SARAH BRENT
South Kingstown
Summary
Theoretical Physicist/Robotics Engineer
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Scientist/Engineer
Naval Undersea Warfare Center
09.2024 - Current
Scientist 1
PacMar technologies
05.2023 - Current
- Implemented control systems onboard unmanned prototypes and products for use in the defense sector
- Developed a variety of machine learning systems for applications in control, anomaly detection, and data analysis
- RGD: Problem identification, requirements definition, new theory development, analysis, experimentation, presenting findings, reporting and documenting results
- Engineering of perception and control systems including systems of systems for new vehicles, modeling G simulation, and software applications
- Communicated results to clients and stakeholders in the Department of Defense, commercial and research industries
- Supported development of new business opportunities: gap analysis, client relations, proposal writing
- Experience developing in a variety of simulation engines including Gazebo, Simulink.
Guest Investigator
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
05.2023 - Current
- Continuing the investigation of my postdoctoral research and pursuing other research opportunities in geophysics and applied ocean engineering at WHOI
Postdoctoral Investigator
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
07.2022 - 05.2023
- Analysis of a unique and very large dataset of local micro-earthquake events from the Oman Ophiolite
- Data was recorded over a 6-month-long period using an array of 40 geophones and hydrophones
- I performed a statistical analysis using the geophone data to locate the P waves from overlapping signals in order to do ray tracing to determine the depth of the seismic event causing the serpentinization
Research Assistant
The University of Rhode Island
09.2018 - 06.2022
- I was a research assistant during my Ph.D
- In Electrical Engineering working in the Intelligent Control and Robotics Laboratory under the mentorship of Dr
- Paolo Stegagno who was my Ph.D
- Advisor
- I was working on projects that eventually turned into my doctoral dissertation involving visual localization and observability analysis, in addition to helping set up the laboratory which involved building a cage for testing, installing Opti-track as well as building out ground robots for general use in the lab
Adjunct Lecturer
The University of Rhode Island
09.2018 - 08.2021
- Lectured at various times throughout my second Ph.D
- At the University of Rhode Island physics department on classical mechanics, electrodynamics, as well as thermodynamics and optics
- Successfully taught physics to hundreds of students using innovative technologies during the COVID-19 pandemic
- I lectured during the Fall 2018 as well as the Summer 2020 and 2021 where I taught both summer sessions
Teaching Assistant
The University of Rhode Island
09.2012 - 05.2018
- I was a teaching assistant in the physics department during my Ph.D
- In Physics
- I taught the laboratory component of the Introductory Mechanics class during my first year, and in the subsequent 4 years taught the laboratory component of the Introductory Thermodynamics class
- Additionally, I held office hours to help students with either their conceptual questions or homework problems
Visiting Research Fellow
Technion University, ANPL Laboratory - Haifa
05.2016 - 09.2016
- Company Overview: Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
- Visiting researcher for a summer, working on robot belief space planning using a probabilistic non-parametric approach
- Worked to improve the planning for robot system in complex outdoor environments
- Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
Summer Intern
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
05.2015 - 09.2015
- Worked with the automation team on various projects to help develop and automate HP Software
- Helped to develop software and streamline user experience for HP computers
Software Developer
Intuitive Analytics
09.2011 - 06.2012
- Developed financial software to help financial analysts with the analysis of capital market risk
- My focus was primarily on bridging the gap between the core software performing the financial analysis and integrating it into the workspace most used by our customers which was Microsoft excel
Education
Ph.D. - Electrical Engineering
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI05.2022
Ph.D. - Physics
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI05.2018
B. A - Physics
Clark University
Worcester, MA05.2010
B. A - Mathematics
Clark University
Worcester, MA05.2010
Skills
- Physics
- Perception
- Sensor Fusion
- Multi-robot systems
- Python
- C
- Matlab
- Robotics
- Simulation
- ROS
- Control Systems
- Machine Learning
- Linux
- Embedded Systems
- Autonomy
- Mathematical Modeling
- Software development
- OOP
- Proposal Writing
- Git
- Java
- Bash
- Systems Engineering
- FPGA
- Scientific Modeling
- Deep Learning
- Research and development
- Statistics
- Data Analytics
- Technical Writing
Personal Information
Title: Theoretical Physicist/Robotics Engineer
Languages
French
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Scientist/Engineer
Naval Undersea Warfare Center
09.2024 - Current
Scientist 1
PacMar technologies
05.2023 - Current
Guest Investigator
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
05.2023 - Current
Postdoctoral Investigator
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
07.2022 - 05.2023
Research Assistant
The University of Rhode Island
09.2018 - 06.2022
Adjunct Lecturer
The University of Rhode Island
09.2018 - 08.2021
Visiting Research Fellow
Technion University, ANPL Laboratory - Haifa
05.2016 - 09.2016
Summer Intern
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
05.2015 - 09.2015
Teaching Assistant
The University of Rhode Island
09.2012 - 05.2018
Software Developer
Intuitive Analytics
09.2011 - 06.2012
Ph.D. - Physics
University of Rhode Island
B. A - Physics
Clark University
B. A - Mathematics
Clark University
Ph.D. - Electrical Engineering
University of Rhode Island
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