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Long Beach, Ca, Us

Los Angeles, California, United States

High Temperature Composites for Hypersonic Vehicles

Cypress, California, United States

Development of Ceramic Matrix Composites for high temperature, lightweight aero-engine components.

Storrs, Ct

My PhD research at UConn involved the development, analysis, and testing of high temperature ceramic matrix composites. My group worked closely with NASA and United Technologies to investigate novel ways of improving their high temperature materials technologies.Much of my work involved the chemical vapor infiltration of ceramic coatings (silicon carbide, boron nitride, titanium carbide, carbon) onto ceramic fibers (silicon carbide, carbon). I also have research experience with the synthesis and application of pre-ceramic polymers. Most recently, I have been working with my group to optimize the CVI of carbon/carbon composite materials.Our lab is extensively outfitted with vacuum systems, compressed gas flow systems, and furnaces. We use UConn's network of scientific instrumentation to examine the materials we produce, including mechanical testing, electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, spectroscopy, etc.

Santa Fe Springs, Ca

Collins Aerospace in Santa Fe Springs, CA is involved with the production of high temperature composite materials. This internship was a great opportunity to apply my experience as a laboratory researcher towards materials and process development in the industry. I was part of a small R&D team working with managers, operators, technicians, and other engineers to maintain and upgrade the operation of large-scale chemical vapor infiltration reactors. I was involved with controlling temperature/pressure/flow, coordinating testing and characterization, spec’ing parts, procuring equipment, and various other tasks associated with reactor operation. I became familiar with the challenges of scaling up a benchtop process to one that can produce many parts at once. Rather than taking on just the menial “intern” tasks, I truly felt I was a unique asset to the team and was able to contribute in a valuable way.Chemical vapor infiltration, ceramic matrix composites, high temperature materials, materials characterization, piping & instrumentation, PID control, SOP's.

Storrs, Ct

The Industrial Affiliates Program at UConn draws in many local companies for testing and analysis of their products and materials. The University's extensive amount of scientific resources makes it simple and affordable to do various types of testing. We have multiple research specialists, such as myself, who work with these companies to see what they are looking for and how to obtain the most valuable data possible.I have performed many types of testing and analysis such as mechanical testing, hardness testing, optical profilometry, and electron microscopy. The work has spanned multiple industries including medical devices, textiles, batteries, etc. I provide the company representatives with technical reports detailing the data and findings.

Stafford Springs, Ct

Operated machinery used to manufacture printed circuit boards. Worked with an independent team of student co-ops. The company primarily catered to defense-related aerospace companies.

Storrs, Ct

Worked to optimize the attractive properties of ceramic matrix composites and polymers.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Materials Science, 3.8/4.0

Visit the Suib Research Group website: https://wp.suibgroup.uconn.edu/

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Chemical Engineering, 3.3/4.0

Senior Design Project: Removal of Excess Teflon from Printed Circuit Boards. In collaboration with TTM Technologies, Inc., we investigated.