Bio
Captain Simeon R. Hanks is an Instructor in the Department of Physics and Meteorology at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Capt Hanks entered the Air Force in 2016 after commissioning from Officer Training School. He received his Master of Science in Applied Physics from the Air Force Institute of Technology in 2021. Most recently, Capt Hanks served as a science and technology analyst at the Air Force Research Laboratory in Kirtland, AFB, NM.
Education
Master of Science, Applied Physics, Air Force Institute of Technology, Ohio (2021)
Bachelor of Science, Physics, Augusta University, Georgia (2014)
Professional Experience
Instructor of Physics, Department of Physics and Meteorology, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado. (2021-Present)
Graduate Student, Air Force Institute of Technology, Ohio (2019-2021)
Science and Technology Analyst, Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico. (2018-2019)
High Powered Microwave Research Physicist, Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico. (2016-2018)
Honors & Awards
Air Force Achievement Medal
Army Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal
Research and Scholarly Interests
Quantum Computing
Artificial Intelligence
Parallel Computing
Condensed Matter Physics
Publications
Hanks, Simeon R. “Error Detection in Quantum Algorithms” Air Force Institute of Technology, Thesis (2021).
Simeon Hanks, Trinanjan Datta, and Jaan Oitmaa. “Exact solution and high-temperature series expansion study of the one-fifth-depleted square-lattice Ising model” Phys. Rev. E 87, 062143 (2013)