Curriculum Vitae
Glenn M. Spiczak
Education
- Ph.D. Astrophysics,
Indiana University, Sept. 1995
- M.A. Astronomy, Indiana University, March 1991
- B.S. Astrophysics, Indiana University, May 1986
Dissertation
- Title: The Isotopic Ratios of He, Li, Be, and B in Cosmic Rays from
100-1800 MeV/nucleon
- Advisor: Dr. James A. Musser, Department of Physics,
Indiana University
Research Employment
- 07/00-present: Research Scientist, Bartol Research Institute,
University of Delaware.
SPASE (South Pole Air Shower Experiment).
Tom Gaisser and Todor Stanev.
- 01/96-06/00: PostDoctoral Fellow, Bartol Research Institute,
University of Delaware.
Tom Gaisser and Todor Stanev.
- 10/95-12/95: PostDoctoral Research Associate, Department of Physics,
Indiana University.
SMILI (Superconducting Magnet Instrument for Light Isotopes).
James A. Musser.
- 01/90-09/95: Research Assistant, Department of Physics, Indiana University.
SMILI (Superconducting Magnet Instrument for Light Isotopes).
James A. Musser, Stuart L. Mufson, and Richard M. Heinz
- 01/88-05/88: Research Assistant, Department of Physics, Indiana University.
MACRO (Monopole, Astrophysics, and Cosmic Ray Observatory).
Stuart L. Mufson and Richard M. Heinz.
Teaching Employment
- 01/01-02/01: Instructor, P201
Introductory Physics I,
Physics Department, University of Delaware.
- 09/86-09/96: Instructor/Grader for A100,
The Solar System,
Independent Study Program, Indiana University.
- Summer 1993, 1994: Associate Instructor for A110,
Introductory Astronomy,
Astronomy Department, Indiana University.
- 05/90-06/90: Instructor for
Stargazing, Introduction to Astronomy,
Creative Learning Center, Indiana University.
- 06/88-05/90:Associate Instructor for A105,
Stellar Astronomy, A100, and A110,
Astronomy Department, Indiana University.
- 06/87-12/87:Associate Instructor for H299,
Honors Astronomy and A100,
Astronomy Department, Indiana University.
Public Outreach Activities
- Volunteer expert for Allexperts.com to answer questions in the physics
and astronomy categories, 2000-present.
- Presentations to gradeschools on Antarctic science and adventures,
1997-present.
- Delaware Space Science Symposium for K-12 Education, presentation,
1998.
- National Science Olympiad Astronomy Event Coordinator, 1995.
- Regional Science Olympiad Astronomy Event Coordinator, 1993 and 1994.
- Kirkwood Observatory, Solar Telescope, and Planetarium Shows.
Teaching Experience
- Held regular office hours for all courses taught.
- Prepared and graded homework problem sets and exams for
semester courses (200+ students).
- Performed all aspects of summer courses, including lectures,
labs, homework problem sets, exams, and grading (approx. 25 students).
- Developed and facilitated observational astronomy
lab exercises for honors course (approx 15 students).
- Tutor for a variety of undergraduate math, physics, and astronomy
courses.
Research Experience
- Project Manager for the South Pole Air Shower Experiment
- Designed, constructed, and tested prototype IceTop frozen pool
Cherenkov detector installed at the South Pole during summer 2000-2001.
- South Pole summer season operations (deployment, calibration,
testing, computer hardware and software management, etc.) for the SPASE,
AMANDA, and
RICE experiments.
- Data analysis and MonteCarlo of cosmic-ray air showers
for SPASE and AMANDA experiments, primarily using MOCCA/CORSIKA shower
generation and SIBYLL/QGSJET interaction codes.
- Named as AMANDA Winter-Over Coordinator to direct and oversee
communications and task assignments for South Pole winterover personnel.
- Supervised University of Delaware undergraduate and graduate students
employed to complete various tasks ralated to SPASE-2 experiment construction,
analysis and software development.
- Performed data reduction and analysis of raw SMILI-2 data to obtain
interstellar He, Li, Be, and B isotopic ratios.
- Developed software and operated groundstation system based on
the VAXONLINE software used during the SMILI-2 flight.
- Designed, constructed, and tested a water Cherenkov detector flown
on the SMILI-2 experiment, a balloon-borne magnet spectrometer.
- Designed, constructed, and tested prototype aerogel, water, and
liquid nitrogen Cherenkov detectors to evaluate their balloon-flight
potential.
- Developed GEANT-based Monte Carlo program for simulating the SMILI
instrument performance.
Professional Affiliations
- American Association for the
Advancement of Science
- American Astronomical Society
- American Physical Society
- Sigma Xi
Academic-Research Awards
- Scientific Secretary, 26th ICRC, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1999.
- International Travel Award, Simulation and Analysis Methods for
Large Neutrino Detectors, DESY Zeuthen, Germany, 1998.
- American Physical Society Travel Grant, 25th ICRC, Durban, South Africa,
1997.
- Swain Fellowship, Indiana University Astronomy Department, 1994.
- National University Continuing Education Association Meritorius Course
Award, 1990.
Other Awards
- Antarctic Service Medal, National Science Foundation, 1999.
- Coaches Award, Little 500 Championship Team, 1998.
- Halterman Scholarship for Student Government Leadership, Indiana
University, 1984.
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