Manage all project resources, perform research and experimentation, and designate assigned duties to users.Train, oversee, mentor and collaborate with incoming scientists and post-docs.Actively participate in laboratory walkthroughs with various sponsors.Apply theories of research and development through laboratory experimentation.Propose, draft, build and implement novel analytical techniques.Enforce operational familiarity with proper chemical hygiene and lab safety… Show more Manage all project resources, perform research and experimentation, and designate assigned duties to users.Train, oversee, mentor and collaborate with incoming scientists and post-docs.Actively participate in laboratory walkthroughs with various sponsors.Apply theories of research and development through laboratory experimentation.Propose, draft, build and implement novel analytical techniques.Enforce operational familiarity with proper chemical hygiene and lab safety standards (i.e. BSL-2 standards).Incorporate prescribed safety regulations into standard operating procedures for enhanced precision among users.Carry out complex statistical analyses, draw comparisons to theory, and thoroughly document progress.Arrange and conduct laboratory projects and evaluate technical merit for potential commercialization.Prepare written drafts of original research and submit manuscripts to peer-reviewed journals for publication.Present research orally and on posters at conferences and seminars.Security Clearance held: SECRET Show less

American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Postdoctoral Fellow at the US Naval Research Laboratory.Developed a highly sensitive analytical approach using optical pressure and microfluidics as a means to probe materials of the same size, but different chemical composition.Chemically fabricated microsphere-nanosphere complexes for enhanced understanding of surface-related optical events.

Contractor to the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Chemistry Division, Chemical Dynamics and Diagnostics Branch, Bio/Analytical Chemistry Section.Supported research efforts focused on the development, testing and evaluation of novel sensor technologies, specifically laser based optical chromatography.

Generated novel microfluidic techniques for the development of cell membrane mimicking lipid microarrays for biosensor application in probing protein interactions.Designed biosensors based on 1D- and 2D-surface plasmon resonance (SPR), in conjunction with fluorescence microscopy.Trained and mentored undergraduate researchers, and supervised incoming graduate students.