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Boston, Ma, Us

Boston, Ma, Us

Greater Boston Area

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Designed and published In the City: Origins, In the City: Harbor, Missing Link, Exploit, and Robots: Battle for the Coal Heart• Created a unique look and feel for each game including graphic design and commissioning art• Orchestrated manufacture, sales, distribution, and Kickstarters for all Sherwood Games productsFor more information, visit our website sherwoodgames.com or find us on facebook - facebook.com/SherwoodGames/

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Worked in a collaborative team to design novel polymer origami folding techniques (see video) • Designed systems to use a localized heat, uniform heat, and microwaves to induce self-folding • Trained colleagues to use the Instron Extensometer, Laser Writer, IR Camera, and Heat Gun• Supervised the construction of a suspended heater for use in the Instron ExtensometerPublished papers:1. Davis, D., Mailen, R., Genzer, J. and Dickey, M. D. Self-folding of polymer sheets using microwaves and graphene ink. RSC Adv. 5, 89254–89261 (2015).2. Davis, D., Chen, B., Dickey, M. D. and Genzer, J. Self-folding of thick polymer sheets using gradients of heat. J. Mech. Robot. 8(3), 031014 (2016).3. Davis, D., Mailen R., Luong E., Russell A., Dickey, M. D. and Genzer, J. Repeatable Reversible 2D to 3D Bilayer Shape Programming. (Manuscript in preparation). 4. Davis, D., Hubbard A., Genzer, J. and Dickey, M. D. Compressed Thermoplastic Polymers for Fabricating Tunable Self-Folding Devices. (Manuscript in preparation).

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Assisted with Transport Phenomena I and Transport Phenomena II/Separations• Held office hours 1-2 times a week to help students with homework and prepare for tests • Answered student's questions about coursework outside of office hours via email • Graded homework sets, quizzes, and exams

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Fuel Cell and Battery Lab• Ran and analyzed voltammograms and constant voltage tests on iron plating in the presence of hydrogen evolution poisons and iron ligands• Results led to creating and testing an iron flow battery

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

• Synthesized polymers and co-polymers in reactors or bottles (in a bottle bath)• Removed solvent from polymers using a drum dryer• Performed maintenance on eyewashes and Mooney machine • Ran separation columns and size-exclusion chromatography, tested airflow for damage, and managed waste disposal

Providence, Rhode Island Area

Rhode Island Summer Enrichment (RISE) Lower Camp Counselor• Supervised and cared for one hundred children ages five to eight with fifteen other staff members each summer• Taught children how to swim• Took care of minor injuries• Led a wide variety of team building activities and yard games

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Polymer Lab under Professor David Schiraldi • Synthesized co-polymers to make water-soluble aero-gels• Distilled initiator

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

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

Activities and Societies: AiChE Ultimate Frisbee (A Team - Starting Handler) Undergraduate Research Wind Ensemble (Flute) University.