Experience

Electroninks Incorporated

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Scientist

  • Oct 2022 - Present

  Lead a team of engineers and technicians in delivering next-generation, metal complex inks for advanced electronics. Lead a team of engineers and technicians in delivering next-generation, metal complex inks for advanced electronics.



Azimuth Corporation

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Scientist III

  • Oct 2020 - Oct 2022

  • Synthesis and processing of sulfur-based polymers for high refractive index, mid-wave infrared optics • Utilization of inverse vulcanization to incorporate bulk sulfur within liquid crystalline polymer networks • Development of a UV-curable, sulfur-based polymer resin • Characterization of optical and thermomechanical properties of developed sulfur polymers • Synthesis and processing of sulfur-based polymers for high refractive index, mid-wave infrared optics • Utilization of inverse vulcanization to incorporate bulk sulfur within liquid crystalline polymer networks • Development of a UV-curable, sulfur-based polymer resin • Characterization of optical and thermomechanical properties of developed sulfur polymers



The University of Texas at Dallas

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Aug 2016 - Oct 2020

  • Synthesized and developed stimuli-responsive liquid crystalline polymer composite systems capable of controlled, tunable mechanical and actuation properties toward human-interfacing devices. • Developed direct ink writing (3D printing process) to align and fabricate liquid crystal elastomers actuators. • Developed a 3-D printable liquid metal (EGaIn), liquid crystal actuator. • Characterized mechanical and thermomechanical properties of natural and synthetic polymer systems (DMA… Show more • Synthesized and developed stimuli-responsive liquid crystalline polymer composite systems capable of controlled, tunable mechanical and actuation properties toward human-interfacing devices. • Developed direct ink writing (3D printing process) to align and fabricate liquid crystal elastomers actuators. • Developed a 3-D printable liquid metal (EGaIn), liquid crystal actuator. • Characterized mechanical and thermomechanical properties of natural and synthetic polymer systems (DMA, DSC). • Characterized rheological behavior of liquid crystalline oligomer inks. • Investigated morphology and surface characterization of various polymer systems (POM, SEM, Keyence imaging). Show less • Synthesized and developed stimuli-responsive liquid crystalline polymer composite systems capable of controlled, tunable mechanical and actuation properties toward human-interfacing devices. • Developed direct ink writing (3D printing process) to align and fabricate liquid crystal elastomers actuators. • Developed a 3-D printable liquid metal (EGaIn), liquid crystal actuator. • Characterized mechanical and thermomechanical properties of natural and synthetic polymer systems (DMA… Show more • Synthesized and developed stimuli-responsive liquid crystalline polymer composite systems capable of controlled, tunable mechanical and actuation properties toward human-interfacing devices. • Developed direct ink writing (3D printing process) to align and fabricate liquid crystal elastomers actuators. • Developed a 3-D printable liquid metal (EGaIn), liquid crystal actuator. • Characterized mechanical and thermomechanical properties of natural and synthetic polymer systems (DMA, DSC). • Characterized rheological behavior of liquid crystalline oligomer inks. • Investigated morphology and surface characterization of various polymer systems (POM, SEM, Keyence imaging). Show less