Katherine Feng

SLAC is a U.S. Department of Energy research facility at Stanford University, specializing in particle accelerators and advanced tools to expore fundamental questions in physics, chemistry, materials science, and energy solutions.

Software Engineering Intern

Menlo Park, CA

At SLAC, I worked within the Radio Frequency Accelerator Research Department, with computational physicists and computer scientists continually developing ACE3P, an electromagnetic simulation code suite. More specifically, I:

• - Developed workflow on high-performance computer for scaling and performance studies on an electromagnetic simulation code suite (ACE3P) used by particle accelerator research institutions world-wide.
• - Wrote post-processing scripts and applied Cray Performance Tools to extract and evaluate performance data.
• - Implemented guide in ACE3P built-in utilities suite to generate Slurm batch scripts for users to optimize scalability on the order of 10M of degrees of freedom while reducing node hours use and memory consumption by 50%.

Teaching Assistant

St. Louis, MO

At WashU, I'm a TA for the Computer Science and Engineering Department for Intro to Systems Software (CSE361S and more generally known as CMU's 15-213: ICS) and Intro to Computer Engineering (CSE132)!

• - For CSE 132, I guide classes of 90 students during active-learning sessions for a hands-on learning experience with Arduino and C.
• - For both CSE 132 and 361, I support and steer students during office hours, 8 hours/week, for assignments around low-level views of computer systems and the C language.
• - I collaborate closely with faculty and other TAs to cultivate a positive and efficient learning environment. I also grade and provide constructive feedback for labs covering machine-level code and compiler optimization, computer arithmetic, and memory organization and management.

Vice President Marketing

St. Louis, MO

For WashU's Women in Computer Science organization, I act as the Vice President for Marketing and Corporate Relations Director. As a part of my responsibilities, I:

• - Plan professional development events, resume workshops, and tech panels with companies for 400+ club members.
• - Communicate with corporations to foster meaningful connection, raising $1000+ in club sponsorship

Crew Member

Clemson, SC

• - Served 200+ customers day-to-day at one of the most popular Cook Out branches
• - Maintained high quality of customer service during high-volume, fast-paced operations
• - Cleaned, sanitized, and organized dining and kitchen areas routinely and diligently

Research Assistant

Clemson, SC

• - Researched the use of computer vision models for dynamic fluid surface reconstruction on distorted images.
• - Developed foundational components of deep neural network model, including convolutional neural networks and recurrent neural networks, to be integrated into a larger, complex model used to reverse distortion.

St. Louis, MO

• - B.S. in Computer Science and Statistics
• - Minor in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
• - GPA: 4/4.00

• Relevant Computer Science Coursework: Data Structures and Algorithms, Object-Oriented Software Development, Intro to Computer Systems, Functional Programming Systems and Languages, Intro to Computer Security, Web Development, Parallel and Concurrent Programming
• Relevant Math Coursework: Multivariate Calculus, Discrete Mathematics, Combinatorics, Linear Algebra, Advanced Probability, Linear Statistical Models, Intro to Data Science, Data Manipulation

Hartsville, SC

• - Activites: Udacity Nanodegree Certificate in C++, President of Women in Computer Science, Peer Tutor in Physics and Chemistry, Student Leader for Educational Enrichment Outreach Program

• Honors: National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar with Distinction, National Rural and Small Town Distinction Award, U.S. Presidential Scholar Candidate

Udacity Nanodegree Certificate

Backpacking Leader

• - Plan and lead a free, beginner-friendly 5-day backpacking trip for first-year and first-year transfer students at WashU
• - Faciliate interpersonal bonds between unfamiliar campers and cultivate a welcoming environment to stimulate personal growth for all participants
• - Focus on bringing diversity and inclusive practices to outdoor spaces, making the outdoors a more accessible and comfortable climate for all people
• - Create and post engaging content to promote fall trip recruitment, club updates, and club mission, engaging more than 3000+ accounts on a monthly basis

Wilderness Project Instagram

President

• - Planned, managed, and taught interactive, engaging lessons in STEM subjects to over 100+ middle schoolers from across SC.
• - Oversaw the creation and distribution of educational materials and a team of 20 Student Leaders
• - Taught and led lessons in robotics, Chinese, Environmental Science, and Computer Science, and spearheaded an 8-week Python course.

President

• - Founded outreach program for local, under-resources girls to build confidence and skills in web design
• - Cultivated a supportive environment for female and non-binary identifying students throughout our STEM high school