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\noindent\name Jaron \kern-2pt Kent-Dobias, \kern-3pt\occu physicist
	\hfill\tt jaron@kent-dobias.com
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\noindent\tit Education \dotfill{}

\medskip
\noindent\bf PhD Candidate, Physics \rm --- Cornell University, Ithaca,
NY.\hfill\it Expected 2019--2020

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\noindent\bf Master of Science, Physics \rm --- Cornell University, Ithaca,
NY.\hfill\it Feburary 2017

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\noindent\bf Bachelor of Science, Physics \rm --- Harvey Mudd College (HMC),
	Claremont, CA.\hfill\it May 2014

\smallskip\rm
\item\bull Total \sc gpa \rm of 3.779, major \sc gpa \rm of 4.000.
	\smallskip
\item\bull Graduated with high distinction and honors in physics.
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\item\bull Thesis: Energy driven pattern formation in planar dipole--dipole systems.

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\noindent\bf High School Diploma \rm --- Skyline High School,
	Sammamish, WA.\hfill\it May\ 2010

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\noindent\tit Publications \dotfill{}

\medskip
\noindent\it Deformation of crystals: connections with statistical
physics, \rm James P Sethna, Matthew K Bierbaum, Karin A Dahmen, Carl P
Goodrich, Julia R Greer, Lorien X Hayden, \bf Jaron Kent-Dobias\rm, Edward D Lee,
Danilo B Liarte, Xiaoyue Ni, Katherine N Quinn, Archishman Raju, D Zeb
Rocklin, Ashivni Shekhawat \& Stefano Zapperi, Annual Review of Materials
Research 47, 217 (2017) $\cdot$ \tt arXiv:1609.05838 [cond-mat.mtrl-sci]. 

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\noindent\it Energy driven pattern formation in planar
dipole--dipole systems in the presence of weak noise, \bf Jaron Kent-Dobias
\rm \&
Andrew J Bernoff, Phys~Rev~E
{\bf 91}, 032919 (2015) $\cdot$ arXiv:1406.3749 [cond-mat.soft].

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\noindent\rm ``\sc Rock $\cdot$ Paper $\cdot$ Book\rm,'' Scripps College Press under the direction
of Kitty Maryatt.

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\noindent\tit Research Experience \dotfill{}

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\noindent\bf Under Prof.\ Eun-Ah Kim \rm --- Department of Physics, Cornell.
	\hfill\it May 2015 -- Present

\smallskip\rm
\item\bull Proposed an experimentally accessible cold atom model which exhibits
	fractionalized charge excitations.

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\item\bull Used numeric exact diagonalization to study the model's plausibility.

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\noindent\bf Under Prof.\ James Sethna \rm --- Department of Physics, Cornell.
	\hfill\it May 2014 -- Present

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\item\bull Studied the possibility of using coherent x-ray diffraction to
	image defect structure in metals.

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\item\bull Studied the structure and scaling behavior of damage at the tip of cracks in
	disordered brittle materials like concrete.

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\noindent\bf Under Prof.\ Andrew Bernoff \rm --- Department of Mathematics, HMC.
	\hfill\it Jan.\ 2013 -- Feb.\ 2015

\smallskip\rm
\item\bull Theoretically studied the shape and stability of modulated phases in Langmuir systems.
	\smallskip
\item\bull Employed techniques from perturbation theory, asymptotic integration,
	and linear stability analysis.
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\item\bull Created a library of tools in
	\CC\ to analyze domains and perform nonlinear optimization on a
	high-dimensional,
	highly constrained parameter space.

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\noindent\bf Under Prof.\ Sharon Gerbode \rm --- Department of Physics, HMC.\hfill
	\it Jan.\ 2012 -- Sept.\ 2012

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\item\bull Experimentally studied the behavior of impurities during phase
	changes in colloidal crystals.
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\item\bull Designed experiments and wrote software in \sc Matlab \rm to analyze particle
	tracking data.
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\item\bull Performed a literature review of statistical hard-sphere fluid theory in order
	to assess its applicability to the colloidal problem.

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\noindent\tit Awards \dotfill{}

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\noindent\bf Finalist, LeRoy Apker Award \rm --- American Physical Society.
\hfill\it Aug.\ 2014

\smallskip \rm
\noindent An undergraduate physics achievement award
to recognize outstanding achievements in physics by undergraduate students,
and thereby provide encouragement to young physicists who have demonstrated
great potential for future scientific accomplishment.

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\noindent\bf Thomas B.\ Brown Memorial Award \rm --- Department of Physics,
HMC.\hfill\it May 2014

\smallskip\rm
\noindent The Thomas B.\ Brown Memorial award for senior research in physics is awarded
for research results, originality in conception or in execution of research,
diligence, and clarity of oral and written reports.

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\noindent\bf The Chavin Prize \rm --- Department of Mathematics, HMC.\hfill\it
May 2014

\smallskip\rm
\noindent The Chavin Prize is awarded for outstanding senior theses in the
mathematical sciences.

