Brian Padden – Doctoral Student - Munich Center for Mathematical

Brian Padden – Doctoral Student - Munich Center for Mathematical

Brian Padden | Doctoral Student
Ludwigstraße 31, Room 126 – 80539 Munich, Germany
H +49 89 2180 6586 • B [email protected]
Education
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
PhD in Philosophy, Advisor Prof. Dr. Stephan Hartmann
Munich, Germany
2013-2016
Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy
Research: Conceptual foundations of Quantum Field Theory; Feynman Path Integrals
Teaching: Current Topics in the Philosophy of Science, Winter 2013-14
Einführung in die Wissenschaftstheorie, Spring 2014
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Munich, Germany
Master of Science in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics
2011-2013
Thesis: “The Mathematical Heart of the Unruh Effect”
Research: Quantum Field Theory on Curved Spacetime, under advisor Dr. Robert Helling
Teaching: Statistical Mechanics, Winter 2012-13, with Prof. Dr. Ivo Sachs, in German
Theoretical Mechanics, Spring 2013, with Prof. Dr. Dieter Lüst, in German and English
{ Scholarship from Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD) for program duration
Stanford University
Bachelor of Science in Physics, with Distinction (top 15%)
Stanford, CA, USA
2006-2010
Minors in Mathematics, Philosophy, and German Studies
{ Physics Dept. Levine Award for outstanding Junior Physics Major: 2009 co-recipient
{ GPA 3.86; In-Major GPA 4.01
{ GRE General: 1420; GRE Physics: 990
Brother Rice High School
Apex Diploma, Class Rank: 9 of 271
Chicago, IL, USA
2002-2006
Conferences
Seminar on the Philosophical Foundations of Quantum Gravity
Participant
New Methods for Field Theory Amplitudes
Participant
Intensive Program “Non-Perturbative QFT”
Participant
Quantum Gravity in Perspective
Participant and Student Speaker
UIC, Chicago, IL, USA
27.09.2013-29.09.2013
LMU, Munich, Germany
10.09.2012-14.09.2012
University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
24.04.2013-28.04.2013
LMU, Munich, Germany
31.05.2013-01.06.2013
Talks
A Quantum Mechanics Problem
School Gong Show
University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
24.04.2013
Response to ‘Experimental Search for Quantum Gravity’
Student talk for “Quantum Gravity in Perspective”
LMU, Munich, Germany
31.05.2013
The Mathematical Heart of the Unruh Effect
Masters Thesis Defense
LMU, Munich, Germany
31.10.2013
Work Experience
Aspen Skiing Company
Aspen, CO
Ticket Seller
01.2011-04.2011
Uncovered ticket fraud twice. Noted for outstanding customer service skills.
Lexeem Co., Inc.
New York, NY
Co-Founder
06.2010-07.2010
Internet startup language translation website, founded with friends from Stanford. First-person
research into the marketspace, business plan, and product development. Funding through incubator
NYC Seedstart, mentored by Owen Davis.
Language and Skills
{ Fluency in German
{ Calculations in Mathematica
{ Typesetting in LaTeX
Interests and Hobbies
{ Avid water polo player, skier, and pool player
{ Enjoys classical music and jambands