Eliana Hechter
| Headline: | Startup Member |
| Interested in: | Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | University of Washington - Bothell |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Oxford Center for Gene Function |
| Position: | Graduate Student |
| Time period: | January 2007 - Present |
| Description: | I am currently involved in statistical genetics research with the Donnelly group. |
| Employer: | eBourbaki, LLC |
| Position: | Co-Founder |
| Description: | eBourbaki hosts mathematical competitions for students online on behalf of organizations interested in implementing the solutions. |
| Employer: | Mayor Gordon’s Office, Phoenix |
| Position: | Speechwriting Intern |
| Time period: | June 2006 - August 2006 |
| Employer: | “Electrical Inverse Problems”, Research Experience for Undergraduates funded by NSF |
| Position: | Research |
| Time period: | June 2005 - August 2005 |
| Description: | Under the direction of Professor James Morrow, fifteen undergraduates from around the country joined in an eight-week intensive research program to address open questions in the field of Inverse Problems. During the program, I proved some new results on graph embeddings. My paper is available at: http://www.math.washington.edu/~reu/papers/2005/ |
| Employer: | Wedgewood Elementary |
| Position: | Instructor, Math Day |
| Time period: | January 2005 - December 2006 |
| Description: | Over the course of 5 weeks, myself and three other undergraduates in math taught students at Wedgewood Elementary to play math games, culminating in a Math Day in May. |
| Employer: | Mary Gates Scholars Student Planning Committee |
| Position: | Member |
| Time period: | January 2005 - December 2006 |
| Description: | The Mary Gates Scholars Student Planning Committee was founded in 2005 by five women Mary Gates Scholars intent on building a community of student researchers. We organize an induction event and a celebration following the Undergraduate Research Symposium. |
| Employer: | Center for Cell Dynamics (CCD), University of Washington |
| Position: | Research Assistant |
| Time period: | January 2004 - December 2006 |
| Description: | The Center for Cell Dynamics sponsors research that combines experimental and computational approaches to basic questions in cell and developmental biology, including cytokinesis, embryonic cell shape change, cytoskeletal mechanics, and pattern formation by genetic networks. It is located at Friday Harbor Laboratories. |
| Employer: | Black Association of Rhodes Scholars |
| Position: | Founding Member |
| Time period: | December 2007 |
| Employer: | Computing Beyond Silicon Summer School (CBSSS), California Institute of Technology |
| Position: | Research |
| Time period: | December 2004 |
| Description: | CBSSS is a four-week intensive program bringing together faculty and students from all over the country to explore revolutions in the way we understand and implement computation. CBSSS 2004 was supported by grants from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and the National Science Foundation. |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of Washington - Bothell |
| Time period: | 2006 |
| Degree: | BSc |
PUBLICATIONS
| Papers: | “Effect sizes for variants found from genome-wide association studies”, with Chris Spencer and Peter Donnelly, Keystone Symposium Santa Fe, 2008
“Explorations in Cohomology,” Undergraduate Research Symposium, University of Washington, 2006 “Circular-Planar Graph Embedding,” Undergraduate Women in Mathematics Conference, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 2006 “Modeling Cortical Mechanics and the Establishment/Maintenance of PAR Polarity in C. elegans Embryo,” American Society of Cell Biology Annual Meeting, Washington DC (with E. Munro), 2004 “A model to explore biological mechanisms governing cell polarization”, Undergraduate Research Symposium, University of Washington, 2004 |
INFORMATION
| Memberships: | Phi Beta Kappa, inducted in 2004 |
| Awards: | Rhodes Scholarship, 2006
Marshall Scholarship, 2006 (declined) Dean’s Medal in the Natural Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Washington, 2006 Best Graduating Senior Award, Department of Mathematics, University of Washington, 2006 Phelps Fellow, 2005 Awarded to a student for participation in the NSF REU Program at the University of Washington (see “Research Experience” for a description of the REU program). Goldwater Scholarship, 2004 – 06 Established by Congress in 1986 to foster and encourage excellence in science and mathematics, the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation operates an educational scholarship program designed to support students in the fields of mathematics, engineering, and the natural sciences. VIGRE (Vertical Integration of Research and Education in the Mathematical Sciences) Undergraduate Research Funding Recipient, 2003 – 04 The UW Math Department is the recipient of a VIGRE grant from the NSF. VIGRE funds many programs in the math department, including sponsoring undergraduate research. Mary Gates Research Training Grant Scholarship, 2003 - 04 These competitive research scholarships are designed to enhance the educational experiences of students who are engaged in research with faculty at the University of Washington. National Merit Scholarship, 2003 – 06 University of Washington Undergraduate Scholarship, 2003 – 05 The UW Undergraduate Scholar Award is a merit-based recruitment scholarship for incoming freshman. NASA Space Grant Scholarship, 2002 – 06 |
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