Joseph LesnefskyCurriculum Vitae

200 N Dearborn Unit 380860601 Chicago, ILT (216) 407 6667u (312) 996 9016B jlesne3@uic.edu

Education2012–current Expected Master of Physics, University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC),

Chicago, IL.Cumulative GPA: 3.40, Experience in Cadmium-Telluride (CdTe) MolecularBeam Epitaxy (MBE), Coordinated PHYS 108 TA Section, Founding Fatherof the UIC Student Veterans Association (SVA)

2008–2012 BS in Mathematics and Physics, Case Western Reserve University,Cleveland, OH.Cumulative GPA: 3.63, Dean’s High Honors, 3 Semesters Dean’s Honors, 2Semesters Recipient of Flora Stone Mather Alumnae Scholarship, Researchin Hyperpolarizability, β, Maximization

Publications[1] Atherton, T J; Lesnefsky, J ; Wiggers, G A; Petschek, R G: Maximizing

the hyperpolarizability poorly determines the potential. JOSA B, Vol.29 Issue 3, pp.513-520 (2012)

[2] Burke, C J; Atherton, T J; Lesnefsky, J ; Petschek, R G: Optimizingthe second hyperpolarizability with minimally parametrized potentials.JOSA B, Vol. 30 Issue 6, pp.1438-1445 (2013)

Undergraduate Thesis[3] Lesnefsky J. E., Petschek R.G., Atherton T.J., Burke C: Maxi-

mization of the First Static Hyperpolarizability for both One andMany Non-Interacting Fermions. Unpublished, available onlineat: http://www.phys.cwru.edu/undergrad/Senior%20Projects/Previ-ousProjects/papers/papers2012/Lesnefsky_Petschek.pdf

Colloquium[4] Lesnefsky J. E.: Free Algebras and Tensor Products. Given

at UIC on 24 Jan, 2013. Unpublished, available onlineat: http://physicsweb.phy.uic.edu/products/Free_Algebras_and_Ten-sor_Products.pdf

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LanguagesEnglish Native

Japanese Basic Speaking, Reading, and Writing

Computer skillsOS Linux, Unix, Windows Prototyping Arduino UNO and DUE

Programming Java, GNU C/C++, C],XAML, WPF

Scripting PHP, BASH

Scientific Mathematica, Matlab Typography LATEX, LYX, Beamer, TikZWeb design XHTML, CSS Database MySQL, PostgreSQL

InterestsMMA I have been training in Brazilian Ju Jitsu (BJJ), Kickboxing, and Muai Thai

with the ultimate goal of competing in a tournament.Classical Music I enjoy listening to and trying to play on the piano, all types of classical

music, especially from the romantic era.

TA ExperienceUIC Overall TA student rating at UIC - 4.1 / 5.0.

{ PHYS 108 (non-calculus based EM) – 2 semestersCoordinator, Discussion Seminar, Lab

{ PHYS 106 (non-calculus based Mechanics) – 1 semesterDiscussion Seminar

{ PHYS 104 (non-calculus based Mechanics) – 1 semesterDeveloped Seminar Lectures

Work ExperienceEPIR Internship, Summer 2013

{ Liquid Nitrogen (LN2) Overflow DetectorCoded, developed, and prototyped a backup system to prevent catas-trophic LN2 overflows

{ CdTe MBE AssistantAssisted with CdTe MBE on silicon substrate preparation and growths

{ CdTe Wafer Dark Field ImagerBegun developing and coding for an automated Quality Assurancesystem for finished CdTe Wafers

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