Highly interdisciplinary research experience in the fields of nanotechnology and biotechnology; including work with colleagues in bioengineering, tissue engineering, materials science and engineering, chemical engineering, and physics. Extensive teaching experience in the university environment as well as the Training Coordinator for two shipboard training teams on the USS Curtis Wilbur. Received numerous awards including the prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, the John Bardeen Graduate Research Award, and the Navy Achievement Medal. Specialties: Nanoscale Energy TransportMicro and NanofabricationAtomic Force MicroscopyScanning Electron MicroscopySemiconductor Device CharacterizationInfrared MicroscopyFluorescence SpectroscopyRaman Spectroscopy and ThermometryDevice Physics and ModellingMatLabC++Bilingual - Fluent in Spanish