• Process engineering in the ALD Diffusion group

• Identified compositional and structural factors affecting the corrosion rate and mechanism for magnesium aluminum alloys in aqueous chloride solutions as well as nonaqueous ionic liquid environments• Developed an Al assay protocol using lithium underpotential deposition to ascertain Al enrichment during MgAl corrosion• Discovered that pH evolution plays a critical role in alloy corrosion leading to aluminum dissolution during aqueous corrosion• Utilized photolithography to synthesize patterned Al on Mg as synthetic standards for Al assay and MgAl corrosion studies

• Discovered the primary degradation mechanism of pseudocapacitive electrodeposited vanadium oxide electrochemical capacitor or battery (VOEC) electrodes in aqueous electrolytes using cycling, compositional and SEM characterization• Identified preferred electrolytes for intercalation in VOECs in aqueous and nonaqueous polar aprotic solvents based on cyclic voltammetry (CV), galvanostatic charge-discharge cycling and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS)• Achieved 500% capacitive increase and stabilization over 50,000 cycles at 500 mV s-1 with symmetric aqueous VOEC whole cells• Consulted on interdisciplinary research collaborations regarding electrochemical engineering setup, testing and analysis

• Developed a synthesis technique for simultaneous electrophoretic deposition of vanadium oxide and graphene oxide composites followed by thermal reduction for electrochemical capacitors with superior capacitance and cycle life• Achieved 245 kW kg-1 power density and 2.0 Wh kg-1 energy density at 50 mV s-1 with an asymmetric electrochemical capacitor

Class Instructors: Prof. Saul Perlmutter, 2011 Nobel Laureate, and Terry Buehler• Led a multidisciplinary team of graduate and undergraduate student instructors, conducted demonstrations, designed and directed interactive small-group activities with 108 students, scheduled guest lectures and maintained the course website

• Developed and implemented a four-peak modified Butler-Volmer model on cyclic voltammetric curves, which identified the oxidation kinetics of adsorbed CO on Pt black based on the crystallographic adsorption site and type of bonding to the surface

Instructor: Prof. Saul Perlmutter, 2011 Nobel Laureate• Assisted in the presentation of musical and physical phenomena using both visual and auditory demonstrations, interactive projects and small group discussion

• Synthesized and electrochemically characterized multimodal porous manganese oxide and nickel composite electrochemical capacitor electrodes, which exhibited a manganese oxide specific capacitance of 844 F g-1 and a total capacitance of 422 F g-1