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Berkeley, CA, US

Alameda, California, United States

UC Berkeley

Primary Investigator: Prof. Peter Hosemann January 2020 to May 2023: in collaboration with Kairos Power- Evaluation of nitrate salt corrosion in steel and nickel alloys for advanced nuclear reactors- Elemental, microscopic, and weight change analysis of corrosion scales in candidate alloysMay 2019 to January 2023:- Small scale mechanical testing and.

UC Berkeley

Primary Investigator: Prof. Peter HosemannFall 2017 to May 2019:- Sample preparation of microscale (<100um) steel samples for small scale mechanical testing and irradiation studies- Small scale mechanical testing and fracture analysis of steels in efforts to bridge material property length scale regimesFall 2015 to Spring 2017:- Preparation and monitoring.

UC Berkeley

- Advise team leadership regarding all things CalSolTreasurer, August 2019 to August 2020- Responsible for purchasing and reimbursement workflow for the teamProgram Director, January 2018 to December 2018- Managed overall operations and resources of the team- Handled CalSol's administrative logistics and university relations including insurance, funding.

Alameda, California, United States

Alameda, California, United States

UC Berkeley

Treasurer, June 2016 to May 2018- Responsible for the budgeting and documentation of organization finances- Successfully wrote and presented several funding proposals to support the participation of members in events such as the annual ANS Student Conference and ANS Winter Meeting

UC Berkeley

Junior Treasurer, January 2017 to May 2017Financial Committee Member, September 2016 to December 2016- Responsible for financial bookkeeping and reimbursement processing for ESC and the 80+ engineering organizations on campus- Point of contact for treasurers of individual engineering organizations for questions related to funding and reimbursement- Operate.

MST-8

Mentor: Dr. Stu Maloy- Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD)- 3mm Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) disc sample preparation- Investigated femtosecond laser machining as a method for high precision rapid sample preparation

MST-8

Mentor: Dr. Stu Maloy- Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Energy-Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS)- Studied accident tolerant cladding materials for nuclear energy applications- Performed hardness testing on 14YWT tubing as well as fracture analysis on Generation I FeCrAl tubing

Institute Of Molecular Medicine

- Studied and performed the Western blot method for protein analysis under Dr. Xiao

Environmental Nanochemistry Laboratory

- Studied the fate of cerium oxide nanoparticles in aquatic environments under Dr. Young-Shin Jun- 1st Place Paper and Presentation in Chemistry at the 2015 Missouri Regional Junior Science and Humanities Symposium- Poster Presenter at the 2015 National JSHS in Hunt Valley, Maryland

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Nuclear Engineering, 4.000

Dissertation Title: Corrosion Performance of Steel and Nickel Alloys in Elevated Temperature Solar Salt

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Nuclear Engineering & Material Science And Engineering Joint Major, 3.778

Activities and Societies: UC Berkeley Solar Vehicle Team (CalSol), Engineering Student Council (ESC), American Nuclear Society (ANS)

High School Diploma, Salutatorian, 4.767

Activities and Societies: Speech and Debate, FIRST Robotics, Symphonic Orchestra, Cross Country, Science Olympiad, National Honor Society.