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Daniel Kaufman

Master's Student
Email: [[dekaufman]]
Phone: (804) 684-7739
Office: Andrews Hall 335B
Department: Biological Sciences
Advisor: Dr. Marjorie A.M. Friedrichs

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Dr. Marjorie A.M. Friedrichs


Education

B.S. in Physics with University Honors Citation, 2009, University of Maryland, College Park, MD



Research
CurrentInvestigating biogeochemical variability in the Ross Sea, Antarctica, with results from a 1D model and recent glider and cruise data
Previous:
  • 2007-2008, Student Researcher.  Department of Astronomy, UMCP.  Investigated the predicatability of the Earth's magnetic field using time embedding and breeding vector techniques.  Mentors: Dr. Eugenia Kalnay and Dr. A. Surjalal Sharma.
  • 2008, Intern/Research Assistant.  National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Santa Cruz, CA.  Tagged and tracked wildlife in a study of endangered trout and salmon.  Mentor: Dr. Sean Hayes.
  • 2006-2007, Intern/Research Assistant.  Climate and Radiation Branch, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD.  Analyzed calibration data and restructured the software interface for NASA's Cloud Absorption Radiometer.  Mentor: Dr. Charles Gatebe.
  • 2005, Engineering Technician.  Vision Laboratory, Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, MD.  Integrated test instrumentation in a LabVIEW data acquisition scheme for testing holographic laser eye protection.  Mentors: Dr. Jerri Tribble and Dr. James Sheehy.

Professional Experience
  • 2010-2011, Design Center Technician.  OxiCool Inc., Philadelphia, PA.  Worked as part of an engineering team fabricating, assembling, and testing a soild adsorption-based, heat-actuated cooling system in the fast-paced environment of a green technology startup company.  Supervisor: Ravikant Barot.