Education
- Master of Science in Physics, Rensselaer Polytechnic institute 2014
- Master of Science in Astronomy, Rensselaer Polytechnic institute 2014
- Bachelors of Science in Physics, Shippensburg University 2010
- Associate of Arts in Mathematics, Harrisburg Community College 2009
Positions
- Associate Professor of Physics and Mathematics, Mount Wachusett Community College 2021-present
- Assistant Professor of Physics and Mathematics, Mount Wachusett Community College 2019-2021
- Visiting Researcher Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute MilkyWay@home 2018-present
- Professional Tutor of Mathematics and Science, Hudson Valley Community College 2014-2019
- Instructor of Physics and Mathematics, Southern Vermont Community College 2015-2019
- Adjunct Instructor of Physics, Southern Vermont College Spring 2015
- Adjunct Instructor of Physics, Champlain College, Fall 2014 – Spring 2015
- Astrophysicist – Chandra X-Ray Observatory SAO/CfA 2011-2012
Publications
- The Virgo Overdensity Explained: Donlon, Thomas II; Newberg, Heidi Jo; Weiss, Jake; Amy Paul; Thompson Jeffery – The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 886, Issue 2, article id. 76, 13 pp. (2019). December 2019
- Testing the Dark Matter Caustic Theory against Observations in the Milky Way: Dumas, Julie; Newberg, Heidi J.; Niedzielski, Bethany; Susser, Adam; Thompson, Jeffery M.; Weiss, Jake; Lewis, Kim M. – The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 811, Issue 1, article id. 36, 14 pp. (2015). September 2015
Courses Taught
Fall 2021
Mount Wachusett Community College
- Foundations of Mathematics MAT092
- Statway MAT093
- Topics in Mathematics MAT126
- Statistics MAT143
- PreCalculus MAT163
- College Physics I PHY105
Summer 2021
Mount Wachusett Community College
- Statistics MAT143
Spring 2021
Mount Wachusett Community College
- Ordinary Differential Equations MAT230
- Discrete Mathematics MAT180
- Statistics MAT143
- Statway MAT093
- College Physics II PHY106
Fall 2020
Mount Wachusett Community College
- Statistics MAT143
- StatWay MAT093
- College Physics I PHY105
- Introduction to Physical Science PHY101
Summer 2020
Mount Wachusett Community College
- Foundations of Mathematics MAT092
Spring 2020
Mount Wachusett Community College
- Statistics MAT143
- Functions and Modeling MAT162
- StemWay MAT097
- Foundations of Mathematics MAT092
- Introduction to Physical Science PHY101
Fall 2019
Mount Wachusett Community College
- Statistics MAT143
- StatWay MAT093
- Foundations of Mathematics MAT092
Spring 2019
Southern Vermont College
- College Algebra
- General Physics II
- Physical World
Fall 2018
Southern Vermont College
- Linear Algebra
- College Algebra
- Contemporary Applied Mathematics
- General Physics I
Spring 2018
- College Algebra
- General Physics II
- Astrobiology
- Life in the Universe
Fall 2017
- First Year Experience
- College Algebra
- General Physics
Spring 2017
- College Algebra
- General Physics II
- Physical World
Fall 2016
- First Year Experience
- College Algebra
- General Physics I
Spring 2016
Southern Vermont College
- General Physics II
- Astrobiology
- Life in the Universe
Fall 2015
Southern Vermont College
- First Year Experience
- Intermediate Algebra
- General Physics I
Spring 2015
Southern Vermont College
- General Physics II
Champlain College
- Physics I
Fall 2014
Champlain College
- Physics I