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Saint Paul, Mn, Us

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Developed and tested polymer materials and formulations for pressure sensitive adhesives (PSA)• Applied PSA technology for differentiated products across a variety of end markets (medical, electronic, consumer, aerospace)• Worked with silicone, urethane, and acrylic polymer chemistries

Urbana-Champaign, Usa

• Collaborated with faculty and students from materials science, chemistry, chemical engineering, aerospace engineering, and mechanical engineering on interdisciplinary experimental and computational research projects• Designed and executed experiments to investigate frontal polymerization for rapid manufacturing of elastomers, shape memory polymers, thermosets, nanocomposites, and carbon fiber-reinforced composites• Developed rheologically tailored materials for additive manufacturing of multifunctional nanocomposites• Evaluated microfluidic mixing methods for improved performance of self-healing materials• Worked extensively with ring-opening metathesis chemistry, as well as epoxy and thiol-ene chemistries• Maintained and trained users on several lab instruments including a rheometer, fatigue frame, polisher, and planetary mixer• Mentored or co-mentored four undergraduate students, three of whom had no prior lab experience

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

MSE 201: Phases and Phase Relations, Fall 2018MSE 456: Mechanics of Composites, Fall 2016• Delivered lectures (9 total), developed homework problems, held office hours, moderated online discussions, and graded homework and exams for an introductory materials science course and a senior-level course on mechanics of composite materialsMSE 404: Polymer Synthesis and Characterization Lab, Fall 2017• Managed 3 sections of a hands-on laboratory course with 15 polymer synthesis and characterization experiments

Fremont, Ca

• Conducted an independent project within a large research team working on bit-patterned media• Achieved one of the first demonstrations of directed self-assembly of block copolymer with half-pitch <10 nm• Established an ongoing collaboration between Seagate Media Research and the University of Texas

Austin, Texas Area

• Optimized processing and characterization of polymer thin films for applications in lithography• Characterized nanoscale block copolymer self-assembly using electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy

• Designed devices with nanochannel arrays using AutoCAD and fabricated devices using clean room processes• Obtained experimental results for DNA dynamics to compare with simulations for applications in genomics

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Materials Science And Engineering

Dissertation title: Rapid On-Demand Polymerization for Multifunctional Materials Dissertation committee: Nancy Sottos (chair), Jeffrey.

Education record

Biblical studies and training in leadership, teamwork, and community outreach

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Chemical Engineering