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Santa Barbara, CA, US

Santa Barbara, California, United States

• Ph.D. Advisor: Javier Read de AlanizWorking on interdisciplinary projects to develop photoresponsive, bio-enabled materials by controlling assembly and liquid-liquid phase separation of disordered proteins in complex.
• Synthesized water-soluble azobenzene photoswitch via convergent, 66% yield synthetic route
• Synthesized water-soluble diarylethene molecule with photoswitchable basicity in 7-step synthetic route
• Integrated photoswitches with disordered protein system, optimized light-responsive systems, and demonstrated cyclable assembly size, secondary structure, and transmittanceCollaborative efforts
• Simulated thermal behavior of light-responsive liquid crystal elastomers in different media to decouple photothermal and photochemical contributions to photo-actuation
• Designed & synthesized novel cyclopentadiene amine and ammonium compounds for the development of peptoid systems and for nitroso detection that both utilize Diels Alder click chemistryMentored 2 undergraduate students.

Santa Barbara, California, United States

• Led junior- and senior- level engineering lab courses (ChE 180A and 180B) for 3 quarters
• Supported students as they studied open-ended engineering challenges by guiding them through experimental design, safety factors, and relevant chemical engineering principles

I worked as an undergraduate course assistant for Chemical Process Safety and for Process Dynamics and Control. I held office hours, graded quizzes and homeworks, proctored exams, and worked with students to help them gain a better understanding on course material.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

I have worked on a variety of projects on low ceiling temperature polyaldehydes and am a contributing author on 3 published papers. In 2017, I presented my work on transient polymers at the AIChE conference.Projects include the optimizing a photosensitizer system that allowed for a sunlight-induced degradation of polyaldehyde films, improving mechanical.

Atlanta

• Lead team of 3 students to design experiments that enhanced the selectivity of cancerous cells to gold nanoparticles through targeted endocytosis and exocytosis
• Drafted a review article on the toxicity and efficacy of cancer treatment with gold nanoparticles.

Avon Lake, Ohio, United States

• GEON Performance Materials Business, Louisville, KY, January 2018 - May 2018
• Increased productivity of 5 major products on a manufacturing line with 20,000 lb/hr production capacity using quick-wins and long-term capital planning
• Assisted in the design and installation of an underwater pelletizer that reduced rework material and improved customer satisfaction
• Created and conducted a Design of Experiment that identified leading causes of pellet variation in twin-screw extrusion which reduced customer complaintsGlasforms Business, Birmingham, AL, August 2018 - December 2018
• Eliminated product cut length customer complaints and internal scrap originating from newly installed automatic saw, estimated $35,800 in Type I savings
• Fabricated device that reduced ovality nonconformances on fiberglass insulator rods, estimated $75,000 in Type I savings

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Chemical Engineering, 3.98

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemical And Biomolecular Engineering, Biotechnology Concentration, 3.91

Activities and Societies: Involved in the Grand Challenges program, Tau Beta Pi (Director of Corporate Relations), founding member of.

High School Diploma