Managing solar energy harvesting class project under the guidance of Dr. Bruce Gnade. Started this project in spring 2018 and am revisiting it in order to finish tasks that were not previously completed. Wrote detailed project plan that included project description, schedule, deliverables, quality control, and risk management sections. Presented project to new class of students who will perform the work.

TA for the classes EE 3311 Solid State Devices and EE 5312/7312 Compound Semiconductors. Grader and Lab Instructor for Microfabrication Lab in SMU's cleanroom facility. In lab, will assist students in fabricating PMOS and HBT devices and lasers on wafers using photolithography techniques.

Assisted graduate student researchers under Dr. Minjun Kim, Mechanical Engineering.Primary research goal: Mixing magnetic microbead with biological protein coatings or flagella, observing behavior under magnetic fields and in various solutions, and navigating these 'microbiorobotic swimmers' in 3 dimensions. End goal: to be used in medical applications (i.e. localized drug delivery, improved drug delivery, etc.)Project 1: High Power Nested Helmholtz Coil DesignAssisted with coil… Show more Assisted graduate student researchers under Dr. Minjun Kim, Mechanical Engineering.Primary research goal: Mixing magnetic microbead with biological protein coatings or flagella, observing behavior under magnetic fields and in various solutions, and navigating these 'microbiorobotic swimmers' in 3 dimensions. End goal: to be used in medical applications (i.e. localized drug delivery, improved drug delivery, etc.)Project 1: High Power Nested Helmholtz Coil DesignAssisted with coil system design Matlab code by correcting errors and formulas and adjusting variables to match source material. Compared various designs (based on paper) to find most efficient type of design. Adjusted values of certain variables to achieve most efficient design, while staying within constraints on design.Status: Coils were ordered. Work concludedProject 2: Magnetic Tweezer Control SystemWorked briefly with LabView software to develop control algorithm for a magnetic tweezer system utilizing 6 magnetic tips and 6 approximate Helmholtz coils. Later created samples of microbeads in water and observed the area of the beads as the focal plane changed from being in focus. Developed image analysis script in Matlab to obtain data on bead size vs. focal distance.Status: Work concluded Show less

Synthesis and testing of carbon fibers for energy harvesting. Work included growing carbon nanotube forests on silicon wafers, testing spinnability, spinning fibers, preparing test samples, and analyzing test data.