Experience

National Strategic Research Institute at the University of Nebraska
• United States
• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Research Director

  • Mar 2018 - Present

University of Nebraska Medical Center
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee
• Associate Professor

  • Mar 2018 - Present


Sandia National Laboratories

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Aerosol Scientist

  • Aug 2011 - Mar 2018

  Albuquerque, New Mexico Area



Edgewood Chemical and Biological Center

• Visiting Scientist

  • Jul 2009 - Aug 2011

  Collaborating on work to characterize hazardous biological aerosols for detection.


University of Maryland Baltimore County
• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee
• Adjunct Assistant Professor

  • Jan 2009 - Aug 2011


Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Principal Investigator and Section Supervisor

  • Jan 2007 - Aug 2011

  Current research in the characterization of biological agents, environmental microbiology and atmospheric processing of biological and chemical aerosol. I am investigating how biological aerosol particles interact with free radical and other oxidant species in the urban environment, developing new methods to study environmental microbes and biological agent aerosol. Other projects include building and facility protection system development and deployment and development of test and evaluation… Show more Current research in the characterization of biological agents, environmental microbiology and atmospheric processing of biological and chemical aerosol. I am investigating how biological aerosol particles interact with free radical and other oxidant species in the urban environment, developing new methods to study environmental microbes and biological agent aerosol. Other projects include building and facility protection system development and deployment and development of test and evaluation methods and instrumentation for chemical and biological sensors. I manage and mentor ten members of the aerosol sciences section. Show less



U.S. Army

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Research Physical Scientist

  • Feb 2006 - Jan 2007

  Serve as a Principal Investigator for the Aerosol Sciences Team, Research and Technology Directorate, conducting CB Defense research in an area of aerosol methodologies and instrument design and testing for


Geo-Centers/SAIC
• Senior Scientist

  • Feb 2005 - Jan 2006


Dept. of Atmospheric

• United States
• Research Services

• Graduate Assistant Research

  • Jan 2001 - Jan 2005

  Served as a graduate research assistant to Dr. Don Collins developing new aerosol instrumentation and methodologies to study atmospheric aerosol and aerosol physical and chemical transformations.

• Microcomputer Specialist

  • Jan 2000 - Jan 2003

  Served as a microcomputer specialist maintaining and supporting desktop computers, web interfaces, and databases.

• Graduate Assistant Research

  • Jan 1997 - Jan 2000

  Served as a graduate research assistant to Dr. Michael Biggerstaff operating radar equipment and analyzing radar data to study atmospheric physics and dynamics.


New Mexico Inst. Of Mining and Technology
• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Jan 1994 - Jan 1997