Experience

CMC Materials

• United States
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Formulation Scientist

  • Jan 2020 - Present



Cabot Microelectronics

• United States
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Research Scientist

  • Aug 2017 - Jan 2020

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University of Illinois Chicago

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• PhD Graduate Research Assistant

  • Aug 2012 - May 2017

  My research in Dr. Neal Mankad's lab has consisted of independently designing, synthesizing, purifying and characterizing tetracopper-sulfide complexes that functionally and structurally model natural metalloenzyme active sites. My highly developed understanding of inorganic coordination chemistry resulted in the successful assembly of complicated tetracopper-sulfide complexes; which have been recognized in publications by high impact factor journals (Journal of the American Chemical Society, Inorganic Chemistry and Chemical Communications). Characterizations of these sophisticated model compounds has developed my extensive knowledge in conducting and analyzing data by a variety of spectroscopic techniques (i.e. X-ray crystallography, NMR, GC-MS, IR, UV-Vis spectroscopies and cyclic voltammetry). Show less



Chicago State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Jan 2009 - May 2012

  During my undergraduate term, I worked in Dr. Robert LeSuer's lab investigating copper- based dyes in dye sensitized solar cells as more cost-efficient means compared to ruthenium- based dyes. I specifically optimized the electronic properties in copper-based dyes using different organic ligands and routinely analyzed the efficiency of new copper solar cells by open circuit measurement techniques. Synthesis of copper-based dye compounds was achieved, but demonstrated limited efficiency in harnessing light energy compared to ruthenium congeners. Show less



University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• National Science Foundation- Research Experience for Undergraduates

  • May 2011 - Aug 2011

  To further expand my laboratory techniques and skills, I accepted a summer internship opportunity during the summer of 2011 where I worked in Dr. Catherine Murphy’s lab at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). My research involved exploring protein folding and aggregation on charged, curved surfaces using gold nanoparticles. Utilizing UV-Vis spectroscopy and fluorimetry measurements, I was proficient in extracting the protein aggregation concentrations using quantitative analysis of the collected data. My research endeavors after three months resulted in a publication in the Langmuir journal. Show less