Naomi Wharton

Software Engineering Intern

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Seattle, Washington, United States

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About me
Graduate Student in Physical Oceanography at University of Washington
Education
- Harvard University
  2015 - 2019
  Bachelor of Arts (A.B.) Physics; secondary in Environmental Science and Public Policy cum laude in Physics with high honors
  Activities and Societies: Small Claims Advisory Service; President of Harvard's board games club (HAPIE); The Harvard Undergraduate Research Journal.
- Lexington High School
  2011 - 2015
  Activities and Societies: Founding Co-Captain of all-girls FIRST FTC Robotics team (The Parity Bits, FTC Team #8379); Horn player at NEC Youth Philharmonic Orchestra and Boston Youth Symphony.
- University of Washington
  2022 - 2028
  In progress: Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Physical Oceanography
Experience
- MITRE
  Jun 2015 - Aug 2015
  Software Engineering Intern
  Harnessed crowd-sourced cell phone data to predict cell tower locations for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Applied Python clustering algorithms to identify antennas sharing cell towers.
- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
  Jun 2016 - Aug 2016
  Theater Missile Systems Engineering Intern
  Translated optimization algorithms from MATLAB to C++ to incorporate into larger simulation framework. Held an Interim Secret security clearance.
- Harvard University
  Jan 2017 - May 2017
  Mathematics Course Assistant
  Course assistant for Math 21b: Linear Algebra and Differential Equations. Taught weekly hour-long problem sessions; held course-wide office hours; graded homework assignments for 30+ students.
- Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
  Jan 2017 - Apr 2019
  Radio Telescope Operator
  Observed CO and HCN molecular clouds with 1.2-meter Millimeter-Wave Telescope. Calibrated telescope to minimize noise and adjust to atmospheric conditions. Performed liquid helium and nitrogen fills of telescope dewar.
- Caltech
  Jun 2017 - Sept 2017
  LIGO Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow
  Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow (SURF) at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) Lab at Caltech, advised by Dr. Rana Adhikari and Dr. Koji Arai. Research project aimed to use measurement of higher-order laser beam modes to perform metrology of interferometer mirrors.
- Harvard University
  Jun 2018 - Aug 2018
  Research Assistant, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
  Advised by Professor Eli Tziperman on a climate dynamics research project exploring high-latitude warming during the Eocene period. Developed Python program to correlate HYSPLIT air mass trajectories with Community Atmosphere Model outputs using a Lagrangian method.
- Harvard Summer School
  Jun 2018 - Aug 2018
  Proctor
  Provided supervision, information, advising, discipline, and social activities for 31 high school juniors.
- University of Washington
  Sept 2023 - now
  - Graduate Research Assistant
    Sept 2022 - now
  - Graduate Teaching Assistant
    Sept 2023 - Dec 2023
Licenses & Certifications
- Girl Scout Gold Award
  Girl Scouts of the USA
  Jan 2019
  View certificate
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Specialization
  Coursera
  Jul 2021
  View certificate
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Naomi Wharton
  National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship Office of Naval Research, US Department of Defense Mar 2024
- Awarded to Naomi Wharton
  Graubard Fellowship in the Program on Climate Change Program on Climate Change, University of Washington Nov 2023 Research assistantship and tuition support for 9 months. One of 4 fellows selected.
- Awarded to Naomi Wharton
  Provost's Excellence Graduate Fellowship - Sep 2022
- Awarded to Naomi Wharton
  Vetlesen Fellowship - Sep 2022
Volunteer Experience
- Volunteer
  Issued by Small Claims Advisory Service (SCAS) on Jan 2018
  Associated with Naomi Wharton