Curriculum Vitae
Josh Smith
www.thecolorofinfinity.com | jgsmith [at] umd.edu
Date of birth: 4/14/1986
Single, US citizen, currently residing in College Park
Employment History
August 2005 - Present
Stamp Student Union Art Gallery
Work as a museum attendant, print publication designer, and web designer for the gallery.
February - May 2006
America Reads
Tutored students at Mt. Rainier Elementary School.
"The America Reads Challenge started as a national initiative whose goal was to ensure that every child in the United States reads well and independently by the end of third grade. ... The University of Maryland became one of the first twenty universities to participate in America Reads. Currently, over 1,400 universities nationwide have America Reads programs."
March 2004 - May 2005
Westat
Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Group
Data entry and analysis of ped-AIDS patients from sites across the country and world. Westat is a major government contractor, focusing approximately 85% of its work on government health studies.
Sept. 2004 - Dec. 2004
Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art
Worked as both an attendant and a salesman for books, smaller pieces, etc. Saw a rotation of two different exhibitions: Art & Illusion and Dale Chihuly. The Chihuly exhibition was a large one for LA, with work in three museums, including the Weisman. (According to the curator of the LA Louvre, our exhibition was better.)
Sept. 2002 - May 2003
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Building and Fire Research Laboratories
Contributed to the paper "Collision Dynamics of A Liquid Fire Suppressant Upon A Heated Wax Surface," presented at the International Conference on Liquid Atomisation and Spray Systems (ICLASS), 9th Conference, July 13-18, 2003, in Sorrento, Italy.
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Abstract:
The impact of a distilled water droplet upon a heated wax surface was investigated experimentally using a high-speed digital camera at 1000 frames/s. Two different droplet impact Weber numbers (We) were considered and the collision dynamics were investigated with the temperature of the wax surface varied from 20 C to 75 C. For each impact We number, the evolution of the liquid film diameter was measured as a function of surface temperature. At We = 27, the evolution of the liquid film diameter displayed three distinct regimes: spreading, retraction, and secondary spreading. The liquid film diameter was observed to recoil faster as the surface temperature of the wax was increased. The increase in recoil speed was accompanied by a reduction in the effective Ohnesorge number (Oh). At We = 150, as the droplet recoiled, an unstable column of fluid was observed to rise above the wax surface. The instability of the fluid column at We = 150 was explained using Rayleigh instability theory. At 75 C, the melting point of the wax, collision dynamics were qualitatively similar to droplet impact on a liquid surface.
Education
Fall 2005 - Present
University of Maryland, College Park
Working towards an undergraduate Double Degree in Philosophy and Art.
Aug. 2004 - Dec. 2004
Pepperdine University
Sept. 2000 - June 2004
Seneca Valley High School
Maryland High School Diploma
ACT: 33 (1470 SAT equiv.)
Honors / Extra-Curricular
- Latin Honor Society
- National Honor Society
- Maryland Distinguished Scholar
- Congressional Nomination to the United States Naval Academy - Rep. Paul S. Sarbanes (now Senator)
- Elected as replacement Senior Senator to Boy's Nation from Maryland Boy's State
- Boy Scout - Assistant Senior Patrol Leader and Troop Guide of BSA Troop 1097
- Captain of Cross Country and Track, Aaron M. Hedin Leadership Award
- Varsity Letters in Cross Country, Track, and Wrestling
- Lead in the musical Brigadoon , Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Published book of poetry, Try to Write the Wrongs, in association with Half
the Battle
Applications / OS skills
Skilled in Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver
Knowledge of weblogging and wiki's, Microsoft Windows XP, and Macintosh OSX
~70 WPM
