Experience

University of Utah

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  Fabrication of Ga2O3 diodes

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Jun 2020 - Present

  I am part of the AFOSR MURI Ga2O3 project, where the defects of gallium oxide (Ga2O3) are studied. Identification of Ga2O3 and aluminum gallium oxide (AGO) using PL, PL mapping, SEM, TEM, and AFM to distinguish extended defects. Investigated (AlxGa1-x)2O3 and its defects using transmission and PL. Discovered “Sympetalous defect” in Ga2O3 epitaxial films. Investigated (AlxGa1-x)2O3 and its defects using transmission and PL. Fabricated devices in clean room to study the effects of… Show more I am part of the AFOSR MURI Ga2O3 project, where the defects of gallium oxide (Ga2O3) are studied. Identification of Ga2O3 and aluminum gallium oxide (AGO) using PL, PL mapping, SEM, TEM, and AFM to distinguish extended defects. Investigated (AlxGa1-x)2O3 and its defects using transmission and PL. Discovered “Sympetalous defect” in Ga2O3 epitaxial films. Investigated (AlxGa1-x)2O3 and its defects using transmission and PL. Fabricated devices in clean room to study the effects of changing the electric field and measuring PL of Ga2O3.

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Jan 2022 - Apr 2022

  – ECE 6310 Grader: Advanced Electromagnetic Fileds Mentored students and aided them in understanding course materials and homework. Main contact for students when the professor was unavailable for a month (newborn).

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Jan 2021 - May 2021

  – ECE 2280 Lab: Fundamentals for Engineering Electronics Promoted to head TA which organized, prepped, and lead labs. Sent out announcements, answered TA’s questions, created rubrics while keeping professor updated.

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2020 - Dec 2020

  – ECE 5320 / 6320 Lab: Microwave Engineering – ECE 2280 Lab: Fundamentals for Engineering Electronics Acted as lead TA preparing materials and instructions for other TAs. Developed new labs from scratch for the new online class (due to covid). Showed initiative in creating new teaching materials, including MATLAB codes, rubrics, and short lectures to aid students with their labs. Since not all students knew how to use Matlab and it was not a requirement, it was necessary to either… Show more – ECE 5320 / 6320 Lab: Microwave Engineering – ECE 2280 Lab: Fundamentals for Engineering Electronics Acted as lead TA preparing materials and instructions for other TAs. Developed new labs from scratch for the new online class (due to covid). Showed initiative in creating new teaching materials, including MATLAB codes, rubrics, and short lectures to aid students with their labs. Since not all students knew how to use Matlab and it was not a requirement, it was necessary to either make programs they could use or teach some basic Matlab.

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Jan 2019 - May 2020

  I am part of the AFOSR MURI Ga2O3 project, where the defects of gallium oxide (Ga2O3) are studied. Characterized newly created process of making nano-thin Ga2O3 films over > 1 mm2 area using optical microscopy, AFM, XPS, Raman spectroscopy, PL, and TEM.

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Jan 2019 - May 2019

  – ECE 2210 Grader: Electrical and Computer Engineering for Nonmajors Mentored over 100 students. I aided them in understanding course materials and homework. Graded homework (2 homework assignments due per week).

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2018 - Dec 2018

  – ECE 2210 Lab: Electrical and Computer Engineering for Nonmajors – ECE 2280 Lab: Fundamentals for Engineering Electronics – ECE 5201 Grader: Physics of Nano-Electronics and Related Devices Developed teaching materials including tutorials and short lectures to aid students with their labs. Updated labs to match new software that students would be using. Mentored students in understanding both labs and homework in conjunction with other TAs.



