1. William R. D. Boyd III
325718 GA Tech Station
Atlanta, GA 30332
Cell Phone: 413.413.8469
Email: w.boyd@gatech.edu
Personal Information
Birthdate: January 9th, 1988
Birthplace: Chattanooga, TN
Citizenship: U.S. citizen
Education
• September 2002 – May 2006
High school
Homeschooled through Family Christian Academy, Chattanooga, TN
• September 2006 – December 2010 (expected graduation)
B.S. in Physics, B.S. in Computer Science
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
172 semester hours completed; 3.92 GPA cumulative through fall 2010
Presidential Scholar: Stamps Leadership Scholar
Georgia Tech Honors Program
Summer 2007 East Asia Study Abroad Program
Research Experience
• June – August 2009
Student Researcher, European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
Project: Design, implementation, and utilization of a computer simulation of CERN's GRID computing
network to optimize data allocation strategies for global performance and scalability issues
Skills: Extensive experience with software development in Java, C, and Python
• August 2008 – May 2009
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Dr. Walter De Heer Group, Georgia Tech Physics Department
Project: Characterizing nanopatterned epitaxial graphene
Skills: Experience with Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)
• July 2007 – May 2009
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Dr. Joseph Perry Group, Georgia Tech Chemistry & Biochemistry
Department
Project: Studying the photophysics including excited state spectra and lifetimes, fluorescence, and
two-photon absorption of chromophore-coated silver nanoparticles
Skills: Experience operating Q-switched lasers, time-correlated single photon counting (TC/SPC),
nanosecond and femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy, UV-vis spectroscopy, fluorimetry
Software Used: MATLAB, Mathematica, LabView, WinSpec, OriginPro 8, and ImageJ
Other Work-Related Experience
• May 2010 – August 2010
Georgia Tech College of Computing, Atlanta GA
Position: Teaching Assistant
Skills: Grading and providing technical assistance to students enrolled in “Objects and Design”, an
introductory software development course
• July 2003 – May 2006
Volunteer Pastilles, Dayton, TN
Position: Forklift Operator and Production Line Worker
Skills: Mechanical proficiency with pastellization equipment and instrumentation, shift supervision

2. • September 2002 – January 2004
Pro Muffler and Brakes, Dayton, TN
Position: Mechanic's Apprentice
Skills: Automobile oil changes and basic automobile repairs
Conferences Attended
• March 2010
INNOVATE Conference on globalization in Saigon, Vietnam and Tainan and Taipei, Taiwan
Georgia Tech student delegate
• November 2009
Southeastern Section of the American Physical Society (SESAPS) Meeting, Atlanta, GA
Powerpoint presentation, high energy physics section
“'Design and Implementation of a GRID Simulator”
• August 2009
Georgia Environmental Conference, Savannah, GA
Attendee
• November 2008
2008 Sigma Xi Annual Meeting & Student Research Conference, Washington, D.C.
Poster presentation, chemistry section
“Characterization of Silver Nanoparticle Plasmon Effects on Systems of Free and Bound
Chromophores”
• November 2008
19th Annual Argonne Symposium for Undergraduates, Argonne National Laboratory, IL
Powerpoint presentation, physical chemistry section
“Characterization of Silver Nanoparticle Plasmon Effects on Systems of Free and Bound
Chromophores”
Honors, Awards, and Achievements
• June 2010
Named to 2010 USA TODAY All-USA College Academic Team
• November 2009
Georgia Tech's E. Jo Baker Outstanding President's Scholar Award
• June – August 2009
CERN Summer Student Programme, Geneva, Switzerland
• April 2009
Georgia Tech’s H. Fukuyo Physics Undergraduate of the Year Award
• March 2009
Goldwater Scholarship Runner-up
Member, the winning team in the Georgia Tech InVenture Prize Competition
• February 2009
Member, 2nd-place team in the Ideas 2 Serve competition, Georgia Tech College of Management
• May – July 2008
NSF-MDITR REU Participant, Dr. Joseph Perry Group, Georgia Institute of Technology
• May 2008
Participant, Outward Bound Rainforest Expedition, Costa Rica