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\noindent\tit Work Experience \dotfill{}

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\noindent\bf Teaching Assistant \rm --- Physics Department, Cornell
University.\hfill\it Aug.\ 2014 -- May 2015

\smallskip\rm
\item\bull Lead recitation sections, wrote quizzes, graded homeworks and
	tests, and help office hours.
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\item\bull Taught Cornell's engineering mechanics and honors mechanics
	courses.

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\noindent\bf Academic Excellence Facilitator \rm ---
	Academic Excellence Program, HMC.\hfill\it Apr.\ 2012 -- May 2014

\smallskip\rm
\item\bull Tutored students taking core courses in mechanics, electromagnetism, and
	special relativity.
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\item\bull Worked closely with faculty to improve both tutoring and lecturing.

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\noindent\bf Systems Administrator \rm --- Department of Computer Science,
	HMC.\hfill\it May 2011 -- May 2014

\smallskip\rm
\item\bull Administered Linux and Mac OS servers and managed a large network
	of codependent systems.
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\item\bull Created and modified scripts written in Perl, Bash, and Python for
	a variety of system tasks.

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\noindent\bf CCMS\footnote{\rm$^\ast$}
	{\foot Claremont Center for the Mathematical Sciences}
	\bf Lab Mentor \rm --- Department of Mathematics, CGU.\footnote{$^\dagger$}
	{\foot Claremont Graduate University}
	\hfill\it Jan.\ 2012 -- May 2014

\smallskip\rm
\item\bull Provided support for \sc Matlab\rm,
	\sl Mathematica\rm, \LaTeX, and Python for students and faculty throughout the Claremont Consortium.

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\noindent\bf Physics Grader \rm --- Department of Physics, HMC.\hfill
	\it Jan.\ 2012 -- May 2014

\smallskip\rm
\item\bull Graded assignments for the Mechanics, Theoretical
	Mechanics, Electromagnetic Fields, and Fourier Series \& Boundary Value
	Problems courses.

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\noindent\bf Physics 18 Tutor \rm --- Department of Physics, HMC.\hfill
	\it Jan.\ 2013 -- May 2013

\smallskip\rm
\item\bull Tutored students enrolled in mechanics who have a
	poor background in or difficulty with physics.

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\noindent\bf Math Grader \rm --- Department of Mathematics, HMC.\hfill
	\it Jan.\ 2012 -- May 2012

\smallskip\rm
\item\bull Graded assignments for the Linear Algebra and Differential
	Equations courses.

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\noindent\bf Systems Consultant \rm --- Department of Computer Science, HMC.\hfill
	\it Sept.\ 2010 -- May 2011

\smallskip\rm
\item\bull Wrote documentation and provided on-site user support for desktop
	and server systems.
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\item\bull Led educational sessions on topics related to Unix
	administration and advanced usage.

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\noindent\tit Test Scores \dotfill{}

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\noindent\bf GRE General \rm --- 165 on Verbal Reasoning \& 168 on
Quantitative Reasoning.\hfill \it Aug.\ 2013

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\noindent\bf GRE Subject \rm --- 900 on Physics Subject.\hfill \it Oct. 2013

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\noindent\tit Skills \dotfill{}

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\noindent\subtit Computer Related

\smallskip\rm
\item\bull Experienced programming in the following languages (listed in order
	of proficiency):

	\sl Mathematica\rm, C, \CC, \LaTeX, \TeX, Python, Gnuplot,
	Igor Pro, \sc Matlab\rm, Perl, \sc Cuda\rm, Bash.
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\item\bull Experienced in the use of many Unix variants, especially Arch Linux,
	Gentoo, and Mac OS.

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\noindent\subtit Physics \& Mathematics Coursework

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\noindent At Harvey Mudd College
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\item\bull Physics classes taken include Special Relativity, Mechanics,
	Gravitation, Electromagnetism, Modern Laboratory, Quantum Physics,
	Theoretical Mechanics, Statistical Mechanics, Quantum Mechanics,
	Electromagnetic Fields, Biophysics, Optics Laboratory, General Relativity,
	Computational Methods in Physics, Fields \& Waves, Topics in Quantum Theory,
	Readings in Stochastic Methods, Foundations of Field Theory, Solid State
	Physics, and Electrodynamics.
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\item\bull Mathematics classes taken include Linear Algebra I \& II,
	Differential Equations, Single and Multivariable Calculus, Probability \&
	Statistics, Fourier Transforms \& Boundary Value Problems, Discrete
	Mathematics, Mathematical Analysis~I \& II, Abstract Algebra, Differential
	Geometry, and Harmonic Analysis on Finite Groups.
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\noindent At Cornell University
\smallskip\rm
\item\bull Physics classes taken include Classic Electrodynamics, Relativistic
	Quantum Field Theory I \& II, and Statistical Physics I.

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\noindent\tit Non-Academic Achievements\dotfill{}

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\noindent\bf Eagle Scout \rm --- Troop 636, Sammamish, WA.\hfill\it Mar.\
	2008
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\noindent\bf 2nd Degree Black Belt \rm --- True Martial Arts, Sammamish, WA.
	\hfill\it Dec.\ 2008

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