Hi! I'm Logan Chipkin. I'm a freelance writer and tutor. I love reading about all sorts of things, and I'm always trying to learn something new. I look forward to exploring ideas and solving problems

Logan's resume

Education
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Atlantic City High School- Atlantic City, NJ 2007-2011 Valedictorian
University of Pennsylvania- Philadelphia, PA 2011-2015 Bachelor of Arts: Physics, Concentration in Business and Technology
GPA: 3.05/4
Relevant Coursework: Introductory Physics I & II, Calculus I-IV, Astrophysics I & II, Microeconomics, Analytical Mechanics, Wave Mechanics, Quantum Mechanics, Chinese I-IV University Houston- Houston, Texas Current Degree Expected: Master’s in Biology (Evolution)
Cumulative GPA: 3.8

UBS WEALTH MANAGEMENT WEEHAWKEN,NJ
BUSINESS ANALYST 2015-2017
• Executed against technology roadmaps for Executive Compensation Plan Administrative Services.

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON HOUSTON,TX
RESEARCHER/GRADUATE STUDENT CURRENT
• Research focusing on applicability of branching processes to asexual populations that are mathematically guaranteed to go extinct. Methods include Python code simulations, exploration of theory via Taylor expansions, special cases, and asymptotic limits.
• The preprint of our manuscript can be found here: (concealed information)
2018/10/22/448563.
• Teach Introductory Biology Lab to undergraduate students, which includes both lecture and experimental components. Topics of study include evolution, acids & bases, the scientific method, ecology, genetics, and selection & genetic drift.
• (concealed information)

TALKS
• Talk on “Muller’s Ratchet in Asexual Populations Doomed to Extinction” at University of Houston Evolutionary Supergroup meeting, 2018.

VARIOUS PUBLICATIONS
WRITER/CONTRIBUTOR CURRENT
• Wrote and published a fantasy novel, Heart of Ice, in 2014.
• Write articles/interviews for several publications including Quillette, Merion West, Areo, and
Arc Digital. Articles focus on philosophy, science, culture, and economics.
• Published interview with Dr. Steve Stewart-Williams at Quillette.
• Published interview with Dr. Lewis Dartnell at Quillette.
• Published book review of Infinite Powers at Merion West.
• Published article entitled “The Mirror Test” at Merion West.
• Published book review of The Ape That Understood The Universe at Areo.
• Published article entitled “People, Memes, and the History of Evolution” at Areo. • Published article entitled “Five Lessons From the Trial of Socrates” at Areo.
• Published article entitled “Open Ideas” at The Libertarian Institute.
• Published article entitled “The Evolution of Knowledge” at Arc Digital.
Experience