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Burlingame, Ca

Berkeley, California, United States

• Developing and testing novel Li-ion battery anode and cathode material formulations and electrode processing methods• Designing and constructing a prototype aqueous battery system for low-cost grid-scale energy storage; patent pending• Planning and running accelerated testing protocols to rapidly assess cell failure distribution• Data processing automation using the python data frame manipulation library: pandas

• Designed and synthesized new catalytic materials based on polyoxometalates (POMs) for the decontamination of chemical warfare agents, water oxidation, and hydrogen evolution • Established new and maintained existing collaborations with seven research institutions resulting in eight peer reviewed publications • Wrote an accepted proposal and subsequently performed the proposed XANES and EXAFS experiments at Brookhaven National Laboratory• Trained four undergraduate students as scientific researchers

• Designed and fabricated zinc anodes for secondary cells• Quantified phase fractions in battery electrodes using X-ray diffraction and Rietveld analysis

Plymouth, Minnesota

• Conducted in-house instrument performance study on different methods of particle size distribution analysis • Delivered an oral report with recommendations for future studies on coated beads used in extended release drug delivery

St. Paul, Minnesota

Graded lab assignments and helped students carry out experiments.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Chemistry

Developed new catalytic materials for the decontamination of chemical warfare agents, water oxidation, and hydrogen evolution.

Master'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Research Projects • Simulation modeling of synthesis gas combustion using various chemical mechanisms. • Flame-tube design.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Chemistry

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