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United States

Sacramento, Ca, Us

Sacramento, California, United States

Golden, Colorado, United States

• Independently fabricated triple-mesoscopic perovskite solar cells via spincoating and measured device power conversion efficiencies.• Investigated thermal annealing conditions (temperature, atmosphere, gas flow rate) on transmittance and sheet resistance of porous indium tin oxide nanoparticle films.• Produced nickel oxide porous scaffolds by chemical bath deposition for hole transport layers in thermochromic and solvatochromic perovskite solar cells.• Varied the ratio of perovskite precursor species to determine the minimum excess of organic salt required to produce thermochromic/solvatochromic behavior. • Prepared written reports and poster presentations to communicate research results to peers.

Davis, California, United States

Analysis of semiconductor particle films for photoelectrochemical water splitting in the Osterloh lab. Culminated in a senior honors thesis on an independent research project.• Synthesized BiVO4 and Mo:BiVO4 nano/microparticles through a liquid-solid state pathway and prepared thin films on metal substrates via electrophoretic deposition.• Interpreted UV-visible diffuse reflectance, SEM, EDX, powder XRD, and XPS data to determine the optical bandgap, size, morphology, elemental composition, and phase-purity of particles.• Surface photovoltage spectroscopy experiments to measure depletion region widths at film-substrate interfaces.• Composed quarterly progress reports and research update PowerPoint presentations.

Davis, California, United States

Davis, California, United States

• Oversaw development of Chemistry Lab, Solar Power, Forensics, and Protein Modeling exams for high school scholastic competitions.• Managed correspondence with the UC Davis Department of Chemistry to secure laboratory space and equipment and establish safety guidelines for student competitors.• Designed acid-base titration experiments to provide participants with hands-on laboratory experience.

Davis, California, United States

• Developed problem set questions requiring students to draw molecular structures and identify symmetry elements to strengthen familiarity with molecular point group symmetry operations.

Monterey, California, United States

Assisted in sales operations by replenishing merchandise on the sales floor, locating products for customers, and rearranging the storefront for sales and seasonal events.

Monterey, California, United States

Assisted in sales operations by replenishing merchandise on the sales floor, locating products for customers, and rearranging the storefront for sales and seasonal events.

Monterey, California, United States

Employed to assist in the maintenance of experimental equipment and the upkeeping of the laboratory facility.

Monterey, California, United States

Assisted in sales operations by replenishing merchandise on the sales floor, locating products for customers, and rearranging the storefront for sales and seasonal events.