Experience

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Aug 2022 - Present

  + Conducts research sessions and coordinates with researchers+ Coordinates and oversee the daily activities in the laboratory, including staff support and quality control+ Administers the lab software system+ Manages the participant (subject) pool by recruiting, screening, and maintaining recordson research participants+ Prepare and sets up research sessions including drafting protocol, coordinating with IT support+ Maintains the lab icluding research equipment and lab supplies + Assists with long term lab organizational efforts + May supervise assigned staff Show less

• • Oct 2021 - Jul 2022



Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Aug 2019 - Aug 2021

  • Synthesized Iron-Based Complexes (Iron (II) tris (2,2’-bipyridine) sulfate) and other organometallic complexes; performed and analyzed with FTIR and Mass Spec.• Investigate redox behavior of different compounds by cyclic voltammetry (CV) to determine reversible behavior, redox potential, and separation between cathodic and anodic.• Performed linear sweep voltammetry (LSV) by Rotating Disk Electrode (RDE) to calculate limiting current, diffusion coefficient, and electron transfer rate constant for further understanding of kinetic.• The research focuses on improving the solubility of Iron-Based Complexes and prevent its’ dimerization process by adding different additives:o The solubility was studied by using UV-Vis; determine the absorbance of the complexes at different concentration to calculate the absorptivity, then used Beer-Law to calculate the concentration of the complexes plus additives.o Investigate the dimerization rate of Iron-Based Complexes with and without additives by Bulk Electrolysis within situ UV-Vis probe.• Performed battery performance with and without additives to analyze charge/discharge capacity, capacity utilization, voltage efficiency, coulombic efficiency, monomer/dimer capacity. % dimerization and power density.• Improved the capacity of Iron-Based Complexes by targeting redox materialo Synthesized Copper Hexacyanoferrate (CuHCF) by coprecipitation method; performed andanalyzed with FTIR, CV.o Performed battery performance of Iron-Based Complexes with targeting redox material Show less

• • Aug 2018 - Aug 2021

  + Teaching General Chemistry and Organic Chemistry laboratories, providing undergraduate students with a strong foundation/maintenance in laboratory techniques, laboratory notebook documentation, and laboratory safety.+ Providing office and tutoring hours, grading coursework, and preparing equipment/instruments forupcoming laboratory sessions.

• • Jan 2019 - May 2019

  • Polymer formation, dopant/template incorporation, extraction, and analyte uptake processes forsensing TNT, DNT, etc. via Electrochemical Quartz Crystal Microbalance (EQCM).• Investigate the chemical interactions between monomers, dopants, templates, and analytes tounderstand the molecular imprinting by UV-Vis.

• • Aug 2017 - Aug 2018

  • Tutoring General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Biology course, helping undergraduate students solve their problems, and homeworks in the courses.• Consolidate the knowledge for undergraduate students and myself.