Experience

Mosaic Materials

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Materials Scientist

  • Sep 2022 - Present



Sila Nanotechnologies Inc.

• United States
• Climate Technology Product Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Staff Research Scientist

  • May 2021 - Jun 2022

  Technical lead for Sila's next generation products. Intern with the Strategy team - wrote and presented Market Environment Analysis and Tech to Market reports.

• Senior Research Scientist

  • May 2017 - May 2021

  Member of the Research and New Materials teams - we are working to develop next generation battery materials beyond Sila's silicon based anode material. I am the technical lead on two of the "New Materials" projects - a ceramic nanowire separator and solid state electrolyte. I spend my time working in the lab and collaborating with coworkers to create prototypes, as well as testing and characterization.



Kinestral Technologies, Inc.

• United States
• Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Scientist II

  • May 2016 - May 2017

• Research Scientist

  • Nov 2014 - May 2016

  Spearheaded the development of a next generation nano-material based electrochromic coating. Developed dispersion formulations, made test coatings on substrate glass, collaborated with coworkers to test devices. Took the project from the bench top to the research development line and then to the pilot line.



Princeton University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Oct 2011 - Jun 2014

  • Synthesized magnetically frustrated oxide materials using specialized solid-state, intercalation and oxidation techniques. • Characterized materials using neutron and synchrotron powder diffraction to identify complex structural and magnetic ordering. Collaborated with Johns-Hopkins researchers to perform inelastic neutron scattering experiments on synthesized materials. • Calibrated and maintained a Bruker powder diffractometer and Quantum Design PPMS system. • Mentored two undergraduate for their senior research projects resulting in two publications. Show less



University of California, Davis

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Student

  • Sep 2006 - Sep 2011

  • Synthesized intermetallic and Zintl materials using glove box and flux crystal growth techniques. • Characterized materials by single crystal and powder X-ray crystallography. • Scaled synthesis techniques to make large (5-10 g) batches for densification and thermoelectric property measurements. • Mentored three undergraduate and one high school student resulting in two publications. • Synthesized intermetallic and Zintl materials using glove box and flux crystal growth techniques. • Characterized materials by single crystal and powder X-ray crystallography. • Scaled synthesis techniques to make large (5-10 g) batches for densification and thermoelectric property measurements. • Mentored three undergraduate and one high school student resulting in two publications.



Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids

• Dresden, Germany

• Visiting Researcher

  • Nov 2009 - Mar 2010

  • Synthesis and phase characterization of Ba-Al-Si clathrate materials. • Created an international collaboration resulting in one publication. • Synthesis and phase characterization of Ba-Al-Si clathrate materials. • Created an international collaboration resulting in one publication.



Technical University of Vienna

• Vienna, Austria

• Visiting Researcher

  • Jul 2008 - Sep 2008

  • Used an induction generator to synthesize and melt-spin thermoelectric materials. • Used an induction generator to synthesize and melt-spin thermoelectric materials.



Caltech

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Researcher

  • Jun 2007 - Jun 2007

  • Assisted in building a Seebeck measurement device, performed thermoelectric measurements. • Assisted in building a Seebeck measurement device, performed thermoelectric measurements.



Chemic Laboratories LLC

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lab Scientist

  • Oct 2004 - Feb 2006

  • Conducted quality control type assays of extractable/leachable organics in plastics. • Experience with HS-GC-MS, HPLC-MS, TOC, and ICP analysis under SOP and GLP protocols. • Conducted quality control type assays of extractable/leachable organics in plastics. • Experience with HS-GC-MS, HPLC-MS, TOC, and ICP analysis under SOP and GLP protocols.