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Berkeley, Ca, Us

Davis, California, United States

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Berkeley, California, United States

Professor Baoxia Mi’s Membrane Innovation Lab focuses on the evaluation and application of nanomaterials to enhance water treatment processes. • Synthesized and characterized materials capable of interfacial solar vapor generation (the phenomenon exhibited by some materials to vaporize water at extremely high efficiencies using solely sunlight).• Led a collaboration that worked with a small-island community in Indonesia to understand how contextual factors should influence the design of a novel desalination technology using interfacial solar vapor generation.• Built a custom environmental chamber to control solar input, temperature, and humidity, in order to develop a computational model that can estimate the evaporative flux of interfacial solar vapor generating materials based solely on environmental factors.

SimpleLab offers easy-to-use sampling kits that allow customers to test and understand the health and safety of their surrounding environment. • Developed the water treatment technology recommendation algorithm that suggests water treatment solutions to customers using Tap Score based on their specific water quality.• Led a team in compiling information about the status of state-level action on remediating lead in drinking water for schools.

Goleta, California

TriSep Corporation is the leading specialty membrane manufacturing company that provides custom solutions for water and process applications· Performed projections, responded to inquiries, and provided hands-on support for customers· Relayed customer concerns to department heads so that corrective measures may be taken· Piloted new technology in various industries, such as wastewater treatment and oil & gas

United States

Modified the Type III Secretion System to improve protein production and secretion throughput• Developed an assay to assess the secretion of toxic proteins• Analyzed protein production and cell morphology through Flow Cytometry• Quantify protein secretion through Western Blotting and Dot Blotting Techniques

United States

Assisted in educational laboratory sections by providing materials, guidance, and safety support to undergraduate students at UC Berkeley• Operated and managed analytical techniques and machinery• Prepared and distributed chemicals and other materials• Properly disposed of chemical waste according to EH&S’s and NRC’s standards

United States

Helped redesign the UC Berkeley’s General Chemistry Curriculum to emphasize sustainable practices and green concepts. Work has been incorporated into the General Chemistry Laboratory Manual that is used by over 1500 students a semester.• Tested and provided feedback on experimental procedures• Work was featured in UC Berkeley's College of Chemistry's "Catalyst" magazine

Nicaragua

Conducted water and sanitation projects in the communities of Kahkabila, Monkey Point, and Bluefields, in Nicaragua. These projects ranged from developing an implementation model for the improved integration of the BioSand Filter to the design and construction of a Double-Vaulted Composting Dry Latrine.• Translated important technical documents and reports• Managed a construction project in a second language (Spanish)• Latrine designs were incorporated into blueEnergy's Water and Sanitation Technology Package

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Enviornmental Engineering

Master Of Science - Ms, Environmental Engineering

Bachelor’S Degree, Chemical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Sigma Eta Pi, KALX Radio, Cal Quidditch TeamConcentration: Environmental Technology Minor: Chemistry

High School

Activities and Societies: Founder of the Recycling Task Force, Captain of Boys Cross Country, All-CIF Southern Section Boys Cross Country.