Matthew Ellis
Current Address: 2223 15th #4 Lubbock, TX 79401
home phone: (806)-749-5910, work phone: (806)-742-1456
e-mail: matt@zyvex.com
tlmde@tomserver.phys.ttu.edu
http://www.phys.ttu.edu/~tlmde/

Objective: 


Seeking an entry level engineering or scientific research position with the opportunity to advance towards a career emphasizing research and/or technical development.

Education: 


Texas Tech University
Graduation: May 1998
Major: M.S. Applied Physics
G.P.A.: 3.57
Thesis: "Construction of a Scanning Tunneling Microscope for Imaging Carbon Nanotubes"

Texas Tech University
Graduation: August 1995
Major: B.S. Electrical Engineering / Engineering Physics
G.P.A.: 3.09

Engineering Experience


Possess engineering experience from developing the following projects as an undergraduate: Research Experience
Possess research experience from the following work done in the department of physics: Work Experience
      Houston Device Analysis Operations, Texas Instruments
      Fall 1997
      Failure Analysis Co-op Student

      Department of Physics , Texas Tech University
      Fall 1996 / Spring 1997
      Teaching Assistant

      Space Power Lab , Kirtland AFB-Albuquerque, NM
      Summer 1996
      Graduate Research Assistant
      Tested and Analyzed AMTEC power cells for satellites

Computer Skills: 


Visual BASIC, FORTRAN, Assembly, PSPICE, MATLAB, Maple, C/C++, Unix/Linux, LABView, DOS, VMS, DSP programming, Mathcad, various Microsoft productivity software

Other Skills: 


Possess knowledge of vacuum systems, computer instrumentation, SEM techniques, basic machining skills, and basic electrical skills.

Activities / Honors: 


IEEE Member, American Physical Society, J.W. Day Scholarship, Dean's List, Golden Key Honor Society, Society of Physics Students, AFOSR Summer Research Award, Registered EIT, Outstanding Physics MS Student for the 1997-1998 Academic Year