Advanced Silicon Carbide Materials (ASCM) is a woman-owned, HUBZone-certified small business operating in Lihue, Hawaii since 2000. ASCM has extensive experience in the development and manufacturing of high-quality SiC for military-grade telescope mirrors, laser equipment, semiconductors, and diverse products for hostile environment applications.Our novel, patented CVC SiC® is ideal for use in a broad range of optical, structural, chemical, and high temperature applications including telescope optics, replication optics, mirror mounting structures, nose cones, flame liners, and nuclear fuel cladding tubes. We manufacture this monolithic material in complex shapes, sizes, and thickness ranges you will not find anywhere else.Our OMNI SiC™ (CVD SiC) grades are ideal for use in Semiconductor Manufacturing and processing of silicon wafers.For specifications that call for strong, lightweight wafers, our HoneySiC® material is well-suited to microchips and complementary structures.Website: https://www.ascmtech.com/

Scientific Design Co. (SDC) is a Global Leader in the Development and Licensing of proprietary processes for the production of Ethylene Oxide (EO) and Ethylene Glycol (EO/EG), EO derivatives, Polyols, and Maleic Anhydride. Produced by our technologies, these chemicals are the main building blocks for a multitude of end products including polyesters, plastic bottles, antifreeze, and a variety of consumer products.Website: https://www.scidesign.com/

• Conducted Research Projects:(1) Fabrication and characterization of nanomaterials including carbon nanotubes, and two-dimensional nanomaterials (i.e., transition metal dichalcogenide and graphene), and their incorporation in devices.(2) Flexible and wearable electronics including energy storage devices and biosensors (i.e., mechanical and electrochemical sensing).(3) Tunable wetting of smart polymers for cross-disciplinary applications including digital microfluidics, energy/environment, and biomedical devices.(4) Mammalian cell culture and cell-substrate interactions with nanomaterial enhanced surfaces.• Research Fellowship & Grant Proposal Writing: Wrote NSF grant proposal (as Co-PI & Entrepreneurial Leader for NSF Innovation Corps (I-CorpsTM)) for a self-created research project awarded $50k towards technology commercialization and startup company development, as well as research projects for various fellowships/scholarships awarded funding to pursue independent research and technology commercialization, totaling to over $500k.• Research Mentor: Mentored/advised 13 students on research projects and trained over 20 new group members, ranging from high school to incoming Ph.D. students on research procedures and safety protocols.• AFM Superuser: Served as superuser to the multi-user Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) and lead equipment training, maintenance, AFM course demos, and creation of the standard operation procedure (SOP).Research Advisor: Dr. Eui-Hyeok (EH) YangWebsite: https://www.stevens.edu/advanced-quantum-materials-lab

• Created and wrote successful NSF project proposal that was awarded $50k in funding towards customer discovery and participation in both the regional and national I-Corps program to transition technology concepts and intellectual property into the marketplace.• Applied and led a team for the competitive innovation program that provided state-of-the-art innovation research and training services that interconnected regional academic technologists with entrepreneurial and business partners.• Organized and strategically led customer discovery process to develop a professional network and understanding towards development of a customer ecosystem and viable business model.Website: https://new.nsf.gov/funding/initiatives/i-corps