Bryan Valek

Science Teacher

Education

• Stanford University
     M.A. Education, Single Subject Teaching Credential in Physics
     Ph.D. Materials Science & Engineering
• Georgia Institute of Technology
     B.A. Materials Engineering


Experience

• Summit Preparatory Charter High School
     Teacher, AP Environmental Science 2009-present
     Teacher, 11th Grade Physics 2007-2009
     Student Teacher, 11th Grade Physics 2006-2007
• Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
     Physicist/Engineer at the Advanced Light Source
• Stanford University , Department of Materials Science & Engineering
     Graduate Research Assistant

Honors/Awards/Publication/Presentations/Professional Affiliations

• Doctoral Dissertation: X-ray Microdiffraction Studies of Mechanical Behavior and Electromigration in Thin Film Structures
• Author or co-author of over 20 journal and conference papers in the field of materials science and engineering
• National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
• Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society
• American Association of Physics Teachers
• Materials Research Society