Experience

Air Force Research Laboratory

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Physical Scientist

  • Oct 2019 - Present

  Dayton, Ohio



UES, An Eqlipse Company

• United States
• Research Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Research Scientist

  • Jun 2019 - Oct 2019

  Dayton, Ohio Additive manufacturing of flexible/stretchable battery materials.



National Academy of Sciences

• United States
• Public Policy Offices
• 300 - 400 Employee

• NRC Postdoctoral Research Associate

  • Jun 2017 - Jun 2019

  Air Force Research Laboratory



Canadian Light Source Inc. / Centre canadien de rayonnement synchrotron

• Canada
• Research Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Junior Research Scientist

  • Jan 2015 - May 2017

  Scanning Transmission X-Ray Microscopy of Vanadium Oxide Nanostructures. Li, B K-edge X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy of Vanadium Oxide Nanostructures. X-ray Absorbance and X-ray Excited Optical Luminescence of doped Lanthanide Oxychlorides.



Texas A&M University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Aug 2014 - May 2017

  Bryan/College Station, Texas Area • Investigation of phase transformations of vanadium oxides for cation storage, and thermochromic glazings. • Studied effect of cation insertion into layered and tunnel structured vanadium pentoxide nanostructures on crystalline and electronic structure. • Invented scalable solution-based synthesis of extremely high quality vanadium dioxide nanowires. • Investigated effects of anion doping of vanadium oxide on metal-insulator transition properties.



Brookhaven National Laboratory

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Junior Research Scientist

  • Mar 2012 - May 2017

  X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XANES, NEXAFS) of metal oxide nanomaterials



University at Buffalo

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Sep 2011 - Jul 2014

  Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area • Investigation of phase transformations of vanadium oxides for cation storage, and thermochromic glazings. • Studied effect of cation insertion into layered and tunnel structured vanadium pentoxide nanostructures on crystalline and electronic structure. • Invented scalable solution-based synthesis of extremely high quality vanadium dioxide nanowires. • Investigated effects of anion doping of vanadium oxide on metal-insulator transition properties.

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Sep 2011 - May 2013

  Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area Led two recitation and laboratory classes a semester, proctoring, and grading exams



Ultralife Corporation

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Chemist

  • Jan 2008 - Jul 2009

  • Developed industrial cathode coating process for lithium thionyl chloride cells. • Performed failure analysis on defective and destroyed cells. • Performed quality control testing of cathode materials, and electrolytes.