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Contact

Oliver RuebenackerPhone: (617) 547-4562
11 Peabody Terrace, Ap 1904 E-Mail: curoli@gmail.com
Cambridge, MA 02138 WWW: http://www.oliver.curiousworld.org

Education

YearDegreeInstitution
2005PhD (Physics) University of Massachusetts, Amherst
2001MS (Physics) University of Massachusetts, Amherst
2000Diplom (Physics) University of Karlsruhe (TH), Germany

Publications

Presentations

Experience

  • Post-doc (February 2007 to August 2008)
    • Part of Virtual Cell team, software development for simulation of cellular reaction networks; integration of SBML and BioPAX using Semantic Web methods.
  • Post-doc (February 2005 to February 2007)
    • Research in biological physics at University of Connecticut Health Center
  • Instructor (June 2004 to July 2004)
    • Physics 131: Introductory Physics I
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant (September 2003 to August 2004)
    • In charge of department resource room, offering help to students with questions regarding all undergrad physics classes and the online homework system OWL.
    • Taught general physics labs, including grading
  • Graduate Research Assistant (September 1999 to August 2003)
    • Did research as PhD candidate in condensed matter theory involving analytical and numerical methods applied to statistical physics, such as holes in a two-dimensional quantum antiferromagnet and Bose and psi-4 gases in two and three dimensions.
    • Administered research computer systems, including setup and maintainance of two Redhat Linux Beowulf clusters (15 and 12 nodes).

Skills

Programming Languages
Java, C++, C, Perl, Fortran 95, ML, PostScript, Pascal, Logo, Oberon
Software Development
Semantic Web, XML, RDF, OWL, SPARQL, Reasoning, Swing, Jena, Eclipse, SVN, BioPAX, SBML, libSBML
Analytical
Critical phenomena, universality considerations, mean field theory, dimensional analysis, differential geometry
Numerical
Worm Algorithm, diagrammatic methods, Monte Carlo for highly constrained configurations with local updates only, world line algorithms, classical and quantum simulations, simulating mechanics of surfaces by level set and triangulation
Document Processing
LaTeX/TeX and relatives, PostScript, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, HTML
System Administration
Redhat Linux, including building and administrating a Beowulf cluster, network, security, backup, hardware maintainance, Apple G5 servers, Mac OSX
Languages
German (mothertongue), English (fluent), Turkish (some)
Awards
Won prizes at German national and State of Baden-Wuerttemberg math competitions.

Activities

Physics Graduate Student Association
President (2001-2003), Chair of Academic and Research Committee (2003-2004)
Graduate Employee Organization/UAW Local 2322
Steering committee (2001), Physics Department steward (2000-2003), chair of constitutional committee (2001-2002)
GRIPS (math and science student club)
Chair, Vice-Chair
Schachfreunde Kraichtal (Local Chess Club)
Treasurer, Captain of first team, Youth Leader
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