3. • January – May 2008
Georgia Tech’s President’s Undergraduate Research Award, Dr. Joseph Perry Group
• January 2008
Member, the winning team for Best Comedy award at Georgia Tech Campus MovieFest Finale
• April 2007
Honoree, Freshman Leadership Reception, Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society,
Georgia Tech Chapter
• July 2006
Earthwatch International Volunteer Research Program: Icelandic Glaciers, Skeidararjokull Glacier
• August 2006
Participant, Outward Bound Mountaineering Expedition, Mount of the Holy Cross, CO
• November 2005
Amelia Earhart Award, Civil Air Patrol, 2005
Computer Skills
Familiar with Linux (Debian-based), Windows (DOS, 95, 98, XP, Vista), Mac OS X. Proficient programming skills
in C, Java (some experience using J2EE, JPA, and Hibernate integrated with MySQL), Python, Smalltalk and
MATLAB. Moderate programming skills in C++, Mathematica and HTML. Data analysis experience with
MATLAB, Mathematica, LabView, WinSpec, OriginPro, ImageJ, GNUplot, and MatPlotLib. Experienced using
LaTeX for reports and presentations, and proficient with both Microsoft Office and Open Office.
Patents and Publications
• June 2010
US Provisional Patent Application
FLEXIBLE TUBE PHOTOBIOREACTOR FOR BIOMASS PRODUCTION AND POLLUTANT
MITIGATION
Serial No.: 61/356,059
• May 2010
US Provisional Patent Application
APPARATUS AND MEHTOD FOR DRYING OF BIOMASS SOLUTION
Serial No.: 61/164,145
Student Involvement
• July 2010 - Present
Member, Georgia Tech Presidential Scholars Program Task Force
• April 2010 – Present
Member, Board of Advisors, GT Trailblazers
• April 2009 – April 2010
Public Relations Chair, GT Trailblazers Executive Committee
• January 2010
Member, Campus MovieFest Team: The Amateur and Emotional High School
Both films placed in the top 16 films at Georgia Tech
• November 2008 – June 2010
President and Co-founder, Sora Corporation

4. • April 2008 – April 2009
Georgia Tech Student Government Association, Physics Representative
Member of Internal Development & Planning Committee, Amethyst Initiative Ad Hoc Committee, and the
Sustainability Task Force
• April 2008 – Present
Georgia Tech College of Sciences Undergraduate Advisory Committee
• April 2007 – April 2009
Vice President of Alternative Break Programs, GT Trailblazers Executive Committee
• January 2008
Team Leader, Campus MovieFest Team: The Price of HOPE
Won “Best Comedy” and “AT&T Best Pick” Awards at Georgia Tech Campus MovieFest Finale
• October 2007
Co-Leader, GT Trailblazers Alternative Fall Break, Dahlonega, GA
• April 2007 – April 2008
Lambda Sigma National Sophomore Honor Society, Georgia Tech Chapter
• March 2007 – September 2008
Co-Founder and Member, GT Honors Program Freshman Retreat Planning Committee
• October 2007 – May 2008
Member, Georgia Tech's Achieving a College Connection through Experienced Student Service
(ACCESS)
• March – November 2007
Project Tools Chair, TEAMBuzz (GT’s largest service organization) Executive Steering Committee
• March 2007
Co-Leader, Initial GT Trailblazers Alternative Spring Break, Harpers Ferry, WV
• January 2007
Co-Founder, “GT Trailblazers” Environmental Service and Outdoor Adventure Organization
• January 2007
Member, Campus MovieFest Team: Memento Mori
Hobbies and Interests
Activities and interests include hiking, backpacking, mountain biking, training for and competing in triathlons,
traveling around the world and a good conversation on politics and philosophy over a cup of coffee.