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Corvallis, OR, US

Corvallis, Oregon Area

• Spearheaded collaborations between multiple fields (physics, engineering, etc.) in industry and academia.
• Developed standard operating procedure to study cation/anion defects and impurities in amorphous oxides (IGZO, ZnO, In2O3, Ga2O3)
• Evaluated defects in a-IGZO and identified their influence on the band-gap and device performance.
• Fit and compared theoretical raman spectra to experimental raman spectra to identify origin of all raman peaks.
• Managed and designed complex research projects for individuals and teams of researchers to explore, involving both industry and academia collaborators
• Optimized thin film synthesis by developing a robust procedure, testing different reactant concentrations, components and annealing temperatures (spin coating).

Corvallis, Oregon, United States

• Lead general and organic chemistry recitations (30 to 100 students) to walk students through complex homework problems and prepare for exams.
• Responsible for student safety, laboratory planning, teaching proper laboratory techniques and outside of laboratory student tutoring sessions.

• Developed a procedure to clean and prepare glass/silicon substrates for spin coating.
• Characterized thin films with various techniques including ellipsometry, XRR, and XRD.

Corning, NY

• Generated realistic models of silicate glasses using quantum mechanic software packages.
• Developed a protocol for regression analysis of realistic models of multi-component silicate glasses to relate physical, electrical and optical properties to structural characteristics.
• Collaborated with multiple departments to compare findings to in house experimental data to develop improvements to glass sample synthesis; presented these findings to modeling department and at company-wide research.
• Developed and implemented python codes using packages such as NumPy, SciPy, and Matplotlib to collect and analyze data.

Ellensburg, WA

• Oversaw teaching assistants and students in a hands-on general chemistry laboratory course.
• Responsible for student safety, laboratory planning, teaching assistant preparation meetings and outside of laboratory student tutoring sessions.
• Student assessment was reported directly to the university registrar for permanent academic record.

Ellensburg, WA

• Provided hands-on assistance to students in weekly chemistry laboratories (General, Organic).
• In charge of teaching students proper safety and laboratory techniques.
• Graded and provided feedback of student's laboratory reports and practicals.
• Procured NMR, IR, and UV-Vis spectra for student made organic products for laboratory projects.

Ellensburg, Washington, United States

• Conducted 1 on 1 or group tutor sessions for general, organic and inorganic chemistry.
• Aided students in problem-solving complex homework problems by using the Socratic method.
• Helped train and prepare new tutors in weekly meetings to assist struggling students.

Ellensburg, WA

• Implemented, optimized and analyzed synthetic organic reactions (homogeneous catalysis, inert-atmosphere, recrystallization, reflux, column chromatography, GC) of synthetic route for Clavatadine A.
• Changed key functional groups of clavatadine A in an effort to improve reversible binding to factor Xia.
• Assessed synthetic products by means of spectroscopic techniques such as NMR, FT-IR, UV-Vis, MS
• Responsible for maintaining and repairing laboratory equipment (roto-vap, schlenk line, High Vacuum, chiller)

Ellensburg, WA

• Oversaw teaching assistants and students in a hands-on general chemistry laboratory course.
• Responsible for student safety, laboratory planning, teaching assistant preparation meetings and outside of laboratory student tutoring sessions.
• Student assessment was reported directly to the university registrar for permanent academic record.

Lynnwood, Washington, United States

• Prepared the store for closing by retrieving all shopping carts, removing waste from registers and restocking of register supplies.
• Assisted customers with shopping and to and from the store when needed.
• Maintained store cleanliness by cleaning spills, returning/disposing of returned merchandise and making sure restrooms are clean and well stocked.
• Retrieved and readied shopping carts for customer use

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Chemistry

Master Of Science - Ms, Chemistry

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Chemistry

High School Diploma