Experience

PARC

• United States
• Research Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Research Area Manager

  • Dec 2020 - Present

  I am leading the Photonic Systems research area within the Hardware Research and Technology Laboratory at PARC. We are a team of curious scientists combining photonic research excellence and many years of experience in optical systems modeling and engineering. Our current research interests range from human health monitoring to structural health monitoring platforms and combine hardware and data analytics solutions for Xerox, government agencies and commercial clients.R&D projects- PI of NIH R33 grant developing a high-throughput microfluidic screening platform for cancer drug discovery- Development and commercialization of fiber optic sensing technology for remote monitoring of the health of critical infrastructure and high-voltage assets- Development of advanced additive manufacturing solutions

• Staff Research Scientist

  • Jun 2018 - Nov 2020

  Design and develop scalable and high-throughput optical technologies for biomedical, sensing, and novel printing applications. Technical leader and contributor to multiple R&D projects, including government, commercial, and internal R&D projects.R&D projects- Invention and development of low-cost next-generation digital packaging solution- Invention and demonstration of high-speed 3D printing technologies- Development of continuous human health monitoring solutions- Filed 9 patents in the areas of 3D printing, biotechnology, digital packaging, micro-assemblyLeadership- Selected for Xerox Vista, a 12-month high-visibility career-acceleration program (60 Xerox employees)- Fellow of the 2020 Leadership Academy by the German Scholars Organization (25 international German-speaking scientists)- Attended 2.5-day Maximizing Your Leadership Potential workshop at Center of Creative Leadership- Selected for the 70th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting (600 international young scientists)- Proud member of team WHOW (Women helping other women) developing a conversational AI chatbot designed to assist those seeking information about unemployment benefits and COVID-19 pandemic relief programs

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Oct 2016 - May 2018

  Development of a micro-assembly printer for customised manufacturing of complex smart structures that bridge nano to micro scales in DARPA's Atoms to Products program (A2P).- Developed deterministic parallel micro-object assembly on a 2D active matrix, sorting, and transfer- Led software development and testing of micro-object printer platform- Invented, implemented, and tested sophisticated closed-loop and open-loop control algorithms



University of Oxford

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Doctoral Researcher

  • Oct 2011 - Jul 2016

  Developed internalization method for fluorescently-labeled biomolecules (e.g., nucleic acids, proteins) into live bacteria and established single-molecule fluorescence detection, FRET, and super-resolution imaging in vivo. Studied the structure and conformational dynamics of proteins and DNA-protein interactions during gene expression in living cells. Developed internalization method for fluorescently-labeled biomolecules (e.g., nucleic acids, proteins) into live bacteria and established single-molecule fluorescence detection, FRET, and super-resolution imaging in vivo. Studied the structure and conformational dynamics of proteins and DNA-protein interactions during gene expression in living cells.



Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences

• Germany
• Research
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Researcher at MPI for Experimental Medicine

  • Feb 2010 - May 2010

  Assembled and aligned a two-photon laser-scanning microscope for studying molecular and cellular mechanisms of neuron-glia interactions in living mice. Assembled and aligned a two-photon laser-scanning microscope for studying molecular and cellular mechanisms of neuron-glia interactions in living mice.



Stanford University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Researcher at Depts. of Biology and Applied Physics

  • Jul 2009 - Oct 2009

  Improved the performance of High-NA GRIN micro-lens imaging systems in miniaturized microscopes for deep tissue imaging in freely moving mice. Improved the performance of High-NA GRIN micro-lens imaging systems in miniaturized microscopes for deep tissue imaging in freely moving mice.