Experience

Giner, Inc.

• United States
• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Engineer

  • Jan 2023 - Present

• Staff Engineer II

  • Jan 2022 - Jan 2023



Mainstream Engineering Corporation

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Materials Science Engineer

  • Jun 2020 - Dec 2021

  • Determine performance of membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) for electrochemical carboxylation/CO2 valorization using optimized gas diffusion electrodes • Developed MOF and zeolite based nanoparticle-polymer composites for applications including oxygen separation and chemical warfare agent destruction ◦ Characterized structural properties via SEM and optical microscopy ◦ Evaluated membrane performance using gas-chromatography • Conducted a techno-economic… Show more • Determine performance of membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) for electrochemical carboxylation/CO2 valorization using optimized gas diffusion electrodes • Developed MOF and zeolite based nanoparticle-polymer composites for applications including oxygen separation and chemical warfare agent destruction ◦ Characterized structural properties via SEM and optical microscopy ◦ Evaluated membrane performance using gas-chromatography • Conducted a techno-economic assessment of a hybrid membrane-pressure swing adsorption O2 plant • Prepare funding proposals and monthly/final reports to Departments of Defense, Energy, and NASA as part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. Show less • Determine performance of membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) for electrochemical carboxylation/CO2 valorization using optimized gas diffusion electrodes • Developed MOF and zeolite based nanoparticle-polymer composites for applications including oxygen separation and chemical warfare agent destruction ◦ Characterized structural properties via SEM and optical microscopy ◦ Evaluated membrane performance using gas-chromatography • Conducted a techno-economic… Show more • Determine performance of membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) for electrochemical carboxylation/CO2 valorization using optimized gas diffusion electrodes • Developed MOF and zeolite based nanoparticle-polymer composites for applications including oxygen separation and chemical warfare agent destruction ◦ Characterized structural properties via SEM and optical microscopy ◦ Evaluated membrane performance using gas-chromatography • Conducted a techno-economic assessment of a hybrid membrane-pressure swing adsorption O2 plant • Prepare funding proposals and monthly/final reports to Departments of Defense, Energy, and NASA as part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. Show less



University of Michigan

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Nov 2019 - Apr 2020

  • Optimized a roll-to-roll OLED fabrication process in a combined organic vapor phase deposition and vacuum thermal evaporation reactor controlled with LabVIEW ◦ Determined thin-film thickness using ellipsometry and microscopy ◦ Characterized OLED relevant organics using TGA and DSC

• Graduate Student Research Assistant

  • Oct 2018 - Oct 2019

  Advisor: Charles McCrory • Used analytical electrochemical methods (cyclic voltammetry and electrolysis) to determine the impact of metal doping on cobalt oxide electrocatalysts for the oxidation of alcohols and aldehydes as well as oxygen evolution reaction (OER) • Analyzed liquid products using HPLC, NMR, and UV-VIS for determination of reaction yield and faradaic efficiency • Synthesized spinel oxide catalysts via a sol-gel method and characterized using XRD, BET, and… Show more Advisor: Charles McCrory • Used analytical electrochemical methods (cyclic voltammetry and electrolysis) to determine the impact of metal doping on cobalt oxide electrocatalysts for the oxidation of alcohols and aldehydes as well as oxygen evolution reaction (OER) • Analyzed liquid products using HPLC, NMR, and UV-VIS for determination of reaction yield and faradaic efficiency • Synthesized spinel oxide catalysts via a sol-gel method and characterized using XRD, BET, and ICP-MS • Used air-free methods to synthesize metal-organic complexes and click-chemistry to attach to carbon electrodes • Carried out day to day laboratory operations such as equipment maintenance, gas cylinder replacement and oversaw safety



National Renewable Energy Laboratory

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• SULI Intern

  • Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  Mentor: Matthew Yung • Operated a pyrolysis reactor to determine the influence of transition metal inclusion in ZSM-5 catalysts for the conversion of light gases during vapor phase upgrading (VPU) and quantified results with molecular beam mass spectrometry (MBMS) • Conducted in-situ Raman spectroscopy on supported vanadium oxide catalysts to determine surface chemical interactions • Characterized catalyst materials using NH3 Temperature programed desorption (TPD), N2 physisorption… Show more Mentor: Matthew Yung • Operated a pyrolysis reactor to determine the influence of transition metal inclusion in ZSM-5 catalysts for the conversion of light gases during vapor phase upgrading (VPU) and quantified results with molecular beam mass spectrometry (MBMS) • Conducted in-situ Raman spectroscopy on supported vanadium oxide catalysts to determine surface chemical interactions • Characterized catalyst materials using NH3 Temperature programed desorption (TPD), N2 physisorption (BET) and XRD Show less Mentor: Matthew Yung • Operated a pyrolysis reactor to determine the influence of transition metal inclusion in ZSM-5 catalysts for the conversion of light gases during vapor phase upgrading (VPU) and quantified results with molecular beam mass spectrometry (MBMS) • Conducted in-situ Raman spectroscopy on supported vanadium oxide catalysts to determine surface chemical interactions • Characterized catalyst materials using NH3 Temperature programed desorption (TPD), N2 physisorption… Show more Mentor: Matthew Yung • Operated a pyrolysis reactor to determine the influence of transition metal inclusion in ZSM-5 catalysts for the conversion of light gases during vapor phase upgrading (VPU) and quantified results with molecular beam mass spectrometry (MBMS) • Conducted in-situ Raman spectroscopy on supported vanadium oxide catalysts to determine surface chemical interactions • Characterized catalyst materials using NH3 Temperature programed desorption (TPD), N2 physisorption (BET) and XRD Show less



