Undergraduate Research Fellow
Eugene, Or, Us
McMorran LabFabricated nanoscale forked gratings using electron beam lithography (EBL) in a scanning electron microscope (SEM) for diffraction experiments in a transmission electron microscope (TEM). Conducted lithography process start to finish including plasma cleaning, spincoating of photosensitive resists, metal deposition, surface profilometry, and CAD software through optimizing fabrication process in a clean environment to achieve 50nm pitch. Demonstrated the Talbot effect in a transmission electron microscope to fabricate halve the pitch of straight gratings to improve diffraction resolution. Presented work at three conferences, invited to present the next year about giving poster presentations at an information seminar, featured in CAScade, an alumni magazine, showcasing undergraduate research, and gave updates at weekly group meetings. Deutsch Lab Assisted a National Science Foundation project focusing on the creation of efficient organic solar cells using surface plasmon resonance by machining a water bath to aid with capillary action of silicon microspheres on glass substrates. Used LABVIEW to create a VI to probe temperature over time. Advanced Projects LabCreated saturated absorption setup for a rubidium magneto-optical trap to observe Bose-Einstein condensate.