University of Utah

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Jul 2017 - Apr 2018

  Part of a group creating a less invasive, high resolution, deep brain imaging device. By using a cannula and fast-Fourier-transform of the signal collected, a smaller, less invasive method can be used to image within the brain. I worked on improving the system by re-designing it, fabricating new components, and improving the software program. I fabricated components that were used to improve the calibration process. I used computational techniques such as space-variant point-spread function… Show more Part of a group creating a less invasive, high resolution, deep brain imaging device. By using a cannula and fast-Fourier-transform of the signal collected, a smaller, less invasive method can be used to image within the brain. I worked on improving the system by re-designing it, fabricating new components, and improving the software program. I fabricated components that were used to improve the calibration process. I used computational techniques such as space-variant point-spread function (SV-PSF) and Tikhonov regularization to reconstruct and smooth reconstructed images (using Matlab and LabVIEW software). Images were taken of neurons and their dendrites which express green fluorescing proteins (GFP) and microglia which express red fluorescing proteins (td-Tomato). Show less Part of a group creating a less invasive, high resolution, deep brain imaging device. By using a cannula and fast-Fourier-transform of the signal collected, a smaller, less invasive method can be used to image within the brain. I worked on improving the system by re-designing it, fabricating new components, and improving the software program. I fabricated components that were used to improve the calibration process. I used computational techniques such as space-variant point-spread function… Show more Part of a group creating a less invasive, high resolution, deep brain imaging device. By using a cannula and fast-Fourier-transform of the signal collected, a smaller, less invasive method can be used to image within the brain. I worked on improving the system by re-designing it, fabricating new components, and improving the software program. I fabricated components that were used to improve the calibration process. I used computational techniques such as space-variant point-spread function (SV-PSF) and Tikhonov regularization to reconstruct and smooth reconstructed images (using Matlab and LabVIEW software). Images were taken of neurons and their dendrites which express green fluorescing proteins (GFP) and microglia which express red fluorescing proteins (td-Tomato). Show less



New Mexico State University

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Reseacher

  • Aug 2016 - May 2017

  The material properties of LaAlO3 using Ellipsometry. Measured the pseudo-dielectric function and transmission of LaAlO3 and calculated the absorption coefficients. Calculated the Direct and indirect band gap of LaAlO3 using the absorption coefficients. Created a model describing the dielectric function of LaAlO3 using parametric oscillators and looked at the critical points. The material properties of LaAlO3 using Ellipsometry. Measured the pseudo-dielectric function and transmission of LaAlO3 and calculated the absorption coefficients. Calculated the Direct and indirect band gap of LaAlO3 using the absorption coefficients. Created a model describing the dielectric function of LaAlO3 using parametric oscillators and looked at the critical points.



Professional Education at the University of Utah

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Student researcher for a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)

  • May 2016 - Aug 2016

  Completed an REU through the MRSEC department researching negative differential resistance of resonant tunneling diodes made of 2-dimensional (2D) materials (WSe2 and HfSe2). Developed skills to design and build diodes by exfoliating flakes of the materials, spin coating photoresist, CAD designing leads, exposing photoresist with an e-beam, evaporating gold, and removing excess gold through lift-off. Experienced gowning and working in a clean room. Devices used included an atomic force… Show more Completed an REU through the MRSEC department researching negative differential resistance of resonant tunneling diodes made of 2-dimensional (2D) materials (WSe2 and HfSe2). Developed skills to design and build diodes by exfoliating flakes of the materials, spin coating photoresist, CAD designing leads, exposing photoresist with an e-beam, evaporating gold, and removing excess gold through lift-off. Experienced gowning and working in a clean room. Devices used included an atomic force microscope (AFM), scanning electron microscope (SEM), and probe station with a Keithley 2400 source meter unit. Show less Completed an REU through the MRSEC department researching negative differential resistance of resonant tunneling diodes made of 2-dimensional (2D) materials (WSe2 and HfSe2). Developed skills to design and build diodes by exfoliating flakes of the materials, spin coating photoresist, CAD designing leads, exposing photoresist with an e-beam, evaporating gold, and removing excess gold through lift-off. Experienced gowning and working in a clean room. Devices used included an atomic force… Show more Completed an REU through the MRSEC department researching negative differential resistance of resonant tunneling diodes made of 2-dimensional (2D) materials (WSe2 and HfSe2). Developed skills to design and build diodes by exfoliating flakes of the materials, spin coating photoresist, CAD designing leads, exposing photoresist with an e-beam, evaporating gold, and removing excess gold through lift-off. Experienced gowning and working in a clean room. Devices used included an atomic force microscope (AFM), scanning electron microscope (SEM), and probe station with a Keithley 2400 source meter unit. Show less



New Mexico State University

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Udergraduate Researcher

  • Feb 2016 - May 2016

  Assisted in determining optical properties of (LaAlO3)0.3(Sr2AlTaO6)0.35 (LSAT) using Ellipsometry. This was done by investigating the temperature dependence of the pseudo-dielectric function, transmission data, and calculated absorption coefficients. Also deriving the temperature-dependent data of the direct and indirect band gaps and modeling the direct band gaps verses temperature using a Bose-Einstein model. Assisted in determining optical properties of (LaAlO3)0.3(Sr2AlTaO6)0.35 (LSAT) using Ellipsometry. This was done by investigating the temperature dependence of the pseudo-dielectric function, transmission data, and calculated absorption coefficients. Also deriving the temperature-dependent data of the direct and indirect band gaps and modeling the direct band gaps verses temperature using a Bose-Einstein model.



