Maura Elizabeth Lynch

MauraElizabethLynch@gmail.com San Francisco, CA

Education
Duke University Durham, NC PhD Physics Candidate 2011 - 2012 Brown University Providence, RI Bachelor of Arts in Physics and Bachelor of Arts in Economics 2007-2011 Relevant courses: Management of Industrial Organizations, Corporate Finance Universit e Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI) Modules isol es en licence de Math ematiques et Physique Paris, France 2009

Work Experience
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco San Francisco, CA Research Associate 2012-Present Manage multiple ongoing quantitative research projects, managing construction, modeling and analysis of large complex datasets Created and rened data for Eric Swanson and John Williams in the well-received Measuring the Eect of the Zero Lower Bound on Medium and Longer Term Interest Rates Generate meaningful insights by analyzing and organizing raw nancial data to support national monetary policy discussions Automate economic reporting to respond to data requests quickly and eliminate errors Duke University Durham, NC Graduate Teaching Assistant 2011-2012 Taught data analysis, data collection and computer simulation to undergraduate physics laboratory using LabVIEW, LoggerPro and Excel Brown University Providence, RI Research Assistant, National Science Foundation REU Recipient 2009 - 2011 Executed self-directed research project developing a novel nanopatterning process Created a dashboard to perform, analyze and display sensitive temperature measurements that eciently identied volatility Remodeled temperature sensing equipment to enable room temperature simulations as a cost-saving, problem solving technique Presented ndings in weekly meetings with collaborators both locally and internationally and sought out opportunities to share work at American Physical Society annual conference Brown Daily Herald Providence, RI Finance Associate 2008 Analyzed ad revenues of independent ad supported newspaper using Quickbooks

Volunteer Experience
Sigma Xi: Scientic Research Society Women in Science and Engineering: Mentor in Physics Women in Business, Brown University: Associate and Founding Member Matched Advising Program for Sophomores: Senior Mentor Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Program: Department of Physics Representative

Skills
Computer: Excel VBA, Powerpoint, STATA, MATLAB, Mathematica, LabView, SQL Languages: French (advanced)