KATHERINE BROWN Physics Department Hamilton College 198 College Hill Road Clinton, New York

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1 KATHERINE BROWN Physics Department Hamilton College 198 College Hill Road Clinton, New York Education Ph.D. and M.S. in Physics, Case Western Reserve University, B.S., Astrophysics and Mathematics, University of New Mexico, 2002 Scholarly Recognition Member, Foundational Questions Institute, Recipient, Association of Women in Science Luise Meyer-Schutzmeister Memorial Award, Member, Phi Beta Kappa, Professional Experience September April 2018 Visiting Scholar, Physics and Astronomy Department, University of New Mexico Presented a series of seminars/colloquia describing various research interests while on sabbatical from Hamilton College present Assistant Professor, Physics Department, Hamilton College Teach upper and lower level physics lectures and laboratories, supervise senior theses and summer research projects for physics majors. Advise students on curricular choices and degree planning. June - July 2014 Instructor, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University Lectured and developed curriculum for the physics portion of the Summer Medical and Dental Education Program. This national program was created by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and is aimed at at increasing retention in medical and dental school programs among undergraduates from historically underrepresented populations Visiting Assistant Professor, Physics & Astronomy Department, Oberlin College Taught lecture and laboratory for large introductory physics course, and supervised undergraduate research projects Visiting Assistant Professor, Physics Department, Reed College 1

2 Taught year-long upper-level course for physics majors, laboratory course for science majors, and introductory physics recitations. Advised three senior thesis research projects in the Physics Department and sat on committee for ten other theses in various departments. Founded campus group promoting gender equity in science, and was active with and First Generation to College campus group Postdoctoral Research Assistant, Physics Department, Washington University in Saint Louis Conducted research in theoretical cosmology and fundamental physics with Professors Carl Bender and Francesc Ferrer. June - July 2010 Co-Instructor, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University Lectured part-time for physics portion of aforementioned SMDEP program; was invited to return as full instructor Guest Lecturer and Teaching Assistant, Physics Department, Case Western Reserve University Led laboratory sections and graded exams for introductory physics courses. Developed and graded homework and quizzes for specialized course on cosmological origins. Guest lectured in accelerated introductory courses for physics majors as well as physics-and-society courses for non-majors Instructor, College Preparatory School, Oakland, California Developed and taught curriculum for Physical Science, Physics, and AP Physics. Also developed curriculum and served as instructor for science portion of CPS s Partners experience, a hands-on summer learning program for outstanding middle school students from local underprivileged communities Teaching Assistant and Recitation Instructor, Physics Department, Case Western Reserve University Conducted recitation component and led laboratory section for introductory physics courses. Publications Note: Publications prior to 2015 are under my maiden name, Jones-Smith. Contact interaction and Kronig-Penney Models in Hermitian and PT-symmetric Quantum Mechanics, Foster Thompson, Katherine Brown, Harsh Mathur, and Kristen McKee. Submitted to Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical. arxiv: The E ect of Forcing on Vacuum Radiation, Katherine Brown, Ashton Lowen- 2

3 stein, and Harsh Mathur. Physics. arxiv: Submitted to International Journal of Theoretical The Radial Acceleration Relation and a Magnetostatic Analogy in Quasilinear MOND, Katherine Brown, Roshan Abraham, Leo Kell, and Harsh Mathur. Submitted to New Journal of Physics. arxiv: Exploring Extra Dimensions with Scalar Waves, Katherine Brown, Mike Verostek, and Harsh Mathur. American Journal of Physics 86.5, 327 (2018). An Electrostatic Analogy for Symmetron Gravity, Lillie Ogden, Katherine Brown, Harsh Mathur, and Kevin Rovelli. Physical Review D, 96, (2017). An analysis of the LIGO discovery based on Introductory Physics, Harsh Mathur, Katherine Brown, and Ashton Lowenstein. American Journal of Physics 85.9, 676 (2017). Hofstadter s Cocoon, Jones-Smith, Katherine and Connor Wallace. International Journal of Theoretical Physics 54.1, (2015). Relativistic Non-Hermitian Quantum Mechanics, Katherine Jones-Smith and Harsh Mathur. Physical Review D, 89, (2014). Particle in a box in PT -symmetric Quantum Mechanics and an Electromagnetic Analog, Dasarthy, A. et al, Physical Review A (2013). A Dysonization Scheme for Identifying Quasi-Particles using Non-Hermitian Quantum Mechanics, Katherine Jones-Smith. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences. Theme Issue on PT-quantum mechanics 371, 1989 (2013). Vector Models in PT Quantum Mechanics, Katherine Jones-Smith and Rudolph Kalveks. International Journal of Theoretical Physics, 52.7 : (2013). Detecting Chameleon Dark Energy via Electrostatic Analogy, Katherine Jones- Smith and Francesc Ferrer, Physical Review Letters 108, (2012). Chameleon E ects on Small Scale Structure and the Baryonic Jeans Mass, Katherine Jones-Smith, Physical Review D 85, (2012). A New Class of non-hermitian Quantum Hamiltonians with PT symmetry, Katherine Jones-Smith and Harsh Mathur, Physical Review A 82, (2010). Probing the Gravitational Wave Signature from Cosmic Phase Transitions at Different Scales, Lawrence Krauss, Katherine Jones-Smith, Harsh Mathur and James Dent. Physical Review D 82, (2010). Aharonov-Bohm Radiation, Katherine Jones-Smith, Harsh Mathur, and Tanmay Vachaspati. Physical Review D, 81, (2010). Implications of Broken Symmetry for Superhorizon Conservation Theorems in Cosmology, Katherine Jones-Smith, Lawrence Krauss, and Harsh Mathur. arxiv:

