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Kyra Hendrickson

Experienced researcher in various sub-fields of physics with a publication in medical physics.
Education

University of Minnesota, Duluth

MS, Physics / May, 2023

Duluth, Minnesota, United States of America

Lipscomb University

BS, Physics and Applied Math (Double Major) / May, 2020

Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
Experience

University of Minnesota Duluth

Instructor / August, 2023 — May, 2024

• Taught General Physics I, an undergraduate course averaging 50 students per semester, covering the following topics: calculus-based kinematics, dynamics, energy, and rotational motion • Taught Elementary Physics II, an undergraduate course averaging 50 students per semester, covering the following topics: algebra-based electromagnetism, light/optics, and modern physics. • Developed quizzes, exams, and homework • Revised the syllabus to meet accreditation standards • Coordinated grading and labs with a team of 2 teaching assistants

Graduate Research Assistant / May, 2023 — August, 2023

• Successfully proved a no-go theorem on graviton field compactifications on warped product manifolds. • Developed programs on a tensor-manipulating package, xACT on Mathematica for compactification research.

Teaching Assistant / August, 2021 — May, 2023

• Overseeing General Physics I labs, graded labs, facilitated classroom discussions about experiments/findings, supporting students in their experiments.

Gastrointestinal SQUID Tech. Lab at Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Research Intern / May, 2020 — August, 2020

• Simulated HR-EGG data with a variety of techniques including but not limited to mathematical modeling and image processing to train a Convolutional Neural Network that classifies pediatric nausea on Python and MATLAB with a team of scientists and engineers from multiple disciplines. • Results returned a promising velocity propagation map of gastric data. Publication link:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9619917

About
Kyra Hendrickson has ample experience in both teaching and research. She obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Physics and Applied Math from Lipscomb University in 2020. She obtained her Master of Science degree in Physics from the University of Minnesota, Duluth in 2023. Shortly after graduating, she served as an Instructor at UMND, teaching undergraduate physics courses. During her master's she served as a teaching assistant, providing guidance and support to students in the classroom and laboratory. In addition to her teaching experience, Kyra also has plenty computational physics research experience. As a Graduate Research Assistant at UMD, she did research in theoretical physics. She also completed a research internship at the Gastrointestinal SQUID Tech. Lab at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where she simulated HR-EGG data.

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