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Omaha, NE, US

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

• Mentored and supported 4 undergraduate students and 1 master's student through semester and year long research projects. Projects included
• Enzymatic process for creating DNA "patchy" particles
• Measuring variation in adsorption of ligands to particles, and resulting effect on functionality
• Manufacture of DNA functionalized nanomaterials for active material applications.

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Project 5: "DNA Mediated Particle Rolling"
• Improved process for attaching DNA to particles resulting in a 70% cost reduction
• Optimized performance of DNA functionalized glass, reducing non-specific binding by 90%
• Created particle-substrate system conducive to study multivalent particle rolling.
• Wrote simulation (C++) to model experimental resultsProject 4: "Monolayer Deposition of Particles in a Shear Flow"
• Implemented and studied various chemistries for the functionalization of colloids and glass with DNA, charged groups, and polymer brushes.

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Courses: Thermodynamics (CBE 231) and Chemical Engineering Laboratory (CBE 410)
• Instructed and supervised students on safe use of bench and pilot scale equipment, including distillation column, liquid-liquid extraction, shell in tube heat exchanger, catalytic cracking of hydrocarbons, bench scale.
• Guided students in design of experiments for open ended projects.
• Taught students operating principles relating to their experiments.
• Held regular office hours
• Graded homework and exams

Madison, Wisconsin Area

• Managed six hospitals adaptation and use of electronic medical records for transfer of care.
• Guided customers through implementation of Stage 1 and Stage 2 Meaningful Use regulations.

Lewisburg PA

• Project 1: "Predicting Organic Crystal Morphology"
• Created computational model (MATLAB) to predict crystal morphology of organic molecules.
• Conducted experiments using spray drying techniques to investigate role of solvent quality and droplet size on crystal morphology.
• Determined crystal morphology of samples using x-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques.Project 2: "Prediction of Properties of Infiltrated Solid Oxide Fuel Cells"
• Collaborated on the development of a model (MATLAB) to simulate manufacture of infiltrated solid oxide fuel cells.
• Optimized code resulting in 10x increase in run speed.

Lewisburg, PA

• Tutored students individually in calculus, statistics and chemistry.
• Lead a group of 8 students in studying organic chemistry.
• Developed lesson plans prior to meeting with students to focus on problem areas.
• Mentored students on time management and study skills.
• Collaborated with colleagues to discuss progress and tutoring strategies.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Investigated blood filtration devices using adsorbent materials for the treatment of sepsis.
• Developed statistical and analytical models for the function of these devices.
• Performed in vitro bioassay experiments (ELISA) to quantify and validate the efficacy of devices.
• Created standard operating protocol (SOP) for the sterile manufacture of blood filtration devices for in vivo animal studies.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Chemical And Biomolecular Engineering

Activities and Societies: Wharton Rugby Football Club

Master Of Engineering - Meng, Chemical And Biomolecular Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Chemical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society Tau Beta Pi Honor Society Alpha Lamda Delta Honor Society Alpha Chi Sigma.