Christina Daniel
Ellicott City,MD
Summary
I am a scientist with a Ph.D. in Physics. During graduate school, I gained four years of research experience in quantum information and quantum theory. At Georgetown University, I modeled and simulated many-body quantum systems. I have a strong interest in applying my physics background to train AI models. I am seeking part-time (20 hours/week) work for the next six months.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
RF Signatures Model Developer
Systems Engineering Group
Columbia, MD
09.2024 - Current
- To increase efficiency, developed a MATLAB application with a graphical user interface to streamline part of a computational modeling process
- Used Python to automatically generate PowerPoint slides for internal reviews of computational models
- Wrote code to format approximately 160 plots for a project milestone
- Selected input values for jobs that ran on a computer cluster
- Generated 21 computational models with software tools written in MATLAB and Python
AI Trainer (Software)
Data Annotation
Remote
10.2023 - 07.2024
- Created prompts and evaluated AI responses about Python, HTML, CSS, Docker, and JavaScript to train AI models
- Rated natural language model responses based on clarity and accuracy
Graduate Research Assistant
Georgetown University
Washington, DC
01.2019 - 05.2023
- Research Grant: New Design for Quantum Chemistry Calculations on Emerging Quantum Computers — National Science Foundation
- Classically simulated a potential algorithm involving a quantum computer by writing Python functions that applied operations to quantum states
- Modeled a closed electronic system by forming a Hamiltonian matrix with the Hubbard model and occupation-number states
- Computed eigenstates and eigenvalues for an 8-electron system with equal numbers of spin-up and spin-down electrons
- Plotted many-body Green's functions and applied Discrete Fourier transforms to them
- Computed the ground state energy of a closed electronic system with the Green's functions (instead of solving an eigenvalue problem)
- GitHub repository: Full Configuration Interaction with Fermionic Operators
Systems Engineer 1
Northrop Grumman
Redondo Beach, CA
07.2016 - 06.2017
- Supported software testing for the ground segment of a satellite communications program named Enhanced Polar System
Education
Doctor of Philosophy - Physics
Georgetown University
Washington, District of Columbia, DC05-2023
Bachelor of Science - Aerospace Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA06-2016
Skills
- Python
- MATLAB
- C
- Git
- Linux
- Computer Cluster
- Scientific Research
- Computational Modeling
- Technical Writing
- Theoretical Physics
- Quantum Theory
- Quantum Information
Timeline
RF Signatures Model Developer
Systems Engineering Group
09.2024 - Current
AI Trainer (Software)
Data Annotation
10.2023 - 07.2024
Graduate Research Assistant
Georgetown University
01.2019 - 05.2023
Systems Engineer 1
Northrop Grumman
07.2016 - 06.2017
Doctor of Philosophy - Physics
Georgetown University
Bachelor of Science - Aerospace Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
Publications
- Daniel, Christina. 2023. “Computing the Ground State Energy of a Molecular Model with Many-Body Green’s Functions” (April). http://hdl.handle.net/10822/1082613
- Daniel, Christina, Diksha Dhawan, Dominika Zgid, and James Freericks. 2021. “Sparse-Hamiltonian Approach to the Time Evolution of Molecules on Quantum Computers.” The European Physical Journal Special Topics 230 (April): 1067–1071. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjs/s11734-021-00098-w
- Lyu, Xinliang, Christina Daniel, and James Freericks. 2022. “Cartesian Operator Factorization Method for Hydrogen.” Atoms 10, no. 1 (January): 14. https://doi.org/10.3390/atoms10010014
- Daniel, Christina. 2015. “Magnetism and Advanced LIGO.” Caltech Undergraduate Research Journal (January). https://curj.caltech.edu/past-issues/