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Andover, Massachusetts, United States

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

– Developed a project to study how confined cancer cells sort and invade in 3D co-culture spheroids using collagen-alginate composite hydrogels– Optimized mammalian cell culture in 2D and 3D cultures, orbital shakers, and spinner flasks– Collaborated with Space Tango to send 3D spheroids of human osteoblast cells to space on Northrop Grumman-18 to study how bone morphogenetic protein treatment and mechanical compression of osteoblasts under microgravity would promote bone cell… Show more – Developed a project to study how confined cancer cells sort and invade in 3D co-culture spheroids using collagen-alginate composite hydrogels– Optimized mammalian cell culture in 2D and 3D cultures, orbital shakers, and spinner flasks– Collaborated with Space Tango to send 3D spheroids of human osteoblast cells to space on Northrop Grumman-18 to study how bone morphogenetic protein treatment and mechanical compression of osteoblasts under microgravity would promote bone cell development and maintenance– Developed a project to study the effect of compressive stress on collective migration in breast cancer progression using stable cell lines expressing fluorescent reporter proteins and gene knockdown, cell micropatterning, traction force microscopy, live-cell imaging, flow cytometry, automated image processing, in vitro biological assays, and multi-dimensional data analysis– Collaborated with Dr. Max Bi of Northeastern University to develop a vertex model to simulate the mechanics of confluent epithelial tissues and 3D spheroids– Served as a point person for UM-EHS concerning biosafety and laser safety Show less

South Hadley, Ma

– Developed molecular dynamics simulations of granular clogging and flow in a quasi-two-dimensional silo to study how velocity fluctuations, non-affine motion, and dynamical heterogeneities change as the system approaches clogging– Analyzed particle interactions, clogging probability, mass flow rate, and avalanche statistics as a function of silo opening size

South Hadley, Ma

Course: Electromagnetism

South Hadley, Ma

Course: Intro. to Econometrics

Piscataway, Nj

– Used piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM) to study multiferroic hexagonal manganites HoMnO3 and YbMnO3 and differentiate deflection and buckling modes without rotating the sample utilizing the contact resonance of either deflection or buckling mode to allow 3D PFM imaging without sample rotation– Performed controlled PFM experiments on two different surfaces, (110) and (001) of hexagonal manganites with in-plane and out-of-plane polarization, respectively

Greater New York City Area

– Created matter forms in Excel and ran matter and invoice reports in CounselLink– Generated legal documents (e.g. contracts, engagement letters) in HotDocs

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Applied Physics/Biophysics

Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Systems - Advisor: Dr. Allen Liu “Mechanobiology of Jamming: From Collective Migration.

Bachelor’S Degree, Physics/Economics Double Major

Complex Rheology And Many-body systems (C.R.A.M. Lab) - Advisor: Dr. Kerstin Nordstrom “Molecular dynamics simulation of granular flows.