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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.
• 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