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Resume
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Chih Yueh (Rob) Chan
Current Residence : Pittsburgh, PA
United States Citizen
Email: robchan@cmu.edu
Education
Carnegie Mellon University
Bachelor of Science in Physics
Senior level: Will graduate May 2010
Pertinent Coursework
My classes are mostly physics courses with a decent amount of computer science courses. Although I am not officially on the Carnegie Mellon computational physics course, I have taken the majority of the classes in the track.
| Building Virtual Worlds | Graduate course at the CMU Entertainment Technology Center. Focused on interdisciplinary team work in the creation of video games. Examples of games created in this class can be found in the game section. https://sites.google.com/site/bvwpublic/ |
| Project Design (Engineering) | Project Leader Position. Led team of 5 undergraduate and graduate students to address a problem presented by a local corporation. Helped to successfully come up with design and implemented design into physical prototype. |
| Intermediate/Advance Programming | Programming in JAVA. |
| Computational Physics | Programming in FORTAN; used to solve physical problems. |
| Advanced Computational Physics | Currently Enrolled. Programming in C; used to solve physical problems. Programs used to analyze large amounts of data. |
| Physics Curriculum | Carnegie Mellon has a very rigorous physics curriculum; students are trained to think critically to solve various problems. |
Technical Skills
| Computational | MSWord, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Photoshop, Eclipse, Microsoft Visual Studios, Microcal Origin, Adobe Dreamweaver, 3DS Max |
| Programming Languages | Fluent in Java, FORTRAN Experience with- C, UNIX, C#, Python |
| Languages | Fluent in Mandarin Chinese |
| Other | X-ray safety-certified, X-ray operation (Carnegie Mellon University; Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source) |
Work Experience (Independent Video Game Related)
See Video Game Design Section
Work Experience (Non-Video Game Related)
| Intern Researcher
Guardian Science and Technology Center |
Worked on 3 separate projects involving the development of new testing methods to ensure rigorousness or Guardian Products. Created analysis algorthm using NIH's ImageJ software package. |
| Biophysics Assistant Researcher April 2008-May 2009 (breaks inclusive) |
Participated in preparation of samples, data accruement at the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source and the Nagle X-ray lab at Carnegie Mellon University, analyzation of data, and reporting of data to research group. |
| Physics Department Photographer 2007-2008 |
Took photos for events in the physics department. Created layouts and displays using taken photos. |
Extracurricular Activities
| Mentor | Mentored a middle school student during 2008-2009 school year. Worked with student on creating a science fair idea, forming an experiment, carrying out the experiment and reporting and presenting the results. |
| Carnegie Mellon University Activities Board Anime | Hosted anime viewings and relevant events during fall semester of 2008. |
| Game Creation Society | Active member 2006-2008, project leader of 2 student projects, participated in several others. |
| Model United Nations | Active member 2006-2007, co-chaired debate competition. |
Additional Skills
- Works very well with groups of people.
- Experience with presentations and design documents.
Awards and Honors
- Recipient of Small Undergraduate Research Grant 2009
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute Academic-Year Researcher Award 2009
Video Game Experience
- Deep love for well designed video games.
- Played and completed over 100 titles over 4 generations of consoles.
- Experience with most video game genres. Experience with PC, most consoles, and gameboy series handheld games.
- Favorite games include: Legend of Zelda series, Metal Gear Solid series, Warcraft series, and Half Life
References available upon request