Shiv Upadhyay
shivnupadhyay@gmail.com
upadhya1@duq.edu
Education
Graduate Student in Chemistry
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pursuing a Ph.D. in Computational Quantum Chemistry
Bachelor of Arts in Biological Physics, May 2015
Washington and Jefferson College, Washington, Pennsylvania
Minor in Computing and Informational Studies
Computer Languages
- Python
- Java
- Bash/Perl
- C#/VB
- HTML5/CSS/SQL
- Matlab/Mathematica/R
Experience
NSF REU Internship, May 2014-August 2014
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Research assistant to Dr. Jeffry Madura
- Researched the SSNMR chemical shift peak matching of organic crystals
- Presented research at ACS Central Regional Meeting 2014
- Collaborated on the production of a pedagogical tool for quantum chemistry with Matthew Srnec PhD Candidate
Independent Study, August 2014-December 2014
Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, Pennsylvania
- Conducted research on the SSNMR chemical shift peak matching of geometry optimized organic crystals
- Presented research at ACS National Conference 2015
Senior Physics Research, August 2014-May 2015
Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, Pennsylvania
Developed Quantum Mechanical simulations in Java:
- Variational particle in a box
- Variational hydrogen atom
- Hartree-Fock treatment of the Helium ground state
Employment
Computer Laboratory Assistant, August 2012-May 2013
Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, Pennsylvania
- Managed and maintained the computer labs of the college.
Staples EasyTech Assistant, August 2013-May 2014
Staples store 0929, Washington, Pennsylvania
- Handled the repair of customer computers
- Assisted customers in selecting the correct products for their needs
- Maintained the technology department as part of the EasyTech team
Student Web Manager, August 2013-May 2015
Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, Pennsylvania
- Assisted in the production and upkeep of the Washington and Jefferson College website
- Organized the content in a logical, indexed manner
Activities
- Vice President, W&J Chess Club, 2012-2014
- President, W&J Chess Club, 2015
- Founding member, W&J Programming Team, 2013-2015
- Captain, W&J Programming Team, 2014-2015
- Participant, ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest, 2014
- 3rd Place finisher, Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges Programming Contest, 2015
- Presenter, ACS Central Regional Meeting, 2014
- Presenter, ACS National Meeting, 2015
- Treasurer, Society of Physics Students, 2014-2015