Experience

Icarus RT, Inc.

• United States
• Renewables & Environment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Materials Scientist

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  Responsible for project engineering, planning & management on Icarus’ commercial beta tests and early-stage funding opportunities totaling over $3M. Explored thermal and mechanical engineering in composite material hybrid solar photovoltaic/thermal systems, leading to a 10% increase in system performance. Lead on construction and installation, including coordination with third party manufacturing and EPC services, and assisted with test system design. Published and presented technical documentation on behalf of Icarus RT at domestic and international conferences. Show less



UC San Diego

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teaching Assistant

  • 2019 - 2021

  Taught undergraduate courses in physics and calculus. Offered academic guidance and assistance for students, evaluated student performance, and assisted with development of class curricula.

• Graduate Researcher

  • 2019 - 2020

  Supported Dr. Monica Allen of the UCSD Department of Physics in setting up and launching new lab to design and test components of radio frequency [RF] circuits. Research focus was on the development of microwave impedance microscopy imaging techniques to analyze quantum electronic properties of 2D layered heterostructures.Gained experience in RF circuit design, AFM, LTSpice, MATLAB, cleanroom/laboratory SOPs, and COMSOL Multiphysics. Authored SOPs for laboratory processes/instrumentation.Supported new laboratory installation with instrument specifications and connection layouts.Developed a model using COMSOL Multiphysics to simulate the quantum Hall effect. Show less



UC Santa Barbara

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Researcher

  • 2016 - 2017

  Worked in materials science lab conducting simulations on lattice structures to determine suitability for aircraft designs. Supervised by Dr. Matthew Begley in the Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials. Highlights: – Applied skills in Abaqus and SolidWorks to simulate deformation of small lattice elements to understand behavior in larger structure. – Built and put files under strain for principal investigator to evaluate how they deformed. Worked in materials science lab conducting simulations on lattice structures to determine suitability for aircraft designs. Supervised by Dr. Matthew Begley in the Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials. Highlights: – Applied skills in Abaqus and SolidWorks to simulate deformation of small lattice elements to understand behavior in larger structure. – Built and put files under strain for principal investigator to evaluate how they deformed.

• CCS Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship

  • 2015 - 2015

  Analyzed electron paramagnetic resonance [EPR] data for water glass transition on protein surface, under the tutelage of Dr. Song-i Han, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry. Worked in Python to determine fit method for data. Analyzed electron paramagnetic resonance [EPR] data for water glass transition on protein surface, under the tutelage of Dr. Song-i Han, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry. Worked in Python to determine fit method for data.