Experience

Northwestern University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant (PI: Prof. Lincoln Lauhon)

  • Dec 2017 - Present

  • Collaborated in the Center for Hierarchical Materials Design (CHiMaD) spanning 5 research groups at 3 institutions across 2 disciplines to advance the development of printed 2D electronic materials ink.• Developed a framework involving finite-element device modeling and scanning probe microscopy imaging that establishes the quantitative connections between nanosheet and interface structures, optoelectronic properties, and device performance, guiding optimization in ink processing. • Assisted research advisor in reviewing 2 manuscripts and 1 research proposal.



Worcester Polytechnic Institute

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Research Assistant (PIs: Profs. Pratap Rao and N. Aaron Deskins)

  • May 2015 - Jul 2017

  • Collaborated in the Energy Research Group spanning 5 research groups at 2 universities across 4 disciplines to design nanomaterials with high efficiencies for artificial photosynthesis.• Developed novel methods to synthesize thin-film photoanodes and studied their crystal structures, surface chemical compositions, optoelectronic properties, and photoelectrochemical behaviors using multiscale characterization techniques and density functional theory (DFT) simulations. • Performed preliminary studies on complex metal oxides and assisted research advisor in successful application of a National Science Foundation Grant (DMR-1609538).



Cabot Corporation

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Process Engineering Intern

  • May 2014 - Jul 2014

  • Worked with four process engineers to investigate the unstable qualities of a carbon black grade by performing data analysis on production parameters.• Proposed recommendations to improve manufacturing process and presented findings to the manager. • Worked with four process engineers to investigate the unstable qualities of a carbon black grade by performing data analysis on production parameters.• Proposed recommendations to improve manufacturing process and presented findings to the manager.