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Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Savannah River Site

• Catalogued daily activities and proposed schedule changes to reduce equipment maintenance downtime and expedite processing/storing of nuclear material.• Performed calculations to address hydrogen deflagration hazard, proposed safety design changes, and tested changes alongside senior engineers.

Columbia, South Carolina Area

• Performed electrochemical data collection and analysis for monitoring of biofouling for in-situ monitoring applications.• Expanded on previous research performed at Savannah River National Laboratory, addressing issues implementing monitoring techniques

• Performed experimental electrochemical evaluation on a wide range of electrodes for a new monitoring method in industrial bioreactors. Investigated possible methods for the prevention of biofouling for reactor monitoring systems• Worked closely with senior experts in engineering and communicated project status.• Prepared and maintained Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 bacterial cultures to be used in testing.• Presented findings to senior engineers and experts at group meetings