Experience

Beilstein-Institut

• Germany
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Scientific Director

  • Feb 2021 - Present

  Member of the Board of Directors (Vorstand)

• Managing Editor, Beilstein Archives

  • Apr 2019 - Present

  Developed the concept for and launched a prepreint server for authors of the Beilstein Journalshttps://www.beilstein-archives.org/xiv/

• Managing Editor, Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology

  • May 2016 - Oct 2021

  www.bjnano.org

• Scientific Editor

  • Sep 2014 - Jan 2021



Free Journal Network

• https://freejournals.org/

• Founding Board Member, Secretary

  • May 2020 - Present

  A non-profit organization nurturing an ecosystem of high quality, open access, scholar-controlled journals with no author-facing charges. A non-profit organization nurturing an ecosystem of high quality, open access, scholar-controlled journals with no author-facing charges.



University of Regensburg

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Researcher / Visiting Assistant Professor

  • Oct 2011 - Sep 2014

  Development of a surface plasmon resonance imaging system to monitor changes in morphology of live confluent cells Raman Spectroscopy of graphene, upconverting nanoparticles, and various enzymatic reactions Characterization of upconverting nanoparticles for bio- and chemo-sensor applications Teaching duties for master's level bioanalytical experimental course in affinity sensors Development of a surface plasmon resonance imaging system to monitor changes in morphology of live confluent cells Raman Spectroscopy of graphene, upconverting nanoparticles, and various enzymatic reactions Characterization of upconverting nanoparticles for bio- and chemo-sensor applications Teaching duties for master's level bioanalytical experimental course in affinity sensors



The University of New Mexico

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Fellow - Chemical and Nuclear Engineering (CEET)

  • Oct 2009 - Sep 2011

  Development of novel microemulsion templated supports and non-Platinum cathode catalysts for fuel cell applications Optimization of hydrogen storage sorbent materials Characterization of energy conversion and storage materials Development of novel microemulsion templated supports and non-Platinum cathode catalysts for fuel cell applications Optimization of hydrogen storage sorbent materials Characterization of energy conversion and storage materials



Los Alamos National Laboratory

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Sep 2006 - Oct 2009

  Developed protocols for synthesis of ultra-pure, rare-earth doped fluorozirconate glasses for optical refrigeration applications Devised a novel non-contact temperature measurement technique for quality comparison of glasses *Received the LANL 2008 Distinguished Student Performance Award Developed protocols for synthesis of ultra-pure, rare-earth doped fluorozirconate glasses for optical refrigeration applications Devised a novel non-contact temperature measurement technique for quality comparison of glasses *Received the LANL 2008 Distinguished Student Performance Award



The University of New Mexico

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Aug 2002 - Aug 2009

  Studied optical refrigeration and spectroscopic properties of rare-earth doped glasses and crystals. Developed high power optical parametric oscillators. *Awarded an NSF-IGERT Research Fellowship Studied optical refrigeration and spectroscopic properties of rare-earth doped glasses and crystals. Developed high power optical parametric oscillators. *Awarded an NSF-IGERT Research Fellowship



NASA - Marshall Space Flight Center

• Research Assistant (Graduate and Undergraduate)

  • 1999 - 2002

  Synthesized dye-doped nanostructures to study the rate of spontaneous emission in dielectrics Developed silica aerogels and xerogels for reduced gravity missions Assembled time-correlated single photon counting system for investigation of aggregation kinetics through rotational dynamics of fluorescently labeled protein molecules Synthesized dye-doped nanostructures to study the rate of spontaneous emission in dielectrics Developed silica aerogels and xerogels for reduced gravity missions Assembled time-correlated single photon counting system for investigation of aggregation kinetics through rotational dynamics of fluorescently labeled protein molecules



The University of Alabama in Huntsville

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • 1998 - 1999

  Characterized diffraction and aberrations from random faceted Fresnel reflectors. Analyzed spectrum content in simulated solar illumination. Evaluated prototype thin film Fresnel optics for space based solar thermal propulsion applications. Constructed and operated a heliostat for a solar calorimetry experiment. Characterized diffraction and aberrations from random faceted Fresnel reflectors. Analyzed spectrum content in simulated solar illumination. Evaluated prototype thin film Fresnel optics for space based solar thermal propulsion applications. Constructed and operated a heliostat for a solar calorimetry experiment.