Los Alamos National Laboratory

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Intern

  • Dec 2015 - Jan 2016

  Continuation of summer internship under highly experienced metrologists focusing on a standards drift. Evaluated various standards used in other calibrations such as resistors, capacitors, and inductors and then developed a program to evaluate trends for these standards and used it to evaluate drift to determine a standard's future values. Continuation of summer internship under highly experienced metrologists focusing on a standards drift. Evaluated various standards used in other calibrations such as resistors, capacitors, and inductors and then developed a program to evaluate trends for these standards and used it to evaluate drift to determine a standard's future values.



New Mexico State University

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Researcher

  • Oct 2015 - Dec 2015

  Assisted in determining the molecular electronic transitions of Geranium and Geranium on Silicon using Ellipsometry. This was done by measuring the initial, secondary, and third transition states of the samples. Modeling the dielectric function and second derivative of the dielectric function using a Savizky-Golay algorithm. Then deriving the critical points of the molecular electron transition of samples, graphing the trend with changing temperature using a Bose-Einstein expression. Assisted in determining the molecular electronic transitions of Geranium and Geranium on Silicon using Ellipsometry. This was done by measuring the initial, secondary, and third transition states of the samples. Modeling the dielectric function and second derivative of the dielectric function using a Savizky-Golay algorithm. Then deriving the critical points of the molecular electron transition of samples, graphing the trend with changing temperature using a Bose-Einstein expression.



Los Alamos National Laboratory

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Intern

  • Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  Calibrated various instruments, including Meters (including volt, current, and multi Meters), Gages (including temperature, pressure, calipers, and micrometers ...), Oscilloscopes, Timers, and Clocks. Created automated calibration procedures using Met Cal software. Calculated measurement uncertainties and tolerances using a 4:1 TUR (Test Uncertainty Ratio) or Guard Banding to ensure conformance to the manufacturer-specified limits. Determined measurement uncertainty through Gaussian/Normal… Show more Calibrated various instruments, including Meters (including volt, current, and multi Meters), Gages (including temperature, pressure, calipers, and micrometers ...), Oscilloscopes, Timers, and Clocks. Created automated calibration procedures using Met Cal software. Calculated measurement uncertainties and tolerances using a 4:1 TUR (Test Uncertainty Ratio) or Guard Banding to ensure conformance to the manufacturer-specified limits. Determined measurement uncertainty through Gaussian/Normal distribution and RMS (root mean square), took into account drift/wear, history of Device Under Test (DUT), temperature, humidity, and uncertainties of standards used. Completed Verification and Validation of calibration procedures. Show less Calibrated various instruments, including Meters (including volt, current, and multi Meters), Gages (including temperature, pressure, calipers, and micrometers ...), Oscilloscopes, Timers, and Clocks. Created automated calibration procedures using Met Cal software. Calculated measurement uncertainties and tolerances using a 4:1 TUR (Test Uncertainty Ratio) or Guard Banding to ensure conformance to the manufacturer-specified limits. Determined measurement uncertainty through Gaussian/Normal… Show more Calibrated various instruments, including Meters (including volt, current, and multi Meters), Gages (including temperature, pressure, calipers, and micrometers ...), Oscilloscopes, Timers, and Clocks. Created automated calibration procedures using Met Cal software. Calculated measurement uncertainties and tolerances using a 4:1 TUR (Test Uncertainty Ratio) or Guard Banding to ensure conformance to the manufacturer-specified limits. Determined measurement uncertainty through Gaussian/Normal distribution and RMS (root mean square), took into account drift/wear, history of Device Under Test (DUT), temperature, humidity, and uncertainties of standards used. Completed Verification and Validation of calibration procedures. Show less



The Ridgeback Café

• Jemez Springs NM

• Busgirl and Waitress

  • Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

  Summer job at a small café involved cleaning dishes and successfully improving the kitchen’s cleanliness and organization. Enhanced the restaurant's efficiency by rolling silverware, prep cooking, and helping wherever needed, including waitressing or doing yardwork outside the café. Summer job at a small café involved cleaning dishes and successfully improving the kitchen’s cleanliness and organization. Enhanced the restaurant's efficiency by rolling silverware, prep cooking, and helping wherever needed, including waitressing or doing yardwork outside the café.