Bazaar Arizona - (ResBaz) - University of Arizona - 2024-pres

  • Data science conference; organizing committee

Deep Learning for Astrophysics Hackathon – University of Arizona - 2024-pres

  • Organizing Committee, HPC consulting

Salon – Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Humanities Reading Group - 2021-pres

  • Participant – Riverside chapter
  • Founder, organizer & facilitator – Tucson chapter

Peer Reviewer – Nature - 2022

  • Provided comments and suggestions to submitted manuscript

Vice Chancellor’s DEI Climate Committee – UC Riverside - 2020-2021

  • Provided graduate student perspective to committee of mostly faculty and admin

Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity Alliance (IDEA) – American Physical Society - 2020-2021

  • Discussed DEI issues with allies at other physics departments nationwide

Science and Society Book Club – UC Riverside - 2020-2021

  • Graduate student book club - Founder, organizer

Community Building Equity Workshops – UCR Dept. of Phys & Astro - 2020-2021

  • Workshops and town hall discussions to build community and investment in student well-being
  • Co-founder, organizer, facilitator

Inclusivity Seminar Series – UC Riverside - 2019-2021

  • Seminars from experts in social sciences, etc.
  • Founder, organizer

Making Excellence Inclusive – UC Riverside - 2019

  • Graduate student certificate course covering literature from humanities and social sciences designed to emphasize commitment to diversity and inclusion

Physics Organization for Women and the Under-Represented (POWUR) – UCR - 2018-2021

  • Graduate student advocacy organization
  • President, Vice President, Member

Community Outreach Volunteer – Dept. of Physics and Astronomy - 2017-2021

  • Coordinated outreach events, including lectures, demonstrations, and star parties

Publications

“Real and counterfeit cores: how feedback expands haloes and disrupts tracers of inner gravitational potential in dwarf galaxies”

“The effects of LMC-mass environments on their dwarf satellite galaxies in the FIRE simulations”

“Dark and luminous satellites of LMC-mass galaxies in the FIRE simulations”

Talks, Workshops, Presentations

Artistic Expression of Original Research

  • “Surrealism and Science: Exploring Digital Collage for Science-Inspired Art” - UC Riverside, Feb 2024
  • "Music as a Vehicle for Embodied Conversation: How active listening and participation in collective audio improvisations can help build skills for contextualization and association-building in research methodologies and communication" - University of Arizona, Oct 2024

TIMESTEP – University of Arizona - timestep.arizona.edu - 2024

  • “High Performance Computing - Research, Techniques, and Innovation”
  • "Introduction to Parallel Computing for Undergraduate Researchers"

HPC Community Workshops – University of Arizona - 2023,2024

  • “Introduction to High Performance Computing”
  • “Managing and Optimizing Jobs”
  • "Parallel Computing Theory"
  • "Parallel Computing in Practice"
  • "Error Handling and Debugging"
  • "Introduction to Data Visualization"
  • More information on workshops here: https://hpcdocs.hpc.arizona.edu/events/workshop_materials/

Science Nights – UCR SciCom Community Event - 2022

  • “Dark Matter: A Tour of the Visible and Invisible Universe”

Graduate Student Professional Development Course – UC Riverside - 2020-21

  • “Inclusive Practices Create Better Science”

Undergraduate Professional Development Course – UC Riverside - 2019-21

  • “Diversity in Physics Education”

Inclusivity Seminar – UC Riverside - 2020

  • “How Insight from the Social Sciences Help Us Build Better Education”

Community College Workshop – UC Riverside - 2019

  • “Paths to Becoming a Scientist” - Seminar & Q+A on careers pathways in science

Graduate Student “Mini” Talks – UC Riverside - 2019

  • “Symmetries in Music Theory and Mathematics”

Making Excellence Inclusive - UC Riverside - 2019

  • “The Leaky Pipeline: Deconstructing Barriers to Success in STEM”

Graduate Student Workshop – UC Riverside - 2019-21

  • “Computational Techniques for Astrophysics Research”

First Light: Advanced School on Stars, Galaxies, and Black Holes in the Epoch of Reionization - 2019

  • Instituto de Astronomia, Geofísica e Ciências Atmosféricas, USP, Brazil
  • “Dark and Luminous Satellites of LMC-mass galaxies” (poster)

A synoptic view of the Magellanic Clouds: VMC, Gaia and beyond - 2019

  • European Southern Observatories, Garching, Germany
  • “Dark and Luminous Satellites of LMC-mass galaxies”

Science In Our Own Backyard: Exploring the Galaxy with WFIRST – CalTech - 2019

  • “Dark and Luminous Satellites of LMC-mass galaxies”

Galaxy Formation and Evolution in Southern CA (GalFRESCA) – CalTech - 2019

  • “Dark and Luminous Satellites of LMC-mass galaxies”

Other Conferences Attended

  • Supercomputing – Denver CO - 2023
  • California Water Data Challenge & Symposium – Online - 2022
  • Galaxy Formation and Evolution in Southern CA (GalFRESCA) – CalTech - 2017,2018

Awards

  • NSF Access-CI CCEP Training Award - 2024
  • Innovative Learning and Technology Initiative, UC Riverside - 2020
  • Graduate Research Mentorship Program, Honorable Mention, UC Riverside - 2018,2019
  • Chancellor’s Distinguished Fellowship, UC Riverside - 2016-2017
  • Provost’s Scholar, Indiana University of PA - 2015
  • NSF REU, UC Davis - 2015
  • NSF MRSEC Award, University of Chicago - 2014
  • Dean’s List, Indiana University of PA - 2013-2016
  • Daniel G. Reiber Memorial Scholarship, Indiana University of PA - 2013,2014
  • Summer Scholars Program, University of Delaware - 2013
  • Honors Merit Scholarship, University of Delaware - 2011, 2012

Mentors/Collaborators/Supervisors

Extra-Curriculars

Hiking, biking, rock climbing, learning about my natural environment, writing and performing music, learning about history and philosophy, landscape film photography, traveling, watching/reading science fiction, making digital collages that explore connections between science and human experience, & more...