University of South Florida

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Jan 2016 - May 2018

  Advisors: Babu Joseph and John N. Kuhn Landfill Gas to Liquid Fuels (October 2016 – May 2018) • Worked with a postdoc and members of the startup “T2C-Energy” in the conversion of landfill gas to hydrocarbon fuels in a two-stage process involving tri-reforming and Fischer-Tropsch synthesis • Analyzed liquid and gas samples using GC-MS and MS • Used temperature programmed oxidation and reduction (TPO & TPR) to determine the best reaction conditions and CO2 absorption of… Show more Advisors: Babu Joseph and John N. Kuhn Landfill Gas to Liquid Fuels (October 2016 – May 2018) • Worked with a postdoc and members of the startup “T2C-Energy” in the conversion of landfill gas to hydrocarbon fuels in a two-stage process involving tri-reforming and Fischer-Tropsch synthesis • Analyzed liquid and gas samples using GC-MS and MS • Used temperature programmed oxidation and reduction (TPO & TPR) to determine the best reaction conditions and CO2 absorption of fresh and used catalysts Photocatalysis (January 2016 – October 2016) • Assisted a PhD student researching the potential for perovskites as photocatalysts in the reduction of CO2 to fuel gases • Synthesized and characterized perovskite based catalysts with methods such as SEM, TEM, BET, UV-Vis Spectroscopy and XRD • Used a potentiostat and the Gamry software to measure the band edge and other electrochemical properties of the catalysts via Mott-Schottky and Cyclic Voltammetry • Received the USF Office of Undergraduate Research Interdisciplinary Research Grant Show less Advisors: Babu Joseph and John N. Kuhn Landfill Gas to Liquid Fuels (October 2016 – May 2018) • Worked with a postdoc and members of the startup “T2C-Energy” in the conversion of landfill gas to hydrocarbon fuels in a two-stage process involving tri-reforming and Fischer-Tropsch synthesis • Analyzed liquid and gas samples using GC-MS and MS • Used temperature programmed oxidation and reduction (TPO & TPR) to determine the best reaction conditions and CO2 absorption of… Show more Advisors: Babu Joseph and John N. Kuhn Landfill Gas to Liquid Fuels (October 2016 – May 2018) • Worked with a postdoc and members of the startup “T2C-Energy” in the conversion of landfill gas to hydrocarbon fuels in a two-stage process involving tri-reforming and Fischer-Tropsch synthesis • Analyzed liquid and gas samples using GC-MS and MS • Used temperature programmed oxidation and reduction (TPO & TPR) to determine the best reaction conditions and CO2 absorption of fresh and used catalysts Photocatalysis (January 2016 – October 2016) • Assisted a PhD student researching the potential for perovskites as photocatalysts in the reduction of CO2 to fuel gases • Synthesized and characterized perovskite based catalysts with methods such as SEM, TEM, BET, UV-Vis Spectroscopy and XRD • Used a potentiostat and the Gamry software to measure the band edge and other electrochemical properties of the catalysts via Mott-Schottky and Cyclic Voltammetry • Received the USF Office of Undergraduate Research Interdisciplinary Research Grant Show less



Fraunhofer UMSICHT

• Germany
• Research Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Intern

  • May 2017 - Aug 2017

  Mentor: Nina Schmitt Received a DAAD RISE internship placement (German Academic Exchange Service - Research Internships in Science and Engineering) to complete a summer research internship at Fraunhofer UMSICHT. • Developed and synthesized novel hydrotreating catalysts for TCR-Oil® (Thermo-Catalytic Reforming) • Ran a high pressure, lab scale, batch reactor for upgrading of TCR-Oil® • Conducted elemental analysis (C, H, N, S) of samples using a vario MIRCO cube •… Show more Mentor: Nina Schmitt Received a DAAD RISE internship placement (German Academic Exchange Service - Research Internships in Science and Engineering) to complete a summer research internship at Fraunhofer UMSICHT. • Developed and synthesized novel hydrotreating catalysts for TCR-Oil® (Thermo-Catalytic Reforming) • Ran a high pressure, lab scale, batch reactor for upgrading of TCR-Oil® • Conducted elemental analysis (C, H, N, S) of samples using a vario MIRCO cube • Completed research assignments to determine the feasibility of the TCR® process and upgrading Show less Mentor: Nina Schmitt Received a DAAD RISE internship placement (German Academic Exchange Service - Research Internships in Science and Engineering) to complete a summer research internship at Fraunhofer UMSICHT. • Developed and synthesized novel hydrotreating catalysts for TCR-Oil® (Thermo-Catalytic Reforming) • Ran a high pressure, lab scale, batch reactor for upgrading of TCR-Oil® • Conducted elemental analysis (C, H, N, S) of samples using a vario MIRCO cube •… Show more Mentor: Nina Schmitt Received a DAAD RISE internship placement (German Academic Exchange Service - Research Internships in Science and Engineering) to complete a summer research internship at Fraunhofer UMSICHT. • Developed and synthesized novel hydrotreating catalysts for TCR-Oil® (Thermo-Catalytic Reforming) • Ran a high pressure, lab scale, batch reactor for upgrading of TCR-Oil® • Conducted elemental analysis (C, H, N, S) of samples using a vario MIRCO cube • Completed research assignments to determine the feasibility of the TCR® process and upgrading Show less