Experience

Dauphin Island Sea Lab

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graduate Student

  • Aug 2017 - Present

  I study sulfur cycling in the ocean, particularly how it relates to the production and specific fates of sulfur from the ubiquitous organosulfur compound, dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP). I study sulfur cycling in the ocean, particularly how it relates to the production and specific fates of sulfur from the ubiquitous organosulfur compound, dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP).



Polymer Chemical Technologies

• Vanderbilt University

• Chemical Engineering Intern

  • Aug 2016 - May 2017

  • Analyze and identify polymers from plastics involved in civil litigation cases through the use of FTIR, SEM imaging, and DSC • Organize and consult with colleagues to present the data collected, including reports, depositions, and trial testimony • Analyze and identify polymers from plastics involved in civil litigation cases through the use of FTIR, SEM imaging, and DSC • Organize and consult with colleagues to present the data collected, including reports, depositions, and trial testimony



Vanderbilt University Chemical Engineering Department

• Nashville, TN

• Research Assistant

  • Jun 2016 - May 2017

  • Transform E. coli DNA, grow colonies, induce protein expression, and perform several purifications, SDS-PAGE analyses, activity assays, and fluorescent assays • Perform single-molecule experiments to determine activity of enzymes on a molecular level using an optical trap • Transform E. coli DNA, grow colonies, induce protein expression, and perform several purifications, SDS-PAGE analyses, activity assays, and fluorescent assays • Perform single-molecule experiments to determine activity of enzymes on a molecular level using an optical trap



Vanderbilt University Sociology Department

• Nashville, TN

• Research Assistant

  • Oct 2014 - Apr 2015

  • Researched, read, and analyzed articles from print media with readership of more than 100,000 to find how green jobs are portrayed in the media • Researched, read, and analyzed articles from print media with readership of more than 100,000 to find how green jobs are portrayed in the media