Lauren M. Scott

Curriculum Vitae Lauren M. Scott
Address Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Department of Physics 136 Frelinghuysen Road Piscataway, NJ 08854 Phone: (732) 445-5032 Fax: (732) 445-6413 Email: lscott{at}physics.rutgers.edu
Personal Details Gender: Male Date of birth: 14 December 1976 Present Citizenship: USA
Education
05/2001 - 08/2005	Ph.D. Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Advisors: Drs. M.H. Israel and W.R. Binns Research: Isotopic abundances of heavy galactic cosmic rays. Dissertation Topic: Probing interstellar reacceleration and adiabatic energy loss due to solar modulation using electron-capture-decay secondary isotopes.
05/1999 - 05/2001	M.A. Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
08/1995 - 05/1999	B.A., Magna Cum Laude, DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana, USA Majors: Physics, French \| Minor: Music Advisors: Drs. V. DeCarlo and M. Kertzman

Language Knowledge
English	native
French	near native

Research
07/2005 - present	Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA Drs. D.R. Bergman and G.B. Thomson Measurements of energy, composition and anisotropy in ultrahigh energy cosmic rays using the High Resolution Fly's Eye and Telescope Array Detectors.
05/2001 - 07/2005	Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Drs. M.H. Israel and W.R. Binns Probing energy loss due to solar modulation with galactic cosmic ray electron-capture-decay secondary isotopes.
08/2002 - 01/2004	Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Drs. W.R. Binns and M.H. Israel Directing / overseeing the constructing, testing and monitoring of the Trans-Iron Galactic Element Recorder (TIGER) during integration in Palestine, Texas, USA and long-duration balloon flight from McMurdo Station, Antarctica.
05/2001 - 02/2002	Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Drs. W.R. Binns and M.H. Israel Constructing, testing and monitoring the Trans-Iron Galactic Element Recorder (TIGER) during integration in Palestine, Texas, USA and long-duration balloon flight from McMurdo Station, Antarctica.
05/2000 - 08/2000	Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Dr. P. Hink Built and tested a prototype imaging calorimeter system designed for the Advanced Cosmic-Ray Composition Explorer for the Space Station (ACCESS) at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland.
05/1999 - 08/1999	Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA Drs. V. Shepherd and C. Brau Worked in the Infectious Diseases Department on laser-transfection techniques for lung and T-cells.
05/1998 - 08/1998	DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana, USA Drs. M. Kertzman and G. Sembroski (Purdue University) Computer simulation work with the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) collaboration.

Teaching
08/1999 - 05/2001	Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Teaching Assistant for a two-semester course in Introductory Astronomy.
08/1998 - 05/1999	DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana, USA French Teaching Assistant for the Modern Languages Department

Publications
1	R.U. Abbasi et al., "An upper limit on the electron-neutrino flux from the HiRes instrument", in progress.
2	R.U. Abbasi et al., "Limits on the diffuse flux of cosmogenic neutrinos from HiRes data", in progress.
3	R.U. Abbasi et al., "Observation of the GZK cutoff by the HiRes experiment", in progress.
4	R.U. Abbasi et al., "HiRes Stereoscopic Measurement of the UHECR Energy Spectrum", in progress.
5	J.S. George et al., "Elemental Composition and Energy Spectra of Galactic Cosmic Rays during Solar Cycle 23'', in progress.
6	R.A. Mewaldt et al., "Cosmic-Ray Spectra in Interstellar Space", in progress.
7	B.F. Rauch et al.:2007, "Measurement of the Relative Abundances of the Ultra-Heavy Galactic Cosmic Rays (30 £ Z £ 40) with TIGER", Proc. 30th Intl Cosmic-Ray Conf.
8	R.U. Abbasi et al.: 2007, "Studies of systematic uncertainties in the estimation of the monocular aperture of the HiRes experiment", Astropart. Phys., 27, 307.
9	S. Geier et al.: 2006, "A search for the signature of microquasars in the cosmic ray iron spectrum measured by TIGER", Adv. in Sp. Res., 37, 1955.
10	W.R. Binns et al.: 2006, "Wolf-Rayet stars, OB associations, and the origin of galactic cosmic rays", New Astron. Rev, 50, 516.
11	W.R. Binns et al.: 2005, "Cosmic-Ray Neon, Wolf-Rayet Stars, and the Superbubble Origin of Galactic Cosmic Rays", Astrophys. J., 634, 351.
12	S. Kodaira et al.: 2005, "The attenuation length of cosmic-ray iron in the atmosphere obtained by the TIGER experiment", Intl. J. of Mod. Phys. A.
13	J.T. Link et al.: 2003, "Measurements of the Ultra-Heavy Galactic Cosmic-Ray Abundances Between Z=30 and Z=40 with the TIGER Instrument", Proc. 28th Intl Cosmic-Ray Conf.
14	L.M. Scott et al.: 2003, "Direct Evidence of Energy Loss in Electron-Capture-Decay Secondary Isotopes in the Heliosphere", Proc. 28th Intl Cosmic-Ray Conf.
15	S.M. Niebur, L.M. Scott, et al.: 2003, "Cosmic ray energy loss in the heliosphere: Direct evidence from electron-capture-decay secondary isotopes", J. Geophys. Res., 108, 8033.

Awards and Fellowships
1	[07/2002 - 07/2005] NASA Graduate Student Researchers Program Fellowship
2	[08/1997 - 05/1998] O.H. Smith Physics Scholarship
3	[08/1998 - 05/1999] Austin D. Sprague Physics Scholarship

References These persons are familiar with my professional qualifications and my character:
Prof. Douglas R. Bergman Supervisor Rutgers University Department of Physics 136 Frelinghuysen Road Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA	Phone: (732) 445-0052 Fax: (732) 445-6413 Email: bergman{at}physics.rutgers.edu
Prof. Martin H. Israel Thesis Supervisor Washington University Department of Physics Campus Box 1105 1 Brookings Drive St. Louis, MO 63130, USA	Phone: (314) 935-6263 Fax: (314) 935-6219 Email: mhi{at}wuphys.wustl.edu
Prof. W. Robert Binns Research Professor Washington University Department of Physics Campus Box 1105 1 Brookings Drive St. Louis, MO 63130, USA	Phone: (314) 935-6247 Fax: (314) 935-6219 Email: wrb{at}wuphys.wustl.edu

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