Amelia Binau

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Bloomington, Indiana, United States

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About me
Experimental Physics Doctoral Student at Indiana University
Education
- Purdue University
  2020 - 2024
  BS Physics (Applied)
  Activities and Societies: XENON Research & Analysis • Purdue Astronomy Club President • Society of Physics Students Vice President • Data Mine Learning Community/Physics Research • Teaching Assistant • Purdue Honors College Mentor • Gender Minorities in Physics (GMiP) Leadership • Bachelor's in Applied Physics with a specialization in Astrophysics. Graduated from Purdue Honors College.
- Purdue University
  2020 - 2024
  Bachelor of Science - BS Physics/Astrophysics
- Sinclair Community College
  2017 - 2020
  CCP/Dual Enrollment
  Obtained approximately 30 credit hours of dual-enrollment coursework with high school.
- Clinton-Massie High School
  2016 - 2020
  High School Diploma
  Activities and Societies: Academic Quick-Recall Team, S.T.E.M. Club, Student Council, Chamber Choir, National Honors Society, Class Advisory Board Senior Class President
Experience
- Stoke's Berry Farm
  May 2016 - Jul 2017
  General Employee
- Lowe's Companies, Inc.
  May 2021 - Aug 2021
  Seasonal Sales Associate
- Purdue Physics and Astronomy
  Aug 2021 - May 2024
  PHYS 323: Research with Big Data I, High Energy Particle PhysicsPHYS 324: Research with Big Data II, High Energy Particle Physics Research with XENONnT and on-campus ASTERiX and Protochime detectors. Analyzing, engineering, and optimizing the mechanics of dark matter detectors (time projection chambers).
  - Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
    Aug 2023 - May 2024
  - Undergraduate Physics Research
    Aug 2021 - May 2024
- Purdue University | John Martinson Honors College
  Aug 2021 - Oct 2022
  Honors College Mentor
- Miami University College of Engineering and Computing
  May 2022 - Aug 2022
  REU in Physics
  Collection of human subject balance data in a virtual reality environment and analysis using statistical/nonlinear dynamical models.
- Technische Universität Dortmund
  Jun 2023 - Aug 2023
  Research Intern (Study Abroad)
  Study of strangeness enhancement in Monte Carlo-simulated high-energy proton collision product ratios for LHCb experiment.
- Indiana University Bloomington
  May 2024 - now
  Designing and manufacturing an optimized circuit board containing optodiode/LED switch and HV power module technology to drive Rubidium Titanyl Phosphate (RTP) pocket cells. This project assists in the development of the future MOLLER electron-electron scattering asymmetry experiment at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility.
  - Doctoral Student
    Aug 2024 - now
  - Research Assistant
    May 2024 - now
Licenses & Certifications
- Applications in Data Science
  Purdue University
  May 2024
- Learning Beyond the Classroom
  Purdue University
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Amelia Binau
  Lijuan Wang Memorial Award Purdue Department of Physics and Astronomy May 2024
- Awarded to Amelia Binau
  College of Science 2nd Place Poster, Fall OUR Symposium Purdue Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) Dec 2023
- Awarded to Amelia Binau
  David G. Seiler Physics Scholarship Purdue University Department of Physics and Astronomy Apr 2023
- Awarded to Amelia Binau
  Judith Peters Humnicky Memorial Award Purdue University Department of Physics and Astronomy Apr 2022
Volunteer Experience
- PyIU Volunteer Instructor - Department of Astronomy
  Issued by Indiana University Bloomington on Feb 2025
  Associated with Amelia Binau
- Volunteer Teaching Assistant
  Issued by Purdue Physics and Astronomy on Jan 2022
  Associated with Amelia Binau
- Co-Creator, Lecturer, and Developer
  Issued by STARTUP: Summer Training in Applied Research Tools for Undergraduate Physics on May 2024
  Associated with Amelia Binau