Nicholas Harshman
Iowa City
Summary
Dynamic professional with a strong background in education and team leadership, honed at the University of Iowa. Skilled in student engagement and data analysis, I foster collaborative learning environments and implement effective tutoring strategies. Proficient in R programming, I excel at enhancing educational outcomes through innovative instructional materials and supportive mentorship.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Teaching Assistant
University of Iowa
Iowa City
08.2022 - Current
- Graded assignments and provided feedback to students on performance.
- Coordinated study sessions and tutoring for struggling students.
- Maintained accurate records of student attendance and participation.
- Encouraged students to take an active role in their own learning process.
- Instructed students individually or in groups to reinforce learning concepts.
- Contributed to positive, educational setting by delivering gentle discipline and promoting student success.
- Helped students master learning concepts through one-on-one and small group tutoring.
- Prepared lesson materials and visual aids to reinforce lesson concepts.
- Facilitated group discussions among students to encourage critical thinking skills.
- Scheduled and maintained regular office hours to meet with students.
- Developed syllabi, visual aids and other teaching materials.
- Led discussion sections, tutorials or laboratory sections.
Custodian I
Colorado Mesa University
Grand Junction
01.2015 - 07.2020
- Hired, trained, and assigned the duties of up to 80 student workers in any one semester.
- Organized the placement of students for special cleaning projects in order to optimize efficiency within the given parameters (e.g. amount of time, skill level of each student, available equipment, etc.)
- Collaborated with supervisors and coworkers to design and implement a system of data collection to reveal and strengthen connections between every aspect of the department (including, but not limited to, budgets, task methods, employee well-being, usage of tools/products, etc.).
- Helped develop a framework and platform for communication and data collection with the entire staff that is relatively simple to use, even for new employees or people with low computer skills.
Production Specialist
Coors Tek
Grand Junction
07.2007 - 11.2008
- Mixed raw materials together, adding exactly the right portions, making a ceramic powder to be used in creating ceramic boards.
- Operated large machines to mix the powder.
- Cleaning of machines and area, including the floor, had to be done thoroughly to prevent unsafe conditions and to produce a quality product.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Physics, Mathematics
Colorado Mesa University
Grand Junction, CO05.2022
Skills
- Wolfram Mathematica
- Student engagement
- Conflict resolution
- Tutoring
- Excel
- Instructional material preparation
- Discussion facilitation
- Calm demeanor
- R programming
- Python programming
- Leadership skills
- Team collaboration
- Data collection and analysis
- Workflow systematization
Academic Skills
- In-depth ability to code in the Wolfram Mathematica language.
- Basic skills in using the R language for statistical computing.
- Basic coding skills in Python language.
Relevant Skills Obtained From Employment
- Successful Leadership: understanding, integration and application.
- Excels both independently and in team settings.
- Identification and collection of relevant business data.
- Using data to quantify and systematize work-flow.
Awards
- President's List:
- Fall 2014
- Spring 2015
- Fall 2015
- Fall 2016
- Fall 2021
Academic Coursework
- Electromagnetic Theory I and II (Graduate Level)
- Quantum Theory I and II (Graduate Level)
- Quantum Gauge Theories (Graduate Level)
- General Relativity and Cosmology (Graduate Level)
- Methods in Applied Mathematics
- Discrete Mathematics
- Computational Physics
- Numerical Analysis
Research Experience Presentations
- Black Holes: Inside the Event Horizon, Physics Seminar, October 2020, Colorado Mesa University
- Understanding Black Holes with a New Approach to Gravity, Physics Seminar, April 2021, Colorado Mesa University
- Presentation: Modeling Black Holes, Student Showcase, May 2021, Colorado Mesa University
- Presentation on numerically solving the classical physics Three Body Problem., Presentation, Fall 2021, Colorado Mesa University
- Using Spherically Symmetric Gravity to Model Black Holes, Physics Seminar, December 2021, Colorado Mesa University
- Quantum Anomalies in the Matter Measure, Physics Seminar, November 2024, University of Iowa
Timeline
Teaching Assistant
University of Iowa
08.2022 - Current
Custodian I
Colorado Mesa University
01.2015 - 07.2020
Production Specialist
Coors Tek
07.2007 - 11.2008
Bachelor of Science - Physics, Mathematics
Colorado Mesa University