Experience

CINT — Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies
• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Sep 2023 - Present


University of California, Davis

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Researcher Phd Candidate

  • Oct 2019 - Present

• Research Assistant

  • Sep 2017 - Present

  I am currently involved in the study of charge transport mechanisms in various halide perovskite photovoltaic nanostructures. Scientific equipment experience includes:Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Electron-Beam Lithography (EBL), Electron-Beam Deposition, Plasma etching machinery, FTIR spectroscopy, Terahertz Spectroscopy, Clean room environments, Organic wet chemistry for solution-based sample synthesis, Nitrogen-purged glovebox environments, Optical Microscopy and imaging, Liquid nitrogen and liquid helium cryostat systems, Scanning PhotoCurrent Microscopy (SPCM), CW and Pulsed lasers and amplifier systems (Classes 1 through 4), LabView data acquisition software, Trnsfrm3 and IGOR data analysis software, Some Matlab and Mathematica experience, Various pieces of electronic data acquisition machinery (pre-amplifiers, lock-in amplifiers, Lakeshore temperature controllers, etc.) Show less

• Teaching Assistant

  • Sep 2016 - Sep 2017

  I led 4 quarters of Physics 7 Series discussion/laboratory 2-hour sessions. This position involved lecturing to the class, leading various experiments, grading exams and quizzes, and working one-on-one with students during office hours.



Los Alamos National Laboratory

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting PHD Student

  • Jan 2021 - Jun 2023

  Finishing PhD at LANL thanks to both the DOE's SCGSR program and the UC Lab Fees Research Program Finishing PhD at LANL thanks to both the DOE's SCGSR program and the UC Lab Fees Research Program



University of Alabama at Birmingham

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Researcher

  • Jun 2012 - May 2016

  Starting via a Physics REU through Alabama Space Grant program (sponsored by NASA), I worked with Dr. Hilton's research team to conduct terahertz time-domain transmission spectroscopy.I continued work with Dr. Hilton throughout my undergraduate career, designing, constructing, and testing multiple terahertz spectrometer systems, including a novel reflection geometry version, for use at the NHMFL in Tallahassee, FL.Scientific equipment experience includes: Optical cryostats, class 3 and 4 lasers and amplifiers, high-pressure vessels, high-voltage sources, complex optics layouts, and various data acquisition/analysis software (LabView, MatLab, Mathematica) and hardware (lock-in amplifiers, pre-amplifiers, temperature controllers, etc.) Show less

• Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2011 - May 2015

  I led general undergraduate chemistry labs and recitations for 4 years for the UAB Chemistry Department as an undergraduate Chemistry Scholar participant.

• Student Internship

  • Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  Participated as a student intern with the LANL Center for Integrated NanoTechnologies (LUMOS team) through the DOE’s SULI program. Conducted temperature-dependent FTIR spectroscopy on thin film halide perovskites and learned basics of sample synthesis methods. Worked with optical cryostats, chilling systems, ThermoScientific FTIR, high-pressure vessels, temperature controllers, and data acquisition/analysis software. Participated as a student intern with the LANL Center for Integrated NanoTechnologies (LUMOS team) through the DOE’s SULI program. Conducted temperature-dependent FTIR spectroscopy on thin film halide perovskites and learned basics of sample synthesis methods. Worked with optical cryostats, chilling systems, ThermoScientific FTIR, high-pressure vessels, temperature controllers, and data acquisition/analysis software.



National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

• United States
• Research Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Student Researcher

  • Jul 2012 - Jul 2015

  On multiple occasions throughout my undergraduate career, I visited the NHMFL to aid in the construction and testing of multiple terahertz spectrometers in conjunction with the Split Florida-Helix super magnet as an official NHMFL User. On multiple occasions throughout my undergraduate career, I visited the NHMFL to aid in the construction and testing of multiple terahertz spectrometers in conjunction with the Split Florida-Helix super magnet as an official NHMFL User.