Career Management Services
Career Management Services
Alissa Oppenheimer
Solar Observation NSF Funded REU
Major/Minor: Space Sciences: Earth, Solar & Planetary Sciences
Employer: University of Alabama, Huntsville- Center for Space Plasma & Aeronomic Research
Location: Huntsville, Alabama
Duration: May-August 2012
Graduating: May 2013
Personal Story: I received an email from Dr. Joseph Dwyer about heliophysics research in Huntsville, Alabama. I immediately filled out the application and asked Dr. Dwyer and Dr. Daniel Batcheldor for recommendation letters. Once I was accepted and went to Huntsville, my adviser, Dr. Amy Winebarger and her post-doctoral assistant Dr. Fana Mulu-Moore and research assistant Samaiyah Farid assigned my project which was to help create an automatic detection program to map coronal loops on the Sun using Interactive Data Language (IDL). I used data from the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) on the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) for my research.
The research group is sending me to San Francisco in December for the American Geophysical Union Meeting where I am presenting my research, “The Automatic Detection of Coronal Loops from SDO-AIA Data.”
Technical Challenges:
- Using the Solar Dynamics Observatory- Atmospheric Imaging Assembly
- Coding in Linux
- Coding in IDL
- Creating video with IDL
Panther Career Link
All internships, full-time professional, part-time, and seasonal jobs for Florida Tech students are posted in Panther Career Link. This service allows you to search and track jobs as well as maintain your resume, interview schedule and keep updated with all of Career Management Services Events.
Please register and upload a resume today! Select one of the following user guides for help on how to use and navigate Panther Career Link.
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Our Services
Career Management Services provides career and job search services to Florida Institute of Technology students and alumni. Our mission is to help students in the development of career plans and job search skills. Career Management Services acts as a liaison among Florida Tech students, alumni, faculty, staff and employers.
Students:
We encourage you to browse this site to learn more about the resources and services we provide to assist you in your career exploration and job search. Individual appointments are available for resume, reviews, job search assistance, and interviewing skills by contacting Career Management Services at career@fit.edu.
Drop in Resume Critique Days (No Appointment Needed)
Every Friday Starting April 11th
Employers:
Link with us directly on Panther Career Link to post jobs and review resume books. We also provide opportunities to connect with our students through career fairs, information sessions, classroom visits and on campus recruiting. Please contact us at career@fit.edu for more information.
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