Experience

Northwestern University

• Evanston, Illinois, United States

• Graduate Student

  • Sep 2020 - Present

  PhD student in materials science with a focus on developing high temperature materials for aircraft using advanced manufacturing techniques. PhD student in materials science with a focus on developing high temperature materials for aircraft using advanced manufacturing techniques.



University of Pittsburgh

• Pittsburgh, PA

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Jan 2018 - Apr 2020

  Conduct research in a lab that aids steel companies in designing better materials. Most recently led a research project on designing a heat treatment process for a stainless steel for a local company. Also programmed a temperature controller for fast induction heating. Conduct research in a lab that aids steel companies in designing better materials. Most recently led a research project on designing a heat treatment process for a stainless steel for a local company. Also programmed a temperature controller for fast induction heating.



MSA - The Safety Company

• Cranberry Township, PA

• Materials Research Co-op

  • May 2018 - Dec 2019

  Design experiments and analyze data using a variety of material characterization techniques, to assist initiatives pertaining to material selection in new product development and operations support. Regularly work closely with senior engineers and communicate technical information through meetings, presentations, and reports. Design experiments and analyze data using a variety of material characterization techniques, to assist initiatives pertaining to material selection in new product development and operations support. Regularly work closely with senior engineers and communicate technical information through meetings, presentations, and reports.



Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• Cambridge, Massachusetts

• Undergraduate Research Fellow

  • Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

  Conducting NSF-funded research in a summer program at the MIT Material Research Lab. Working to develop new methods of 3D printing. Conducting NSF-funded research in a summer program at the MIT Material Research Lab. Working to develop new methods of 3D printing.



Surfactant and Bioenergy Research Center

• Bogor, Indonesia

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Jul 2017 - Aug 2017

  Worked in at a lab in Indonesia that investigates surfactants for enhanced oil recovery made from local resources. Gained experience in communicating technical information with others, especially across linguistic and cultural barriers. Worked in at a lab in Indonesia that investigates surfactants for enhanced oil recovery made from local resources. Gained experience in communicating technical information with others, especially across linguistic and cultural barriers.



Villanova University

• Villanova, PA

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Jun 2014 - Jul 2017

  Worked multiple summers at the Biological and Environmental Systems Lab (BESEL) at Villanova University. Studied microbial fuel cells (MFCs) from computational and experimental perspectives. Presented work from this experience at the 2nd International Conference on Biomass in Bogor, Indonesia (2017), and presented and published work in the Spring 2015 ASEE Conference. Worked multiple summers at the Biological and Environmental Systems Lab (BESEL) at Villanova University. Studied microbial fuel cells (MFCs) from computational and experimental perspectives. Presented work from this experience at the 2nd International Conference on Biomass in Bogor, Indonesia (2017), and presented and published work in the Spring 2015 ASEE Conference.



University of Pittsburgh

• Pittsburgh, PA

• Undergraduate Researcher

  • Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  Created an atomic scale topology optimization MATLAB program based on existing finite element methods. Gave poster and oral presentations at University of Pittsburgh SCIENCE 2016, and published full manuscript in Pitt's undergraduate research journal, Ingenium. Created an atomic scale topology optimization MATLAB program based on existing finite element methods. Gave poster and oral presentations at University of Pittsburgh SCIENCE 2016, and published full manuscript in Pitt's undergraduate research journal, Ingenium.