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Elizabeth Gould -- Curriculum Vitae
School of Physics and Astronomy
University of Southampton
Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
E.gould@soton.ac.uk
Last edited on November 12, 2017.
Research Interests
- Early Universe Cosmology
- Quantum Foundations
- Defining Quantum vs Classicality
- Various Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics to Resolve the Measurement Problem
- Non-Causal Structures: Retrocausal Quantum Mechanics and Closed Timelike Curves
- Gravity
- Black Holes, Wormholes, Exotic Geometries
- Quantum Gravity
Summary of Qualifications
- 6.5 years of research experience in Physics
- 4 publications, 1 more submitted
- Highly proficient in various programming software
- Advised other graduate students on how to conduct cosmological data analysis
Education
- Ph.D. in Physics -- Cosmology, Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Waterloo (UW), Waterloo, Ontario, Canada,
Sep 2011 -- Sept 2017
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Thesis Title: New Views on Cosmological Big Bang
Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Niayesh Afshordi (Perimeter Institute and UW)
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M.Sc. in Physics -- Perimeter Scholars International program, University of Waterloo (UW), Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, Aug 2010 -- Jun 2011
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Project Title: Searching for Noncovariant Symmetric Informationally Complete Quantum Measurements
Project Supervisor: Dr. Christopher A. Fuchs (previously: Perimeter Institute and UW)
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B.Sc. in Physics, with high distinction, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Worcester, MA, USA,
Sep 2005 -- May 2010
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Major Qualifying Project: Proofs of the Kochen-Specker Theorem in 3 Dimensions}
Project Supervisor: Prof. P. K. Aravind (Department of Physics, WPI)
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Interactive Qualifying Project: Education in a Technological Society}
Project Supervisor: Neil Heffernan (Department of Computer Science, WPI)
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Sufficiency Project: The Role of the Observer in Modern Physics (subject: philosophy)
Project Supervisor: Prof. Ruth Smith (Department of Humanities & Arts, WPI)
Research Experience
- Research Fellow, University of Southampton School of Physics and Astronomy, Southampton, UK, Nov 2017 -- present
- Developing Holographic Cosmology and Periodic Time Cosmology.
- Doctoral Student, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, Sep 2011 -- Sept 2017
- Developed non-equilibrium model for Lee Smolin's real ensemble quantum mechanics.
- Compared various models, one of my own design, to Lambda CDM using CosmoMC.
- Master's Student, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, Apr 2011 -- Jun 2011
- Wrote computer code in Fortran to search for non group covariant SICs.
- Research Assistant, Department of Computer Science, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, USA, Sep 2009 -- Apr 2010
- Developed problems for ASSISTments educational computer software.
- Compared performance of students for different problem presentations.
- Research Experience for Undergraduates Student, Department of Physics, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA, Jun 2009 -- Aug 2009
- Wrote C++ code to model collisions between NaK and Ar and compared to experiment.
- Undergraduate Researcher, Department of Physics, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, US, Sep 2008 -- Apr 2009
- Examined properties of various proofs of the Bell-Kochen-Specker theorem.
- Research Assistant, Department of Physics, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, USA, Jun 2007 -- Jul 2007
- Created Matlab program to integrate Van der Waals potential.
- Undergraduate Researcher, Department of Humanities & Arts, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, USA, Mar 2007 -- Dec 2007
- Wrote a philosophy paper relating the themes in modern physics to previous conceptions.
- Research Assistant, Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA, USA, Jun 2005 -- Aug 2005 and May 2006 -- Aug 2006
- Programmed computer interface for data acquisition card and Advanced Frequency Counter.
Publications
Refereed Publications
- "Constraining holographic cosmology using Planck data"
N. Afshordi, E. Gould and K. Skenderis.
arXiv:1703.05385 [astro-ph.CO]
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevD.95.123505
Phys. Rev. D 95, 123505 (2017)
- "From Planck data to Planck era: Observational tests of Holographic Cosmology"
N. Afshordi, C. Coriano, L. Delle Rose, E. Gould and K. Skenderis.
arXiv:1607.04878 [astro-ph.CO]
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.118.041301
Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 041301 (2017)
- "A Non-Local Reality: Is there a Phase Uncertainty in Quantum Mechanics?"
E. Gould and N. Afshordi.
arXiv:1407.4083 [quant-ph]
DOI:10.1007/s10701-015-9948-8
Found. Phys. 45, no. 12, 1620 (2015)
- "Isomorphism between the Peres and Penrose proofs of the BKS theorem in three dimensions"
E. Gould and P. K. Aravind.
arXiv:0909.4502 [quant-ph]
DOI:10.1007/s10701-010-9434-2
Found. Phys. 40, no. 8, 1096 (2010)
Submitted Manuscripts
- "Cosmological Perturbations in the Holographic Big Bang Model"
N. Altamirano, E. Gould, N. Afshordi and R. B. Mann.
arXiv:1703.00954 [astro-ph.CO]
Submitted to PRD.
Conference Presentations
- Presentation in Discussion Session 2 at Bounce Scenarios in Cosmology.
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, Jun 2017.
- "Rethinking Time at the Big Bang"
Parallel Talk at PASCOS 2017.
Instituto de Física Teórica, UAM-CSIC, Madrid, Spain, Jun 2017.
- "Rethinking Time at the Big Bang"
Presentation at Theory Canada 12.
York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May 2017.
- "Observational Constraints of Holographic Cosmology from Planck Data"
Presentation at 2016 Midwest Relativity Meeting.
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, Oct 2016.
- "From Planck data to Planck era: Observational tests of Holographic Cosmology"
Poster presentation at Cosmo 16.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, Aug 2016.
Programming Skills
- Programming: general experience, including: C/C++, Fortran, Java, Mathematica, Matlab, LaTeX, mixed C and Fortran code
- Image Processing: GIMP, Inkscape
- Physics Specific Software: CAMB, CosmoMC
Scholarships and Awards
- UW Graduate Scholarship, University of Waterloo, Sep 2016 -- Aug 2017
- Marie Curie Graduate Student Award, University of Waterloo, Sep 2014 -- Aug 2017
- Perimeter Institute PhD Award, University of Waterloo, Sep 2011 -- Aug 2017
- Graduate Research Studentship, University of Waterloo, Sep 2011 -- Aug 2017
- Science Graduate Experience Award, University of Waterloo, Jan 2013, Sep 2014, Sep 2015, Sep 2016
- International Doctoral Student Award, University of Waterloo, Sep 2011 -- Aug 2016
- Provost Doctoral Entrance Award for Women, University of Waterloo, Sep 2011
- Perimeter Scholars International Award, University of Waterloo, Sep 2010 -- Jun 2011
- PSI Tuition Award, University of Waterloo, Sep 2010 -- Jun 2011
- The Goddard Award, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Apr 2010
- Provost MQP award, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Apr 2009
Teaching Experience
- Teaching Assistant, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, 2012--2017
- Grading student assignments and tests.
- Guiding students through sample problems as section instructor.
- Courses: Quantum Physics 1; Mechanics; Exploring the Universe; Fundamentals of Astrophysics;
Electricity and Magnetism 3; Physics of Electrical Engineering 1
- Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Physics, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, USA,
Sep 2009 -- Dec 2009
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Graded student assignments.
Service and Leadership
- Vice President, Society of Physics Students, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Chapter, Sep 2009 -- May 2010
- Speaker Coordinator, Society of Physics Students, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Chapter, Sep 2007 -- May 2009
Professional Memberships
- Sigma Pi Sigma (physics honors society), 2008 -- present
- American Physical Society, 2006 -- 2015
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