Nathaniel R. Stickley

Software Engineer - Astrophysicist - Data Scientist

Formal Education

Ph.D., Physics Dec 2013
Dissertation: The Evolution of Stellar Velocity Dispersion in Galaxy Mergers
University of California, Riverside

M.S., Applied & Engineering Physics May 2008
George Mason University

B.S., Physics May 2003
James Madison University

Highlights

Dissertation Year Program Fellowship Award 2012 – 2013
Provided a stipend, tuition, and fees for two academic quarters.
Graduate Division, University of California, Riverside

Benjamin C. Shen Memorial Award 2012
For "Outstanding Fourth-Year Graduate Student." ($500)
Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of California, Riverside

Research Grant: Hubble Space Telescope Theory Program AR-12626 2011
Paid for two years of tuition and salary as a graduate student researcher.
Space Telescope Science Institute

Robert T. Poe Memorial Graduate Scholarship Award 2010
For "Outstanding Graduate Research by a Second-Year Graduate Student." ($500)
Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of California, Riverside

UC Riverside
General Relativity A+
Mathematical Methods of Theoretical Physics A
Classical Electrodynamics I A
Classical Electrodynamics II A
Classical Mechanics A
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics A-
Techniques of Observational Astrophysics (astronomical imaging, spectroscopy, and image analysis) A
Stellar Structure & Evolution A+
George Mason University
Computational Physics A
Computational Fluid Dynamics I A
Quantum Mechanics I A
Quantum Mechanics II A
Space Science (space weather) A
Astrophysics (stellar atmospheres) A
James Madison University
Digital Electronics B
History of Science, 1543 – 1859 A
Nathaniel R. Stickley
nrs@nrstickley.com
626-269-9830