Assisted with the development, distribution, and marketing of plastic compatibilizers for implementation in recycling streams

Contributed to research studies in planetary geochemistry to probe the chemical evolution of terrestrial bodies through the simulation of high-pressure planetary interior dynamics

• Participation in wet-lab research: assisting with methods comprising bacterial cell transformation, bacterial cell culture preparation, fluorescent protein purification, preparation of microfluidic sorting samples, buffer, media and plate preparation, and Miniprep DNA extraction• Performing photophysical characterization techniques including collecting excitation, emission, and fluorescence spectra, taking fluorescence lifetime measurements, calculating fluorescence quantum yield, and running long-term photobleaching assays• Participation in cell localization assays for new fluorescent protein mutants• Maintaining regular presentation schedule in order to update the group on recent researchendeavors and literature surveys• Assisting with writing scientific manuscripts, designing figures for manuscripts, andediting pending manuscripts

• Background includes research participation in directed evolution of fluorescent proteins, photophysics, and materials science and engineering• Experience with wet-lab studies, photophysical characterization and data analysis, web design, writing scientific reports, giving regular presentations, and maintaining research lab equipment