Participate in trade shows and exhibitions to promote XOS's HDXRF Consumer Product line of instrumentation.Perform product demonstrations to potential customers.Perform in-house research, evaluate customer samples, and collect data to generate pragmatic sales tools (application notes, quick reference sales notes, technical reports, etc).Conduct market research and collect VOC data through surveys and customer feedback to understand customer requirements and needs.Works to build collaborative relationships with global third-party test labs and current customer contacts.Travel as necessary to support sales team at customer sites, as well as from in-house via telephone, e-mail, and webex.Provide a resource of high-level technical consulting to the sales team and customers domestically and internationally from product specifications and abilities to interpreting raw data results obtained with HDXRF instruments.

Plan experiments, execute plans, and analyze the properties of neat and composite pre-ceramic polymer resin sets to determine future projects and/or applications.Organize and account for/order lab supplies, chemicals, and their appropriate MSDS.Assist with clerical and shipping tasks as needed.

Set up office and laboratory environments.Prepared single walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) and G-gel samples for testing.Coordinated sample tests, data, and follow up sample testing criteria.

Trained and utilized the Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FE-SEM) as well as the Zeiss Focused Ion Beam (FIB) systems in RPI's class 100 clean room.Designed and carried out experiments aimed at discovering correlations between various quantum dot molecules in a patterned array.Collaborated with other members of the Hull Research Group as well as other departments at RPI.

Administered weekly quizzes and answered students' questions on class material.Supervised weekly lab sessions.

Maintained and oversaw use of company's gel permeation chromatography (GPC) instrument.Performed both lab scale (in test tubes) and large scale (casting, rotational molding, and injection molding) quality control on CBT resin.Performed physical tests on formed pieces using Instron dart impact and tensile/compression testing.Traveled to customer sites to assist with and troubleshoot use of CBT resin on the factory floor.

Developed a standard for synthesis of hybrid silica particles for HPLC columns and explored a basis for synthesis of silica-based monolithic columns.

Looked into a novel approach using Micromeretics BET analysis equipment to determine surface area of various types of small particles.Helped update and maintain the group webpage using Adobe Dreamweaver.