Matthew Liu

EDUCATION Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA Candidate for Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering GPA: 4.00/4.00, Faculty Honors and Deans List Fort Collins High School, Fort Collins, CO High School Diploma Summa Cum Laude GPA: 4.20/4.00; Class Rank: Top 1% National Merit Scholar Semifinalist AP Scholar with Honor Math Honor Society; National Forensic League Honor Society Science Olympiad and Math Counts Regional and State Medalist Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO Summer Multicultural Engineering Training Program Merit-Based Scholarship, National Pre-College program SKILLS Computer Engineering: building computing systems, very-large-scale integration, switch design, boolean algebra, gate design, simplification, number systems, soldering, circuit design, memory, data paths. Computer Languages/Script: Matrix Laboratory, Java, Python, HTML/CSS/Javascript, Fortran, Grid Analysis and Display System Concepts: Differential and Integral Calculus, Linear Algebra, Object Oriented Programming, Abstraction, Testing, Debugging, Plotting 3-D data, Queues and Stacks, File Input and Output, Data Types, Interactive Development Environments, Data Types, Interpreted Languages, Website Development Software: iMovie, Windows Movie Maker, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Office Suite, Audacity, GarageBand, Twitter API, Google API Music: Concert Classical Pianist, Alto Saxophone, Percussionist Communication: Research Posters, Project Presentations, Research Papers Athletics: Chess, Basketball (post), Track and Field (sprint and jump), Swimming Languages: English (native), Chinese (native proficiency), Spanish (foreign high school level) RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO Worked as full-time paid scientific support at NOAA research lab Researched climactic changes in Rocky Mountains, Alaska, and Greenland ice sheet Presented and created a poster for Third Pole Environmental Conference Created a video for simulations of snow cap melting Utilized powerful geoscience tools to analyze observational data (GrADS, etc.) Run and modified snow models to predict cryosphere transformation WORK EXPERIENCE JDL International Environmental Protection, Inc. Fort Collins, CO Worked as an intern to learn about their Facultative Membrane Bio Reactor Trained for on-site equipment installation Interviewed on-site workers about management, assembly, and manufacturing processes Discussed with managers about the importance of marketing and communication Built website and created commercial video for JDL International Harmony Farm, Fort Collins, CO Helped manage finances, sales, transportation, and profits of family farm. Poudre Valley Hospital, Fort Collins, CO (Bioscience Career Academy Outreach) Worked four hours per week as office aid with hospital patients Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, Fort Collins, CO Worked with a computer model that simulates snow distribution as an intern Became involved with scientific research and development PROJECTS MATLAB Website Development Project: http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~mliu362/ Used HTML/CSS/JS to develop a website for calculating grades English Communication Project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15oZ_Yd9Qmc Used iMovie, GarageBand, Audacity, Adobe Photoshop etc. to remix Bob Dylan and create video Created additional short videos on YouTube Channel for multiple purposes Experimented with various video editing techniques (ex. editing to music) Third Pole Environmental Conference in China: Researched climactic changes in the United States, designed and presented a poster JDL Environmental Technologies: http://jdlinternationalinc.com Created videos and website for the company Twitter API Sentiment Analysis: Practiced programming skills in Python to conduct sentiment analysis on Tweets Accessed real-time twitter messages using programs and made inferences from diction and semantics History of Psychology Short Film Project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1upBy6ztDg Used iMovie and Windows Movie maker to produce a short film introducing psychology Internet Radio Broadcasting: Installed and manipulated Icecast, Iceweasel, and Ezstream into a BeagleBoard with UXTerm Utilized IceCast to start a streaming service, capable of running and broadcasting our own music Implemented basic programming skills in Java and Python during the project LEADERSHIP Clubs, Georgia Institute of Technology, member Student Alumni Association, Navigators, Chess Club, Robojackets Family Leadership Training Institute, project manager/developer Received Certificate from Colorado Governor Completed 120 hours of leadership training and community project development Worked with over fifty other students and adults on fifty community projects Pianist/Volunteer International Keyboard Odyssiad and Festival, silver medalist Regional and state piano festivals, top performer Played as pianist for high school symphonic, tower, and chamber orchestra Organized section and music repertoire Volunteered for Monthly Live Music Performance at Senior Centers Interviewed by Vincent Burkhardt on air at KRFC 88.9 Rhythm of Youth Program Climate Club, president Organized lectures and guest speakers to address the topic of climate change Chess Club, vice-president Helped organize activities as Vice-President of Fort Collins High School Chess Club Other, member, high school club engagements Varsity Debate Team, Varsity Track and Field, League Basketball, Club Team Swimming, Junior Varsity Tennis, Intramural Sports