Collin Fisher Perkinson | Physics/Chemistry Student at Reed College | Reed College

Current Institution	Reed College
Department	Department of Physics
Disciplines	Physical Sciences: Chemistry: Inorganic Chemistry Physical Sciences: Physics
Current and Past Advisor(s)	John Essick
Address	3203 SE Woodstock Blvd. Portland Oregon 97202 United States Phone: 503-901-7546

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Education

Reed College

Physics/Chemistry

(Aug 2009 - May 2013)

Work Experience

Research Assistant

Reed College

(Jun 2011 - Aug 2011)

Studied the multiphoton dissociation of chromium hexacarbonyls and arene tricarbonyls using a Nd:YAG Class IV laser with a tunable dye laser. Project involved programming in LabVIEW and Mathematica to acquire data and produce mathematical fits of temporal profiles based on hypothetical decay mechanisms.

Research Intern

Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

(Jun 2010 - Aug 2010)

Performed research on submarine volcanism, creating and analyzing aluminum concentration profiles of active submarine volcanoes in the NE Lau and Mariana Arc.

Electrical Engineer

Oregon Zoo

(Mar 2009 - Jun 2009)

Developed an automated hay feeder for the Asian elephants at the Oregon Zoo, which is currently in use (see the TV news report at http://www.kgw.com/video/video- index.html?nvid=392262). This project involved extensive wiring, as well as programming in PBASIC.

Achievements