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Huma Yusuf ... Undergraduate Research Assistant at UC Santa Barbara ... South Hadley, Massachusetts ... Higher Education

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Huma Yusuf 1st Huma Yusuf Undergraduate Research Assistant at UC Santa Barbara South Hadley, MassachusettsHigher Education Previous Mount Holyoke College, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Stony Brook University Education Mount Holyoke College 88 connectionsSend a messageEndorseMore options Connected 9 hours ago RelationshipContact Info Email yusuf22h@mtholyoke.edu Linkedin www.linkedin.com/pub/huma-yusuf/99/550/6b8 Edit contact info Background Experience UC Santa BarbaraUndergraduate Research Assistant UC Santa Barbara June 2014 – Present (2 months)Santa Barbara, California Area CISEI (Cooperative International Science and Engineering Intern) at the UCSB Material Science Department, and research student at Professor Ram Seshadri's group. I will be investigating the thermoelectric properties of complex palladium oxides. Mount Holyoke CollegePhysics Peer-led Undergraduate Mentoring System (PLUMS) Mentor. Mount Holyoke College January 2012 – May 2014 (2 years 5 months)South Hadley, Massachusetts Taught supplementary workshops and homework help sessions for Physics 100/150: Physics for MCAT. University of Massachusetts AmherstUndergraduate Research Assistant University of Massachusetts Amherst January 2014 – April 2014 (4 months)Amherst, Massachusetts Research student in Professor Mark Tuominen's group. ●Analyzed surface roughness of hard and soft magnetic materials using AFM. ●Carried out SQUID measurements to correlate the effects of surface roughness to magnetic anisotropy of hard and soft magnetic materials. ●Studied the effect of dimensionality and nano-confinement on macroscopic magnetic properties using Netgen simulation. Mount Holyoke CollegePhysics Tutor Mount Holyoke College September 2013 – December 2013 (4 months)South Hadley, Massachusetts Privately tutored a small group of students taking the Waves and Optics course. Stony Brook UniversityUndergraduate Research Assistant Stony Brook University May 2013 – August 2013 (4 months)Stony Brook, New York Research student in Professor Matthew Dawber's group. ●Determined appropriate growth conditions for the development of ferroelectric PbTiO3 / CaTiO3 superlattices with specific volume ratios using off-axis magnetron sputtering technique. ●Characterized crystal structure and polarization rotation of ferroelectric PbTiO3 / CaTiO3 superlattices using X-ray diffractometry. SBUSummer2013 SBUSummer2013 Mount Holyoke CollegeLinear Algebra Teaching Assistant Mount Holyoke College September 2012 – December 2012 (4 months)South Hadley, Massachusetts Conducted homework-help sessions for Linear Algebra course. Harvard School of Engineering and Applied SciencesUndergraduate Research Assistant Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences June 2012 – August 2012 (3 months)Cambridge, Massachusetts Research student in Professor Dave Weitz's group during the Harvard SEAS summer research program. ●Determined the precise PCR conditions for genomic barcodes. ●Fabricated microfluidic devices to investigate the degree of in vitro ligation of cell genome and barcodes in two-phase oil-water droplets. Research Nugget Research Nugget Languages Bengali Skills & Endorsements Peter Burgess Peter, does Huma have expertise in these areas? Click the to endorse them! Top 5 LaTeX Netgen simulation AFM Photolithography SQUID magnetometer Huma also knows about... Mathematica PCR Microfluidics Powder X-ray Diffraction Sputter Deposition Gel Electrophoresis Confocal Microscopy Fume Hoods Tube furnace Pellet Pressing Thin Film... Honors & Awards Mildred L. Sanderson Prize Mount Holyoke College May 2012 Excellence in Mathematics Sarah Williston Scholar Mount Holyoke College December 2013 Among the top 15% of the class of 2015 Sigma Pi Sigma April 2014 National Honor Society for Physics Universal Application Funding Mount Holyoke College Career Development Center April 2014 Received Lynk UAF Summer Fellowship for pursuing summer research program at UCSB Material Science Department. Education Mount Holyoke College Mount Holyoke College Bachelor's Degree, Physics and Music 2011 – 2015 (expected) Activities and Societies: Sigma Pi Sigma, Society of Physics Students, Mount Holyoke College Chorale Recommendations Peter, would you like to recommend Huma? 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