Undergraduate Researcher
CurrentWorked with Dr. Tevis Jacobs and his team in the research of tribology; the study of surfaces, adhesion, and friction.Collected data with an Atomic Force Microscope, visualizing and analyzing surfaces at the nanoscopic level.Created and presented PowerPoint slides to display findings to professor and advisors.Used MATLAB to analyze large datasets, finding hidden trends and plotting data to better understand the effects of surface parameters on material performance.Specialized in a new kind of SiO2 surface patterned with electron-beam lithography.Created simulations in MATLAB to find expected data from experiments, and compare it with real data to find extra parameters affecting performance.