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Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Chicago, Il

• Designed and performed solid-state and solution reactions to evaluate the chemistry of organic semiconductor surfaces.• Developed a methodology to unpassivate organic surfaces in top-contact OTFT device architectures.• Utilized extensive characterization tools (PM-IRRAS, SEM-EDS, UV-Vis, Ellipsometry, XPS, NMR, polarized and confocal microscopy, QCM, MALDI-MS).• Engineered and built a high vacuum system with a controlled temperature stage for the preparation of organic thin films.• Developed physical vapor deposition systems for growth of organic semiconductor crystals.• Mentored graduate and undergraduate students in experiment planning, instrumentation and presentation skills.• Presented experimental data and research literature at weekly meetings and conferences.• Collaborated with research groups from Ohio University, Wake Forest University and Florida International University regarding AFM, OFET device testing and SIMS, respectively.

Chicago, Illinois

General ChemistryOrganic ChemistryPhysical Chemistry- Delivered lectures, formulated written exams, and assisted students in laboratory courses.

Chicago, Illinois

- Synthesized and characterized polyoxometalate crystals for the purpose of gas sensing.- Tested polyoxometalate film’s ability to reversibly sense NOx on a MEMS platform.

Aurora, Illinois

• Investigated failure mechanisms underpinning reject builds in x-ray tube fabrication using SEM-EDS, FTIR, optical microscopy and particle counters.• Prepared weekly technical reports for engineers that ultimately led to procedure changes.• Delivered presentations to senior level management, production engineers, and technicians.

Greater Milwaukee Area

• Utilized computational methods (Python, Gaussian09, Jmol) to reveal a novel mechanism in S-nitrosothiol chemistry.

Aurora, Illinois

• Developed major methodologies to identify, evaluate and rectify sources of particle contamination.• Implemented new FTIR into failure analysis (evaluation of solvent and oil purity) and generated a standard reference library of materials.

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

Dissertation: “Principles of Surface Chemistry Central to the Reactivity of Organic Semiconductor Materials”

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Major: Chemistry, Minor: Physics

Activities and Societies: Colleges Against Cancer, Relay for Life, Liturgical Choir, Global Village Ambassador