Curriculum Vitae
G. Scott Watson
Department of Physics, Brown University,
Box 1843, Providence, RI 02912, USA
Phone: (401) 831-2306 Fax: (401) 863-2024
Email: watson@het.brown.edu
Education
Ph.D. in Physics, Brown University, 2005
Anticipate completion and defense of dissertation in May.
Advisor: Robert Brandenberger.
Thesis: String Gases in the
Early Universe.
Master of Science in Physics, Brown University, 2002
Bachelor of Science in Physics with honors, University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNCW), 2000
Magna cum laude
Honors Dissertation: An Exposition on Inflationary
Cosmology.
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics with honors, UNCW, 2000
Awards and Honors
- Brown University Dissertation Fellowship, 2004-2005
- National Science Foundation - NATO Advanced Study Travel Award, Summer 2004
- NASA Graduate Student Research Program Fellowship, 2001-2003
- Nicholson Award for Physics (Brown University), 2001
- Teaching Fellowship (Brown University), 2000
- Walter Schmid Award for Excellence in Physics (UNC-W), 1999-2000
- Fred Toney Scholar (UNC-W), 1999-2000
- UNCW Undergraduate Research Fellow, 1999-2000
- UNCW Physics Departmental Scholarship, 1998-2000
Invited Seminars
| Brown University |
North Carolina - Wilmington |
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| ISCAP, Columbia University |
Perimeter Institute |
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| Dartmouth University |
Princeton University |
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| MIT |
ITP Stanford University |
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| North Carolina - Chapel Hill |
Syracuse University |
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Talks at Conferences and Workshops
- COSMO 2004, International Conference on Particle Physics and Cosmology, Toronto,
Canada
- PASCOS 2004, International Symposium on Particles, Strings and Cosmology, Boston,
MA
- 2004 Cargese String Workshop, Cargese, France
- 2003 PITP Summer School, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton,
NJ
- 2003 East Coast Gravity Meeting, College Park, MD
- 2002 APS Division of Particles, Fields, and Cosmology, Williamsburg,
VA
- COSMO 2002, International Conference on Particle Physics and Cosmology, Chicago,
IL
Selected Schools, Workshops, Conferences, and Extended Visits
- 2004:
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- COSMO 2004, International Conference on Particle Physics and Cosmology, CITA, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- PASCOS 2004, International Symposium on Particles, Strings and Cosmology, Boston, MA
- Cargese Summer School, "String Theory: from Gauge Interactions to Cosmology"
- Visitor, Perimeter Institute
- Visitor, University of North Carolina - Wilmington
- 2003:
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- Northeast Workshop on String Cosmology, Columbia University, NY
- Prospects in Theoretical Physics (PITP) Summer School, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ
- East Coast Gravity Meeting, College Park, Maryland
- Visitor, University of North Carolina - Wilmington
- 2002:
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- APS Division of Particles, Fields, and Cosmology, Williamsburg, VA
- COSMO 2002, International Conference on Particle Physics and Cosmology, Chicago, IL
- Visitor, CERN Theoretical Division, Geneva, Switzerland
- 2001-2000:
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- PASCOS 2001, International Symposium on Particles, Strings and Cosmology, Chapel Hill, NC
- Visitor, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, NC
Professional Experience
Referee, Journal of High Energy Physics (JHEP), 2003-Present
Lecturer, Brown University, Providence, RI, 2003-04
Brown University Extended Learning Program
Course for post-college graduates interested in the sciences,
designed to give students an appreciation of the current ideas and trends in modern
theoretical physics. Developed course and administered all grades.
Lecturer, Brown University, Providence, RI, 2002
Brown University Summer School
Course for first year undergraduates and advanced high school students majoring in
physics,
designed to give students a quantitative introduction
to past successes and recent advances in modern
physics. Developed course structure and administered all
grades.
Teaching Assistant, Brown University, Providence, RI, 2001-2003
Courses included: Physics of Matter, Advanced Quantum Mechanics,
Theoretical Mechanics, and General Relativity.
Graded all written work including final exam papers and held help sessions.
Teaching Assistant, University of North Carolina, Wilmington, NC, 2000
Introduction to Physics.
Graded all written work including final exams and assisted with
labs.
Other Professional Experience
Computer Consultant, Providence, RI, 2001 -
2003
Provided computer and network support, web development, and computer training to
both private businesses and personal clients.
IT Professional, Corning Incorporated Fiber Optics Division, Wilmington,
NC, 1997-2000
Computer and network support for users, problem solving under time sensitive
conditions,
information security, web development, computer training.
Computer Consultant, University of North Carolina, Wilmington, NC, 1997 -
2000
Computer and Network Support, created and maintained physics department web site.
Computer Consultant, Richmond, VA, 1995 - 1997
Provided computer and network support, web development, and computer training to
both private businesses and personal clients.
Professional References
Provided Upon Request.