4 Drip Paintings and Fractal Analysis, Katherine Jones-Smith, Harsh Mathur and Lawrence M. Krauss, Physical Review E 79, (2009). CMBPol Mission Concept Study: Probing Inflation with CMB Polarization, Baumann, D., Jackson, M. et al. Inflation Working Group contribution to CMBPol Mission Concept Study. Available at arxiv: (2008). A Nearly Scale Invariant Spectrum of Gravitational Radiation from Global Phase Transitions, Katherine Jones-Smith, Lawrence Krauss and Harsh Mathur. Physical Review Letters 100, (2008). Dark Energy, The Cosmological Constant, and Type 1a Supernovae, Lawrence M. Krauss, Katherine Jones-Smith, Dragan Huterer. New Journal of Physics 9, 141 (2007). Revisiting Pollock s Drip Paintings, Katherine Jones-Smith and Harsh Mathur, Nature 444, E9 (2006). Invited Talks Hofstadter s Cocoon PHHQP 17: Non-Hermitian Hamiltonians in Physics: Theory and Experiment, Bad Honnef, Germany, May The Drip Paintings of Jackson Pollock: Are They Really Fractal? Colloquium, Physics Department, University of New Mexico, January Colloquium, Physics Department, Union College, March Pennsylvania Young Women in Physics Conference, Bucknell University, March Colloquium, Physics Department, Colgate University, November Colloquium, Physics Department, Ithaca College, November American Physical Society March Meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. March Colloquium, Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities, Case Western Reserve University, September Association of Physics Teachers Annual Meeting, Greensboro, North Carolina, August Colloquium, Physics Department, Case Western Reserve University, October Discovering New Particles and Quasi-Particles With Non-Hermitian Quantum Mechanics Symposium on PT-Symmetric Non-Hermitian Quantum Mechanics, Heidelberg, Germany. September, Professional Activities Select Conference Talks & Seminars: 4

5 An Electrostatic Analogy for Chameleon and Symmetron Gravity University of New Mexico NUPAC Seminar. March Non-Hermitian Variations on the Quantum Mechanical Harmonic Oscillator, including Hofstadter s Cocoon University of New Mexico NUPAC Seminar. November The Non-Hermitian Dirac Equation and its Solutions University of New Mexico NUPAC Seminar. October Jackson Pollock, Lightning Rods, & Quantum Mechanics. Science Foo Camp Conference. Googleplex, Mountain View, California. July Non-Hermitian Quantum Mechanics: An Introduction and Several Applications. Seminar, Physics Department, University of Helsinki. September Seminar, Theoretical Physics Group, California Institute of Technology. January Seminar, Perimeter Institute, December Detecting Chameleon Dark Energy via Electrostatic Analogy COSMO 11 International Conference, Portugal, August Does Quantum Mechanics Imply Gravity? Seminar, Physics Department, Washington University. December Seminar, Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory. November Relativistic Non-Hermitian Quantum Mechanics, (Poster) COSMO 09 Conference, Geneva, Switzerland, September Stanford Summer Institute. Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Stanford University, August Gravitational Radiation from Symmetry Breaking Phase Transitions Bu alo-case-cornell-syracuse Workshop on Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics, Cleveland, Ohio, December Other Activities: Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics (Panelist). Syracuse University, January Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics (Presenter). Yale University, January Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics (Participant). Pennsylvania State University, January Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics (Participant). California Institute 5

6 of Technology, January Invited participant in workshop on CMBPol Mission Concept Study: Theory and Foreground Workshop, at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, June, Invited member of Program Committee for Session on Computer Vision and Image Analysis in the Study of Art. SPIE Conference, San Jose, California, January Referee for several noteworthy journals, including Journal of High Energy Physics, Annalen der Physik, Physica, Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, and Chaos, Solitons, & Fractals. Media: My work on Aharonov-Bohm radiation from cosmic strings was featured as a Research Highlight by Nature Physics in March 2010; my work on fractal analysis and the drip paintings of Jackson Pollock has received extensive media attention, including coverage by The New York Times, USA Today, Associated Press, Science News, ArtNews, Scientific American, and New Scientist, and it appears in Cvitanovic s online textbook on chaos theory, chaosbook.org. 6