Jacob H. Thomas

Hey, I’m Jacob – a student pursuing a B.S. in Applied Math and M.S. in Physics at the Illinois Institute of Technology.

I'll be joining IBM in Summer 2024 as a Quantum Research Intern and currently am engaged in the computation and optimization of evaluating parton distribution functions.

My current specialization is in computational and phenomenological high energy physics. However, I intend to enter the field of quantum computation and science research. Some of my previous work:

• Developed a simulation of a Gaussian Schell-model muonium beam through an interferometric system while implementing phase shifts to study the viability of an experimental construction to study the effect of gravity on leptonic antimatter
• Calculated the eigenmodes to simulate the electric field of a plasma haloscope system, a novel tool being used in the search for dark matter, while assisting in the authoring of a whitepaper now found in APS Phys Rev D
• Engineered, programmed, and designed in a team of 3, an active solar tracker that self-orients upon landing after deployment from a rocket with a one-mile apogee and provides energy to a geothermal sensor and itself
• Optimized the integration of 5G satellite towers across various landscapes and urban environments using graph theoretic approaches

## CODE – in spite of most of it existing in private repos

• Check out my github here

## SPEAKING - some of my talks and presentations

• Developing an Antimatter Gravity Interferometer
• Searching for Dark Matter, Axio(n)atically
• Units of Measure: Einstein, Newton, and Planck

## HOBBYISM - some of my interests and hobbies

• Music
• Film
• Community Building
• Research Mentorship
• Education and Pedagogy
• Amateur Photography
• Orchestral and Classical Music

Find me on:

twitter, github, linkedin, discord, scholar

Jacob H. Thomas