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My scientific journey has brought me through numerous labs, working on projects ranging from organo-metallic catalyst synthesis, plastics in marine ecology, and most prominent, inorganic materials development. My undergraduate thesis, written on a novel synthesis of porous vanadium oxide for battery applications cemented my interest in clean energy and using smart materials to achieve that end. After completing my undergraduate degree, I moved to San Francisco with a job offer from Kinestral Technologies. The start-up was only 20 people strong when I joined allowing me the opportunity to grow with the company and to challenge myself through opportunities that would not have been available to me at a larger company. Within Kinestral technologies I performed small-scale R&D research, quality assurance of precursors and final materials, and ultimately I was managing production synthesis. In addition, I was the safety coordinator, a position which helped me to become a more efficient and aware scientist.While my employment at Kinestral technologies was fulfilling, I knew in order to fully realize my potential in the lab I needed to pursue a master's degree. I am currently at the University of Washington in the Material Science and Engineering department working on optimizing electrodes for flexible device applications.

Listed skills include Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Materials, Inorganic Synthesis, Organic Geochemistry, and 14 others.