Krista McBride
Vanderbilt University
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Field of Interest:
- SQUID Microscopy in Living State Physics
Education:
- Fall 2000 - Present: Graduate School in Physics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
- Fall 1996 - Spring 2000: Undergraduate School, Florida Southern College, Lakeland, FL Bachelor of Arts degree (May 2000), Summa Cum Laude, Major in Physics & Spanish, Minor in Math & Chemistry, GPA: 3.8/4.0
Professional Experience:
- Summer 2000 - Present: Graduate Research Assistant, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN in SQUID Microscopy on Magnetic Beads, Geomagnetism, Magnetic Measurements on the heart, and development and characterizations of the SQUID microscopes
- Fall 2000 - Present: Graduate Teaching Assistant, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN for undergraduate physics labs
- Summer 1999: REU at the Ohio State University, Columbus, OH Studied Newtonian Fluid Mechanics
(http://www.physics.ohiostate.edu/~reu/99reu/final_reports/paper_knappman.pdf)
Gained experience in LabVIEW, Mathematics, & shop skills - Fall 1997 - May 2000: Teaching Assistant, Florida. Southern College, Lakeland, FL, for undergraduate Physics labs
- Fall 1997 - Spring 1999: Physics Tutor, Florida Southern College, Lakeland, FL
Honors:
- Fall 200 - Present: McMinn Fellowship at Vanderbilt
- Fall 1998 - Spring 2000: President of Sigma Pi Sigma (Physics Honor Society)
- Spring 2000: initiated into Omicron Delta Kappa (Academic & Leadership Honor Society)
- Spring 2000: nominated for Honorwalk Student (Best of Class)
- Fall 1996-Spring 2000: Dean's List
- Spring 1998 & Fall 1998: President's Scholar
- Spring 1998: initiated into Sigma Pi Sigma (Physics Honor Society)
- Spring 1998: initiated into Kappa Mu Epsilon (Math Honor Society)
- Spring 1998: initiated into Sigma Delta Pi (Spanish Honor Society)
- Spring 1997: initiated into Phi Eta Sigma (Freshman Honor Society)
- Fall 1997 - Spring 1998: President of Club Soccer
Activities/Experiences:
- Spring 2000: YMCA youth soccer coach
- Fall 1998 - Fall 1999: Florida Southern College's Division II Soccer Team
- Summer 1998: Spanish Study in Madrid, Spain with the Estudio Internacional Sampre program
- Fall 1997 - Spring 1998: Project Uplift (tutor for Elementary children)
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