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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
    • Thesis Title: New Views on Cosmological Big Bang
      Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Niayesh Afshordi (Perimeter Institute and UW)
  • M.Sc. in Physics -- Perimeter Scholars International program, University of Waterloo (UW), Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, Aug 2010 -- Jun 2011
    • Project Title: Searching for Noncovariant Symmetric Informationally Complete Quantum Measurements
      Project Supervisor: Dr. Christopher A. Fuchs (previously: Perimeter Institute and UW)
  • B.Sc. in Physics, with high distinction, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Worcester, MA, USA, Sep 2005 -- May 2010
    • Major Qualifying Project: Proofs of the Kochen-Specker Theorem in 3 Dimensions}
      Project Supervisor: Prof. P. K. Aravind (Department of Physics, WPI)
    • Interactive Qualifying Project: Education in a Technological Society}
      Project Supervisor: Neil Heffernan (Department of Computer Science, WPI)
    • 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

  1. "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)
  2. "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)
  3. "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)
  4. "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

  1. "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

  1. Presentation in Discussion Session 2 at Bounce Scenarios in Cosmology.
    Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, Jun 2017.
  2. "Rethinking Time at the Big Bang"
    Parallel Talk at PASCOS 2017.
    Instituto de Física Teórica, UAM-CSIC, Madrid, Spain, Jun 2017.
  3. "Rethinking Time at the Big Bang"
    Presentation at Theory Canada 12.
    York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May 2017.
  4. "Observational Constraints of Holographic Cosmology from Planck Data"
    Presentation at 2016 Midwest Relativity Meeting.
    Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, Oct 2016.
  5. "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
    • 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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