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San Jose, CA, US

San Jose, California, US

San Jose, California, US

Onna-son, Okinawa, JP

• Field Effect Transistor (FET) Biosensors
• Design, fabrication, and characterization of ZnO nanowire and graphene FETs decorated with noble metal nanoparticles
• Functionalized FETs with DNA aptamers or engineered proteins to detect at aM to nM levels: - complementary DNA strands - protein biomarkers - carbohydrate markers of cancer

Roma, IT

• Organic Light Emitting (OLETs) and Field Effect Transistors (OFETs) for Neurological Applications
• Design, fabrication, and characterization of three-layer OLETs with higher efficiency than equivalent OLEDs
• Used OLETs as a novel biological experimental platform for fluorescent cellular imaging and neuron optogenetic studies
• Fabrication and characterization of OFETs for stimulation and recording of neural cells

• Polymer-Based Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Suppression Devices
• Fabricated polymer ESD suppression devices, operated laser drill for via drilling & singulation of parts, operated hot press for copper sheet and polymer lamination
• Repaired and operated wafer test prober to test leakage current, trigger voltage of ESD suppression devices (~65,000 devices per wafer)
• Statistical analysis on and quality control of 1000s of devices during production

Austin, TX, US

• Advisor: Prof. Ananth DodabalapurCharge Transport in Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cell Materials
• Developed lateral device structures, novel measurement and analysis techniques to probe charge transport and carrier recombination in bulk heterojunction solar cell materials under variety of environmental conditions
• Fabricated structures from multiple alignment steps with sub-micron resolution using electron-beam lithography
• Constructed electrical testing setup capable of cryogenic temperatures, varied atmospheres, solar, monochromatic, and pulsed illuminationInkjet Printable Manufacturing of Organic Solar Cells for Flexible Communication.
• Designed, fabricated, and characterized inkjet printable organic solar cells made of P3HT:PCBM, P3HT:C71-PCBM, PSBTBT:PCBM, and other material systems
• Developed inkjet printable metal oxide solutions of ZnO and ZTO used to fabricate solar cell electron transport layers and n-type FETs

Austin, TX, US

• Solar Energy Conversion Devices
• Graded and provided feedback on homework problems, exam questions, and student presentations
• Assisted and taught undergraduate and graduate students during office hours
• Gave lectures on the use of PC1D, a solar cell design and simulation software package
• Developed a solar cell design project where students were required to optimize solar cell structures and material parameters in order to obtain maximum power conversion efficiencyOrganic Semiconductor Devices
• Assisted and taught graduate students during office hoursGave guest lectures in the previous courses on several occasions when the professor was unavailable.

Gainesville, Florida, US

• Pressure Induced Changes in Molecular Magnetism
• Constructed a low temperature (> 4 K) pressure cell for a tunnel diode oscillator to analyze the change in spin of Mn7 samples with temperature and pressure Use of Quartz Tuning Forks as Magnetometers
• Constructed experimental setup and measured changes in tuning fork frequency when dusted with magnetic nanoparticles to characterize their magnetization

Gainesville, Florida, US

• Electricity and Magnetism
• Taught undergraduate students in supplemental lectures for the general physics course
• Graded lecture quizzes and assisted students during office hoursElectricity and Magnetism Lab
• Taught and supervised undergraduate laboratory sessions for the general physics course
• Graded lab reports and assisted students during office hours

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Materials Science

Master'S Degree, Physics

Bachelor'S Degree, Physics