Experience

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Professional Research Assistant

  • Apr 2021 - Present



National Renewable Energy Laboratory

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Post-Undergraduate Research Intern

  • Aug 2020 - Apr 2021

  • Modeled biomass surface catalysis using density functional theory (DFT) calculations.• Collaborated with experimental researchers to characterize lignin depolymerization.• Developed Unix shell and python scripts for automated data management and analysis. • Modeled biomass surface catalysis using density functional theory (DFT) calculations.• Collaborated with experimental researchers to characterize lignin depolymerization.• Developed Unix shell and python scripts for automated data management and analysis.



Grinnell College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Sep 2018 - Jul 2020

  • Studied gold nanocluster synthesis using both analytical and computational chemistry.• Designed and published a novel technique to improve mass spectrometer sensitivity.• Employed gas-phase calculations in Gaussian and NBO software packages to explore the steric interactions and bond energies of experimentally observed clusters at PNNL.

• Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2018 - May 2020

  • Attended lectures and designed interactive review sessions twice a week for 20-30 students. • Four semesters - organic chemistry I, II, and (twice) biochemistry.

• Student Supervisor - Dining Hall

  • Sep 2016 - May 2019

  • Led a crew of 15-20 students in a leadership role, training new employees and giving assistance during difficult situations. • Promoted to supervisor from the dish room my first semester of college.



Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• U.S. Department of Energy SULI Intern

  • May 2019 - Aug 2019

  • Investigated nanoparticles using a variety of instrumental and analytical techniques.• Discovered and published that light plays a scalable role in the formation of large gold clusters.• Learned to confidently calibrate, operate, and troubleshoot instrumentation, perform synthesis under inert conditions, and design templates for automated large-file data analysis.• Trained and tested under DOE safety guidelines for handling chemical and biochemical hazards. • Investigated nanoparticles using a variety of instrumental and analytical techniques.• Discovered and published that light plays a scalable role in the formation of large gold clusters.• Learned to confidently calibrate, operate, and troubleshoot instrumentation, perform synthesis under inert conditions, and design templates for automated large-file data analysis.• Trained and tested under DOE safety guidelines for handling chemical and biochemical hazards.



Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visting Faculty Program (VFP) Intern

  • May 2018 - Aug 2018