Justin G. Dressel

Graduate Student
Ph.D. Program
Quantum Optics/Information/Computing
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Age: 25
Height: 5'9”

Academic Degrees

2005 : B.S. Mathematics with Highest Honors
Focus: Differential Geometry
Focus: Analysis
( New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM)
2005 : B.S. Physics with Highest Honors
Focus: Quantum Field Theory
Focus: Mathematical Physics
( New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM) ¹⁾

2004-2005 : Metal DJ for KTEK Radio Station on New Mexico Tech campus
2005-2007 : National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), Socorro, NM
→ Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) Project ²⁾
- Software Engineer
  - Integration, Bugfixing, and Testing
  - BASH, Python, Java, C++, C
- Chief Linux System Administrator
  - RedHat Enterprise 4 with custom extensions
  - Large automation codebase written
- Systems Architect for Large, Distributed, Diskless Network
- Information Technology Support
2007-Present: University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
- Fall 2007: Teacher's Assistant for Physics 113
- Spring 2008: Teacher's Assistant for Physics 143
- Summer 2008: Research Assistant for Professor Andrew Jordan

2001 : High School Valedictorian
(Valley High School, Albuquerque, NM)
2004 : Abraham and Esther Brooke Award for Excellence in Physics
( New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM)
2007 : Star Award for Outstanding Service
( National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), Socorro, NM)
2008 : AAPT Teaching Prize
Excellent performance as workshop instructor
Physics 113 and 143
University of Rochester

¹⁾ Adviser for both: Ivan Avramidi

²⁾ Adviser: Scott Rankin