Experience

Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC)

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  Exploring and optimizing the use of an alpha-proteobacterium Novosphingobium aromaticivorans to convert depolymerized lignin monomers into 2-pyrone-4,6-dicarboxylic acid (PDC), a platform chemical with potential in sustainable bioplastics and environmental decontamination. This research is developing in the Dr. Tim Donohue and Dr. Dan Noguera lab and is guided by the mission of the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) to create sustainable and economically viable products from bioenergy crops into promote a greener economy. Show less



Texas A&M University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Aug 2020 - May 2021

  Creating and analyzing composites of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) with nanocellulose fillers (NCF) under the supervision of Dr. Joshua Yuan, Dr. Wei Liu, and Dr. Susie Dai. Our research is focused on enhancing the mechanical strength, specifically tensile strength, of PHA for potential uses as a replacement to conventional plastic. By developing samples of PHA with various NCF concentrations, PHA polymers, casting methods, and more, characterization and testing of the composites will help determine how the addition of NCF affects the physical properties of the material. Show less



Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture

• United States
• International Trade and Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Undergraduate Student Researcher

  • Jan 2020 - May 2020

  Interdisciplinary research led by Dr. Lindsay Sansom and the Borlaug Institute at Texas A&M University for the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Small Scale Irrigation (ILSSI). Gathered current literature on the use, considerations, and impacts of cold storages designed for smallholder farmers in Africa, Southeast Asia, and South America. Created a literature review on cold storage technologies implemented and designed to help rural farmers around the world to reduce global food waste and lack of resources available to underdeveloped regions everywhere. Show less

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Mar 2019 - Dec 2019

  Worked in Dr. Antony-Babu's lab in the Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology. Focused on studying the effects of microbiomes within the rhizosphere on phenotypic growth and DNA extraction and analysis from roots and soils. Worked in Dr. Antony-Babu's lab in the Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology. Focused on studying the effects of microbiomes within the rhizosphere on phenotypic growth and DNA extraction and analysis from roots and soils.