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Joel David Sleppy
210 South Albany Street, Ithaca, NY 14850 · [email protected] · 317.797.6919 · www.joelsleppy.com
My skills range from fundamental physics and mathematics to practical electronics and programming in both laboratory and
industrial environments. I have worked in a technical research setting for over two years with experience in optics and
nanoscience.
Skills
Photovoltaics
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Electrical
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Software
Programming
Web
Optics
Clean room
Laboratory
Trades
Languages
Education
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M.S. in Applied & Engineering Physics
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
2011-2014
B.A. in Physics & Mathematics
Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
2007-2011
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Projects
NABCEP entry-level PV exam, 18 hours training towards NABCEP certification in PV including:
system sizing, electrical design, site evaluation, solar resource evaluation, grid-tie and off-grid system
configuration, installation
National Electric Code 2014, residential wiring, AC/DC circuit design, lock-in amplifier &
measurement, electronics theory
AutoCAD 2014, MATLAB, Mathematica, Origin, IGOR, ImageJ, MS Office, PVsyst, PVWatts
Full-stack, object-oriented, and physical computing – .NET, C#, WPF, SQL, Python
Django, HTML, CSS, Javascript
Imaging, quantitative image processing, laser-based fluorescence microscopy and spectroscopy,
single-molecule spectroscopy, diode lasers, CCD cameras, spectral calibration
Photolithography, atomic force microscopy, scanning electron microscopy
Chemical hygiene and waste handling, compressed gas, chemical vapor deposition (CVD), laser safety
Machining, carpentry, plumbing, electrical; work with Tompkins County Habitat for Humanity
Spanish, working proficiency
Photovoltaic Installer Course at SUNY ESF
Mechanics
Circuits & Electronics
Applied Electrodynamics
Solid State Physics
Advanced Experimental Laboratory
Quantum Mechanics
Improve Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) Stations
AOI/Machine Vision Engineer, BinOptics Corporation, Ithaca, NY
• Implemented improvements to AOI optical train to meet requirements for
resolution, depth of field, and speed
• Collaborated with software engineers to improve AOI image processing via focus
stacking, deconvolution, and focusing algorithm
2014-present
Absolute Raman scattering cross section measurement of individual carbon
nanotube (CNT) molecules
School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
• Designed improvements to laser-based microscope for rapid Raman spectroscopy
• Developed a measurement and image processing protocol to quantify Raman
scattering from single CNT molecules
• Performed world’s first measurement of Raman cross section of single CNTs as a
function of electronic structure
2013
Customer
Service
Leadership
Publications
Growth and characterization of aligned CNTs
School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
• Grew clean CNT samples using photolithography and chemical vapor deposition
• Built a darkfield microscope to characterize single CNT molecules with tunable
supercontinuum laser source
• Deduced exact atomic structure of CNT samples
2012
Reflection high-energy electron diffraction of InGaN thin films
Greg Delos Summer Fellowship, Department of Physics, Washington University in St.
Louis, MO
• Simulated electron diffraction patterns of InGaN thin films – Python
• Wrote program using GUI to find diffraction peaks and calculate atomic spacing – C
2010
Optical speckle for quantum simulation of disordered systems
NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates, Department of Physics, Purdue
University, West Lafayette, IN
• Used MATLAB to process images of laser speckle, quantify speckle size/anisotropy
2009
Technician
Aramark Refreshment Services, Indianapolis, IN
• Delivered product and collected orders for over 30 accounts across the state
• Installed and maintenanced water filtration systems
2006
President, Society of Physics Students
Washington University in St. Louis
• Elected by peers to organize university chapter
• Instituted a lunch seminar series to connect students with research faculty
• Organized a tour of Fermilab national laboratory
2009-2011
Captain, Men’s Ultimate club team
Washington University in St. Louis
• Elected by peers to lead traveling sports team
• Managed team finances, tournament trips, and recruiting
• Ran practices and athletic conditioning for a team of over 20 players
2009-2011
R. W. Havener, C.-J. Kim, L. Brown, J. W. Kevek, J. D. Sleppy, P. L. McEuen, and J.
Park, “Hyperspectral Imaging of Structure and Composition in Atomically Thin
Heterostructures”, Nano Letters, 13, 3942-3946 (2013).
Presentations
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Honors
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Memberships
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Cornell Center for Materials Research, Atomic Membranes Interdisciplinary Research
Group – oral presentation
Cornell NanoScale Science & Technology Facility annual meeting – poster session
Presentation to visiting scientists from Korean universities – oral presentation
Oct 2013
Sept 2013
Aug 2013
Greg Delos Research Fellowship – Washington University
Research Experience for Undergraduates – Purdue University
Dean’s List – Washington University
2010
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American Physical Society
Sigma Pi Sigma Physics Honors Society
2012
2011