Warren Cheng's Resume

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EDUCATION
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY Sept. 2008 to Present
TOWNSEND HARRIS HIGH SCHOOL Sept. 2004 to June 2008
� Cumulative GPA: 96.9
� SAT: 2050; Critical Reading: 660; Math: 690; Writing: 700
� SAT II Math IIC: 790; SAT II Chemistry: 730
QUEENS COLLEGE Aug. 2006 to May 2008
� Participated in College Preparatory and CollegeNOW programs

JOB EXPERIENCE
THE COLUMBIA BUSINESS SCHOOL: EXECUTIVE EDUCATION Oct. 2008 to Feb. 2009
� As a Work Study student, performed administrative and clerical work.
NYC SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY July 2008 to Aug. 2008
� Interned at STV, Inc., an engineering and construction management firm, as an engineering clerk.
� Contacted state-wide contractors for bids on a million-dollar apartment complex rehabilitation project in Washington Heights.
� Handled administrative and clerical work

EXTRA CURRICULAR
COLUMBIA LABORATORY FOR UNCONVENTIONAL ELECTRONICS (CLUE) Feb. 2009 to Present
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
� Columbia Japan Society � Organizational Committee Member Sept. 2008 to Present
MINDS MATTER Oct. 2006 to May 2008
� A mentoring/college preparatory program geared towards students of low-income families
� Participated as a mentee: developed communication, writing, and life skills
LABORATORY FOR NANO AND MICRO PHOTONICS AT QUEENS COLLEGE July 2006 to Mar. 2008
� Conducted research in developing a photonic microcavity structure for real-time DNA detection possibilities in the Terahertz region
� Conducted research in developing a flexible quantum dot embedded photonic crystal light emitter
� Worked with white light/infrared spectrometers, spincoating machines, argon-ion lasers, and scientific graphing and theoretical programs such as Origin and MatLab
PARKCHESTER REGIONAL BRANCH LIBRARY Feb. 2005 to Aug. 2007
� Handled various clerical work as a library volunteer
� Completed over 200 hours of community service
FLUSHING LIBRARY Oct. 2006 to May 2007
� Worked with children from the age of 5 to 12 with artistic craft creation as a volunteer
TOWNSEND HARRIS HIGH SCHOOL
� FIRST Robotics Team Member Jan. 2008 to June 2008
� Latin Club President/Team Captain Oct. 2006 to June 2008
� Science Olympiad Team Member Oct. 2004 to June 2008
� Key Club Member Oct. 2004 to June 2007
� The Classic (School Newspaper) Photographer Oct. 2004 to June 2007

AWARDS AND HONORS
� San Kiang Youth Scholarship Recipient Jan. 2009
� Professor William H. Reinmuth Scholarship Recipient Aug. 2008
� Joseph and Claire Flom Foundation Scholarship Recipient May 2008
� Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Recipient May 2008
� BP Community Scholarship Program Recipient May 2008
� New York Science and Engineering Fair (NYCSEF), 2nd Place in Physics Mar. 2008
� NYC Junior Science and Humanities Symposia, 2nd Place in Physics Mar. 2008
� New York State Science Honor Society (3rd Year Recipient) Mar. 2008
� Mu Alpha Theta � Math Honor Society (2nd Year Recipient) Mar. 2008
� Archon Honor Society (3rd Year Recipient) Feb. 2008
� Arista National Honor Society (3rd Year Recipient) Nov. 2007
� Suffolk County Latin Certamen (Level III and II), 2nd place awards Mar. 2008, 2007
� National Latin Exam (Level III to I ) Two Silver, One Gold Medals Mar. 2008, 2007 , 2006
� Science Olympiad Regional Competition (One 1st Place, and One 5th Place Medal) Feb. 2008
� Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), 3rd Place May 2007
� Bronx Science Latin Certamen , 3rd and 1st Place respectively June 2008, May. 2007
� New York Science and Engineering Fair (NYCSEF), Winner/Finalist Mar. 2007
� Science Olympiad Regional Competition (Two 1st Place and One 3rd Place Medals) Feb. 2007
� Medusa Mythology Exam, Silver Medal Mar. 2006
� Honorable Recognition in the �One Region/A Palette of Diversity� Art Exhibition Mar. 2008

SKILLS
TECHNICAL PROGRAMS
� Origin : Used in scientific data analysis; a graphing and calculation software
� MatLab : A numerical calculation, simulation, and imaging software
LANGUAGES
� CHINESE � Shanghainese � Native Language; Mandarin
� SPANISH - 4 Years experience
� JAPANESE - 2 Years experience

NOTABLE COURSEWORK
� Humanities Seminar (B+) and Japanese 102 (A+), Queens College (Pre College) Spring 2007
� Humanities Seminar (A-) and Japanese 101 (A+), Queens College (Pre College) Fall 2007
� Experiment in International Living Program to Japan Summer 2007
� CollegeNOW: Introduction to Philosophy (A+), Queens College Fall 2006
� Participated in the Howard Hughes Summer Research Program Summer 2006
� �What is DNA?� 5-week course, The Museum of Natural History Dec. 2005 to Jan. 2006