Experience

Exponent

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Scientist

  • Feb 2019 - Present



Harvard University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• PhD Candidate in Applied Physics

  • Aug 2013 - Jan 2019

  • Studied, fabricated and designed repellent lubricant infused materials for a variety of applications, including anti-icing, medical applications and marine biofouling • Optimized material combinations using various substrates with rationally-selected lubricants • Developed experimental systems for analyzing material failure due to lubricant loss and validated quantitative models for lubricant depletion • Worked with a diverse, international team of multidisciplinary researchers and students • Mentored two full time undergraduates (one sophomore and one junior) for 8-month periods • Generated high-impact publications, presented work at academic conferences, and co-authored a provisional patent application. Show less



Harvard University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Undergraduate Research Intern

  • Jan 2012 - Aug 2012

  • Developed and characterized new omni-phobic surfaces based on the Slippery Liquid Infused Porous Substrate (SLIPS) technology • Co-authored academic papers and presentations on my research in addition to preparing patent documentation on technical developments • Designed and carried out new experimental procedures for the testing of novel material characteristics • Worked in state of the art clean room with access to advanced analytical equipment at the Centre for Nanoscale Science • Developed and characterized new omni-phobic surfaces based on the Slippery Liquid Infused Porous Substrate (SLIPS) technology • Co-authored academic papers and presentations on my research in addition to preparing patent documentation on technical developments • Designed and carried out new experimental procedures for the testing of novel material characteristics • Worked in state of the art clean room with access to advanced analytical equipment at the Centre for Nanoscale Science



University of Waterloo

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Coop Research Student

  • Sep 2010 - Apr 2011

  • Primarily involved with developing and testing a nanoparticle-based optical protein sensor including computational modelling, sample preparation, experimental design, and device characterization • Performed computational simulations to determine the microfluidic and electromagnetic properties of the sensor using CST: MWS, COMSOL, and MATLAB • Developed and tested a protocol for functionalizing, characterizing and testing the sensor • Experimentally refined a “Geometrically Confined” Nanosphere Lithography process Show less



National Research Council Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation

• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Coop Research Student

  • Jan 2010 - Apr 2010



Sunnybrook

• Canada
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Summer Research Student

  • May 2009 - Aug 2009