Education: 2004 – current PhD Candidate (expected, Spring 2010) in Astronomy, Columbia May 2007 M.Phil in Astronomy, Columbia University May 2006 M.A. in Astronomy, Columbia University 2001 B.Sc. in Physics, University of California, Santa Cruz 
Research Experience and Current Projects:
Current Built and successfully flew FIREBall (Faint Intergalactic Redshifted Emission balloon) spectrograph. Initial science results will be the first measurements of the intergalactic and circumgalactic medium in emission. (Thesis work with D. Schiminovich) Used GALEX spectra of candidate supernovae Type Ia progenitors to differentiate powering mechanisms (Work with J. Sokoloski). 2003-2004 Research Associate at Columbia University Cataloguing extended sources in MAGPIS (Work with D. Helfand) Z-Cam type Cataclysmic Variables (Work with J. Patterson) . 2001-2002 Research Scientist at Add-Vision, Scotts Valley, CA. I designed and built the first screen printed polymer LED. 1998-2000 Research Assistant for Dr. Sue Carter, Physics Dept., UCSC. 1995 REU participant, Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory, La Serena, Chile. High-z Quasar Search (Work with M. Smith). Patents: US Patent No. 7,115,216 : “Screen Printable Electroluminescent Polymer Ink”, Susan A. Carter, John G. Victor, Sarah Tuttle, and Jane Breeden (Filed 2002, Issued 2006) Technical Expertise: IDL, IRAF, AIPS, Cloudy, ENZO Analysis and Visualization, SolidWorks, Zemax Field Experience: Spring 2009 Integration and flight of FIREBall (science), Fort Sumner, NM Summer 2007 Integration and flight of FIREBall (engineering), Palestine, TX Publications: The FIREBall fiber-fed UV spectrograph, Sarah E. Tuttle, David Schiminovich, Bruno Milliard, Robert Grange, Chistopher D. Martin, Shahinur Rahman, Jean-Michel Deharveng, Ryan McLean, Gordon Tajiri, Matusz Matuszewski. Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy II. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 7014 MAGPIS: A Multi-Array Galactic Plan Imaging Survey, David J. Helfand, Robert H. Becker, Richard L. White, Adam Fallon, Sarah Tuttle. astro-ph/0510468, AJ, Volume 131, Issue 5 Temperature-dependent recombination in polymer composite light emitting diodes, L. Bozano, S.E. Tuttle, S.A. Carter. Applied Physics Letters, V73, Issue 26, December 28, 1998. Teaching & Outreach: 2009 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast, “Astronomical Ballooning” 2008 Columbia Outreach Public Lecture 2007 Café Science Invited Speaker 2005-2007 Head Teaching Assistant, Columbia University 2004-2007 Public Outreach Coordinator, Columbia University 2002-2004 MDM, Arizona: Extensive observing runs on 1.3m and 2.4 telescopes. Time series photometry and H imaging. Trained community members in telescope operations.