EDUCATION

Present    Doctoral Program,     Astrophysics    Graduating Summer 2009

• University of Colorado           Boulder, CO

2005       M.S.,   Astrophysics                                                               3.94 GPA

• University of Colorado           Boulder, CO

2003       B.S.,   Physics and Mathematics        Summa Cum Laude    3.94 GPA 

• Temple University                  Philadelphia, PA

2000       B.A.,   Psychology                               Summa Cum Laude    3.96 GPA

• Temple University                  Philadelphia, PA

AWARDS

W.W. Smith Scholarship 1998-2000

Murray Greene Award

Presidential Scholars Award 2000 and 2003

COMPUTER SKILLS

Operating Systems - Windows, Linux, MacOs

Software Packages - Microsoft Office, Mathematica, Maxwell’s 3d Simulator

Programming Languages, Extensive Experience - C, IDL, Fortran, (X)HTML/CSS

Programming Languages,  Basic Proficiency - JAVA, PHP,MySQL

Programming Languages, Familiarity – OpenMP, MPI

Extensive experience with Open MP and MPI parallelized MHD & Fluid grid based codes

Extensive experience using supercomputing platforms Teragrid and Columbia

Extensive experience developing application specific software using multiple languages

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Spring  2005 - Present         JILA - Phil Armitage's Group           Boulder, CO

Research Assistant

Simulated accretion disks, Molecular Cloud/Black Hole mergers and Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) instabilities using numerous Fortran and C based advanced parallel 3-D grid based codes. Studied MHD turbulence and instabilities, variability in accretion disks due to hydrodynamic turbulence and thermal effects, star formation and Bondi Accretion onto black holes.   Semi-Analytically modeled  the afterglow spectrum in Gamma Ray Bursts incorporating relativistic effects and varying magnetic field topologies.  Published in multiple, peer-reviewed journals.  Presented several talks to faculty and students.  Oversaw the development, implementation and analysis of multiple, concurrent projects.

2004 -  2005                     SWRI - Solar Physics Group                Boulder, CO

Research Assistant

Computer modeled the thermal response of satellite hardware, image reduction and data analysis of sounding rocket solar images.

Summer 2000                     Physics Department                           Temple University

Research Assistant

Conducted research and performed computer modeling in project to detect a candidate for dark matter. Responsibilities included object modeling using “Maxwell’s 3D Simulator” (an AutoCAD like program designed to measure electrical and magnetic field forces), examining naturally occurring radiation output from a steel containment chamber, and information analysis. 

1996 - 2003                      Counselors for Management Inc.         Abington, PA

Research Assistant 

Worked as an independent contractor assisting in government and industry sponsored projects. Projects have involved technical assessment of new and emerging products and processes. Responsibilities include database construction, data analysis, and report creation.  

PUBLICATIONS

"Jitter radiation as a possible mechanism for Gamma-Ray Burst afterglows. Spectra and lightcurves",  Mikhail V. Medvedev (U. Kansas), Davide Lazzati, Brian C. Morsony, Jared C. Workman (JILA, U. Colorado)  The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 666, Issue 1, pp. 339-345, 2007

"Jitter Radiation In Gamma Ray Bursts and their afterglows: Emission and Self Absorption", Jared C. Workman, Brian C. Morsony,  Davide Lazzati, (JILA, U. Colorado), Mikhail V. Medvedev (U. Kansas) MNRAS, Volume 386, pp. 199-210, 2008

"Jitter radiation, images, spectra, and lightcurves from a relativistic, spherical blastwave",  Brian C. Morsony, Jared C. Workman,  Davide Lazzati, (JILA, U. Colorado), Mikhail V. Medvedev (U. Kansas) MNRAS, Volume 392, pp 1397-1402, 2009

"Interaction of the magnetorotational instability with hydrodynamic turbulence", Jared C. Workman & Philip J. Armitage, The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 685, pp. 406-417, 2008

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

 2003 –  2008              Astrophysical Department                 University of Colorado

Teaching Assistant

Developed review session, exams, and homework assignments.  Created a very efficient database driven system to record the grades of hundreds of students from multiple sources.

2001 –  2003                 Mathematics Department                  Temple University

Adjunct Faculty

Served as primary instructor in introductory mathematics courses at Temple University.  Increased the proficiency of entering calculus students and taught hundreds of students.

2000 –  2002                 Math & Science  Resource Center     Temple University 

Tutor

Tutored math and physics courses, prepared students for tests and ran final review and recitation sessions.