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Davis, Ca, Us

Davis, California, United States

Micro Gas Pre-Concentrator for Air Monitoring July 2021 – PresentProject Title: Manufacturing and assembly of micro-gas preconcentration devices for purposes of air monitoring and contamination measurementsQuickly adjusted to the cleanroom setting to contribute to the manufacturing process as efficiently as possibleReceived training on cleanroom equipment such as plasma sputtering, lithography tools and Plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD)Performed and improved lithography procedures to ensure consistent quality & repeatabilityDifferential Mobility Spectrometer (DMS) August 2021 – PresentProject Title: Manufacturing and improving functionality of a silicon based differential mobility spectrometer (DMS)Aided in the manufacturing and troubleshooting of the DMS for increased sensitivity when detecting trace amounts of volatile organic compoundsDeveloped and simulated DMS model utilizing COMSOL and SIMION to optimize performance of sensor before microfabrication

Folsom, California

Characterized pre-and-post-SMT package warpage and reliability performance on DIMM products to establish the correlation of the package critical dimension with reliability for product designSuccessfully characterized the failure mode of fine trace crack in package substrate during the system level temperature cycle reliability test, resulting in enhanced substrate design to resolve the issueCreated a microelectronic package dynamic warpage model with APDL to depict high stress areas to aid in package designAnalyzed and presented several competitors products utilizing analytical instruments such as SEM/EDX, Xray, and Plasma Ion Milling noting key characteristics to further understand and predict market trajectory to lower costs and beat competitors’ productsSelected among 1 of 15 interns out of 1,500 total eligible interns to have a meeting with Intel’s past CEO Bob Swan

Communicate and organize course preceptors to effectively facilitate understanding in an active learning environmentPlan and oversee weekly preceptor meetings of 14 students to discuss future events such as discussions, homework and test gradingProvide feedback to students and the instructor to help improve class flow throughout the semester to facilitate student growth

Tucson, Arizona Area

Guided and troubleshooted struggling students hands-on during weekly scheduled office hours addressing issues in real timeRelayed critical information such as incorrect test problems to the professor to improve the class and students learning

Tucson, Arizona Area

Selective Cu Nanoparticle Deposition to form Nanowires August 2019 – May 2021Project Title: Selectively deposition of Copper on exposed SiO2 after OTSPassivated OTS surface is patterned with nanolithography and conductive AFM for selective deposition of copper nanoparticlesLocal anodic oxidation occurs at the surface and due to OTS resistance to HF trenches can be formedAPTMS can selectively be deposited in newly formed trenches with copper nanoparticles selectively deposited forming conductive nanowires to be used for a deviceDeposition of Palladium on APTMS with a Silicon Substrate December 2018 – May 2019Project Title: Palladium Catalytic ActivityResearch goal was to reactivate palladium after palladium catalyzed a nitrophenol reaction and determine if surface could be reactivated effectively againNitrophenol will be reduced with Sodium Borohydride and the Palladium present on the surface of the sample will reduce Nitrophenolate to AminophenolUV-Vis used to measure Pd catalytic activity of 4-nitrophenolate specifically at 400 nm peak, accompanied by the presence of a new peak at 300 nm indicating 4-aminophenol formation

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

Spearheaded and expanded an independent research project to characterize activated carbon formulated from algae precursorsQuantified and interpreted results to appropriately convey an accurate conclusion leading to a first authorship on a published paperOperated technical equipment such as a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), CHN Analyzer and Vapor Sorption AnalyzerNominated and selected to present REU research to the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) in Alexandria, VA

Tucson, Arizona Area

Developed strong interpersonal communication skills through collaborating with team management with filming televised gamesProvided materials for feedback to coaches so they could develop and mentally help players in a team setting to improve their playUsed problem solving and hands on abilities to fix broken equipment in real time in a strenuous environment four times a week

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Electrical And Computer Engineering

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Chemical Engineering

Minor, Electrical And Computer Engineering

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