Jada Thomas

DOD Intern - Test Resource Management Center (TRMC) DOD / Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) - AANMaST Lab - Patuxent River, MD

(2025-05 - 2025-08)

Contact: Krista Kirk KKirk@asrcfederal.com | 40 hours/week

Applied mathematical knowledge for generation of trilateration techniques for modeling and simulation.
Developed code of mathematical algorithms for modeling and simulation using the Next Generation Threat System (NGTS).
Assisted in validation of mathematical algorithms for location approximation and provided tool analysis and recommendations on available toolsets for the task provided.
Delivered a technical outbrief presentation on simulated positioning models and toolsets to DoD leadership and site coordinators.

Intern - Yale University Physical & Engineering Biology (PEB) / Department of Biomedical Engineering - New Haven, CT

(2024-05 - 2024-08)

Contact: Emma Carley emma.carley@yale.edu | 40 hours/week

Conducted computational biology research evaluating the effects of spatial population structure and phylogeny on allele frequencies.
Programmed stochastic simulations in Python 3 incorporating Wright-Fisher population dynamics to model genetic drift.
Authored and presented a scientific research poster titled "The Role Of Phylogeny and Spatial Structure In Allele Frequency" at the Yale PEB Program Symposium and the Leadership Alliance Symposium.

Fusion Science Researcher - Hampton University - Hampton, VA

(2023-03 - 2024-05)

Contact: Halima Ali HALIMA.ALI@hamotonu.edu | 8 hours/week

Collaborated with Simons Foundation scientists within the Stellarator Experiment Group to research non-axisymmetric magnetic plasma confinement configurations.
Evaluated operational trade-offs and structural stability between Tokamaks (ex. ITER, NSTX-U) and Stellarators.
Co-authored and presented findings on stellarator magnetic field geometry and plasma stability at the American Physical Society (APS) Physics Conference in Denver, CO.

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