Experience

Actinia, Inc.

• United States
• Medical Device
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Scientist

  • Oct 2022 - Present



University of Illinois Chicago

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• JCESR Postdoctoral Research Associate

  • Feb 2020 - Oct 2022

  • Collaborate within the Department of Energy’s Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCSER) centered at Argonne National Laboratory to promote and support the development of next generation energy storage devices • Conceptualize and designed experiments and apparatus to conduct synthesis and characterization in air-free and inert gas environments • Complete and meet experimental milestones for the development of antiperovskite pnictides and spinel oxides • Direct the expansion of materials of interest for multivalent ion solvation and storage as directed by theoretical and experimental evidence • Characterize samples by electrochemical cell cycling, X-ray diffraction, and X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy • Initiate collaboration to develop computational methods to predict new polyatomic multi-anion antiperovskite materials following with subsequent wet-lab experimental efforts • Support colleagues in their X-ray and Neutron structural characterization and manuscript preparation needs • Mentor early-career PhD and undergraduate lab members in synthesis method and X-ray characterization techniques Show less



Northwestern University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Materials Chemist, PhD Candidate

  • Sep 2014 - Dec 2019

  • Conceptualized and designed experiments to uncover the unexplored regions of main group metal halide chemistry within the design parameters of photoconductive semiconducting halides • Synthesized materials through multiple methods, including conventional solid state and wet chemical preparation • Characterized synthesized materials exhaustively by diffraction, optical, electrical, thermal, and microscopy experiments • Developed a knowledge base on semiconductor materials by integrating experimental results with literature observations and chemical trends • Established novel experimental methods and procedures to examine the nature of material properties and uncover intricacies that would otherwise go overlooked • Problem solved and reconciled experimental data to theoretical calculations to aid the explanation of physical and chemical properties • Managed and promoted research collaboration between multiple groups for efforts between the departments of Chemistry, Materials Science, and Physics • Trained other users on, supervised, and maintained two STOE IDPS2 single crystal diffractometers and supported colleagues in their X-ray structural characterization and manuscript preparation needs Show less



Lake Forest College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Research Assistant

  • May 2012 - Jun 2014

  Exploratory synthesis of new nickel thiophosphates in ionic liquids from the elements

• First Year Studies Peer Teacher

  • Aug 2013 - Dec 2013

• Organic Chemistry Lab Assistant

  • Aug 2012 - Dec 2013

• General Chemistry Lab Assistant

  • Aug 2011 - May 2012

  Assisting Professors to teach students in the general chemistry laboratory.

• Richter Scholar (Research Assistant)

  • May 2011 - Jul 2011