Marshall Styczinski

RESEARCH POSITIONS

09/2021 – present NASA Postdoctoral Fellow, JPL-Caltech

Research focus: Magnetic sounding of icy ocean worlds

Magnetic induction modeling and data analysis

Advisor: NASA Research Scientist Steven D. Vance

05/2018 – 08/2021 Doctoral Candidate, University of Washington

Research focus: Magnetic sounding of Jupiter’s moon Europa

Magnetospheric plasma modeling

Advisor: Affiliate Professor Erika Harnett

09/2012 – 05/2018 Graduate Student, University of Washington

Past research: Improving the efficiency of conceptual instruction in- and out-of-class

Student understanding of Gauss’s law

Interdisciplinary learning in science courses

Advisor: Professors Paula R. L. Heron and Peter S. Shaffer

04/2011 – 07/2012 Junior Specialist, University of California, Davis

Duties: Design, build, test, and analyze cryogenic bubble detection experiment (Tripathi);

Develop and implement software for analyzing irradiated magnets,

assess radiation damage of magnets used in Linear Collider R&D (Pellett);

Supervisor(s): Professor S. Mani Tripathi, Professor Emeritus David Pellett

07/2010 – 04/2011 Development Technician, University of California, Davis

Duties: Restore, repair, and improve indium evaporative deposition system (Tripathi);

Construct sensitive Double Chooz neutrino detector in international team (Svoboda);

Train and mentor laboratory assistants with X-ray photoemission spectrometer (Fadley)

Supervisor(s): Professor S. Mani Tripathi, Professor Robert Svoboda, Distinguished Professor

Charles S. Fadley

05/2008 – 06/2010 Undergraduate Research Assistant, University of California, Davis

Duties: Restore and optimize X-ray photoemission spectrometer system, analyze Si/Mo

multilayer crystal native oxide properties

Supervisor(s): Distinguished Professor Charles S. Fadley

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

09/2012 – 06/2018 Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Washington

Courses: Introductory physics tutorials and laboratories, advanced electromagnetism tutorials,

and introductory courses in astrobiology, planetary science, and space science

Structure: Sole or co-instructor leading discussions in 24*32 student classrooms

Note: Most terms as head TA, leading training sessions for other TAs, writing exams,

and course administration (including curriculum writing and revisions)

09/2012 – 06/2018 Physics Study Center Staff, University of Washington

Courses: Introductory and advanced physics

Structure: Individual homework and conceptual guidance

10/2007 – 06/2012 Physics Club Volunteer Tutor, University of California, Davis

Courses: Introductory physics and calculus

Structure: Individual homework and conceptual guidance