On the first day of our class, we will try to get to know each other and I will attempt to describe my research work and educational background for you, as well as what we should expect from this course. We will also discuss the survey that have filled out (or will do so) to better plan for our course.
About me, Fatemeh, the instructor
I am a physicist and researcher, and currently a National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Researcher at The University of Texas at Arlington.
I was introduced to the world of information and computer programming in the 1990s by my father and elder brother. By the end of elementary school, I was so impressed with and knew enough about computer software to write a few simple computer games in QBasic programming language on our first family personal computer, IBM 386. Here is an example of how computer games looked liked 30 years ago.
I never imagined a day I would use computer programming for scientific purposes. Nevertheless, there has been almost no single day that I have not used scientific programming for my work and research, ever since I entered graduate school.
My research topics
The following are a few examples of what I do nowadays as part of my scientific research.
Space Physics
I have also worked for a few years in the field of space physics.
Exoplanets
Another primary focus of my research is the study of exoplanets and extraterrestrial life! Do aliens really exist??
Monte Carlo Simulation and Integration Methods
One of the fields on which my research is currently focused, is developing Monte Carlo optimizer/sampler and integrator algorithms for Bayesian inverse problems.
