Sophie Doumitt

• Summer Intern, Space Sciences Lab (SSL) at UC Berkeley, 2023

-Characterized relativistic electron loss during geomagnetic storms in the Van Allen Radiation Belt

-Applied Python code to analyze the change in electron flux during 168 geomagnetic storms in the Van Allen Radiation Belt from 1992-2004 with a superposed epoch analysis

-Leveraged NASA's SAMPEX satellite dataset and Omni Database to enhance the electron analysis displayed in a histogram plot, including:       

          interplanetary magnetic field, solar wind velocity, P dynamic pressure on Earth's magnetosphere, and SYM-H index 

-Used Python through Jupyter notebook to create all plots and graphs

• Assisted in testing NASA’s Cubesat Radio Interferometry Experiment (CURIE) at SSL at UC Berkeley

-The 6U cubesat, launching April 2024, uses digital radio receivers to determine the location and size of radio burst source regions like Coronal Mass Ejections (CME) and track their movement outward from the Sun

-Used an attenuator to simulate distance to test for communication success

• Speaker and presenter at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) conference in San Francisco on Examining the Geoeffectiveness of Geomagnetic Storms Using the Extensive SAMPEX Dataset (Scheduled for 12/15/23)
• Server and Barista, Sloopy's Beach Cafe, Manhattan Beach, 2022-Present
• Volunteer, Teen Tech Advisor and Co-lead, Culver City Senior Center, 2017-2020, Identify and resolve problems with computers and cell phone devices

• The Aerospace Corporation Academy Certificate Program (July 2021)
• Culver City Robotics Team 702 won FIRST Robotics Regional Competition, Monterey Bay CA 2019
• Attended Robotics FIRST Championships in Houston, Texas 2019
• Awarded MVP of Varsity Soccer Team as a freshman in high school 2017
• Awarded MVP of Santa Monica College soccer team 2022

• Conceived and led a high-altitude balloon launch and recovery (2020)

-Collected temperature, altitude, and pressure data from flight computer (raspberrypi) up to altitude 84,000 ft

-Led a team of five and constructed payload base; researched upper atmosphere prevailing winds to forecast payload recovery with GPS tracker; complied with FAA launch and recover regulations

-Featured on the cover of my city's newspaper: https://www.culvercitynews.org/culver-city-high-altitude-balloon-team-starts-a-new-journey-with-first-launch/

• Poster presentation at SSL on The Effect of Solar Wind IMF on Relativistic Radiation Belt Electrons (2023)
• Completed The Aerospace Corporation Academy STEM program (July 2021) Full-time, two week program

-Covered satellite ground systems, communications, artificial intelligence, systems engineering, cyber security, computer programming, data science

• Four years in Culver City High School's FIRST Robotics Club
• Attendee, Solar Wind 16 Conference in Asilomar, CA (2023)
• Attendee, Small Sat Conference in Logan, Utah (2018, 2019)
• Participated in Space Industry Forum at Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
• Seven years of experience playing Club Soccer (LA Galaxy, Santa Monica United)
• Three years playing Varsity Soccer at Culver City High School
• Culver City High School Marching and Concert Band (2018)
• Proficient and sight reading in alto saxophone, violin, and trumpet

• Founder, Culver City High-Altitude Balloon Team
• Captain, Technology Scouting and Networking on High School Robotics Team
• Co-lead, Tech Advisers for Culver City Senior Center
• Captain, Santa Monica College Women's Soccer, 2022
• Planner and Organizer, High School Robotics Team Factory Tour to Virgin Orbit Facility, Long Beach

• English, Spanish, French

-Proficient in Spanish (Advanced Placement Spanish IV class)

-Beginning French

• Travel:

-Mexico

-Costa Rica

-Lebanon

-UAE

-Italy

-United Kingdom

-Spain

-France