Undergraduate Research Assistant in Perovskite Solar Cells

• Feb 2023 - Present

- Examined methods of encapsulating perovskite solar cells for future applications in space.

Undergraduate Research Assistant in Semiconductors

• May 2021 - Present

- Fabricated thin films of copper iodide, a p-type semiconductor, onto silicon wafers and glass plates using sputter deposition- Investigated microstructures of samples using ThermoScientific Quattro SEM, EDS detector, 2R-XRD, and HiRes XRD- Deposited 5nm Cr, 70 nm Au dots onto substrates using Lesker Lab 18 in the cleanroom to enhance resistance measurements- Designed ways to record the resistance of samples over time under vacuum, in forming gas, and in changing temperatures- Implemented python code to collect recordings of resistance from HP-34401A multimeter and programmed code for Arduino board to collect recordings of temperature from the thermocouple

Undergraduate Research Assistant in Composites

• May 2022 - Jan 2023

- Collaborated with postdoctoral researcher, Dr. Vaishakh Kottila Veedu, on a funded project by the Department of Defense Office of Naval Research on multiscale damage modeling in composite materials used in underwater application- Fabricated ten carbon and five glass fiber-reinforced polymer matrix composites using a vacuum-bag molding process- Operated MTS Tensile Tester to obtain tensile strength using the 2D Digital Image Correlation (2D-DIC) method

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant for Dynamics and Vibrations

• Jan 2022 - May 2022

- Evaluated fifteen problem sets weekly from Brown University’s course on Dynamics and Vibrations under Professor Bower

Brown Space Engineering Club: Structural Engineer

• Jan 2021 - Present

- Worked with Brown Space Engineering's Structures team on the PVDX (Perovskite Visuals and Degradation eXperiment), a 3U CubeSatellite - Cooperated with Structures team members on building prototypes of the Chassis and Arm of the CubeSat using CAD - Led the selection of the materials for the antenna and the Chassis, considering several metal alloys such as memory shape alloys and Aluminum 6061 - Worked with Brown Space Engineering's Structures team on the PVDX (Perovskite Visuals and Degradation eXperiment), a 3U CubeSatellite - Cooperated with Structures team members on building prototypes of the Chassis and Arm of the CubeSat using CAD - Led the selection of the materials for the antenna and the Chassis, considering several metal alloys such as memory shape alloys and Aluminum 6061

Teacher Assistant

• Aug 2020 - Oct 2020