>>Support R&D and Operations activities at APS beamlines 26-ID and 19-ID (ISN)>>Installation and commissioning activities of new upgraded beamline instrumentation at 26-ID and the new In Situ Nanoprobe (ISN) feature beamline at 19-ID

>>Assembly, installation, commissioning, and operations of APS/APS-U 28-ID (IDEA) beamline. >>Characterization of wavefront and coherence properties (i.e. preservation) and subsequent methods development>>Instrument Liaison for APS-U Beamline Interfaces (coordinate between beamline staff and engineers on instrument-beamline interfaces)

>>Investigate the stability of gamma prime (γ') precipitates and carbides in Ni-Fe-Cr-Al alloys for high efficiency combustion engines using ultra small angle x-ray scattering (USAXS), small angle x-ray scattering (SAXS), and wide angle x-ray scattering (WAXS) in conjunction with “in situ” sample heating.>>Conduct instrument maintenance and improvements, and user support at the USAXS Beamline 9-ID-C at the Advanced Photon Source >>Development of "in situ" sample environments for synchrotron diffraction and small angle scattering studies

Member of Corrosion Science and Technology Group in the Materials Science and Technology Division>> Investigating the corrosion of alloys in bio-oils and development of a test for evaluating the corrosive potential of bio-oils>> Using inelastic neutron scattering (SNS VISION beamline) and small angle neutron scattering (SANS) (HFIR CG-2 GP-SANS) to investigate the speciation of hydrogen introduced into Mg metal/alloys on exposure to water and the corrosion of Mg alloys in salt water respectively.>> Consulting on the development and installation of an impurity analysis system for in situ monitoring of impurities in supercritical CO2>> Collaborative research conducting kinetic studies using in situ small angle neutron scattering (SANS) to quantify the evolution of the nano precipitate size and density in oxide dispersion strengthened (ODS) alloy powders with respect to time and temperature.>> Participating in additional projects evaluating the interactions of materials with the environments of energy producing systems>> Active member on collaborative research projects between national laboratories (ORNL, NREL, PNNL)

Training new users on instruments, assisting with ongoing experiments, and manuscript writing

● Identify user concerns and suggest facility upgrades and improvements● Present and discuss ongoing research with users from various departments

Doctoral Research - Dissertation Title: "Selective Alloy Oxidation and Iron Oxyhydroxide Reactivity: A Surface Chemistry Approach to Corrosion Control and Catalysis">> Investigation of the oxidation of a 20Fe-40Ni-10Mn-30Cr alloy in a low pO2 environment for corrosion control (in collaboration with ExxonMobil Corporate Strategic Research)>> Characterization of the size-dependent properties and surface reactivity of goethite particles with CO and H2O using XPS, AP-XPS and an ATR-FTIR flow cell >> Determined the effects of Al-substitution on the formation and transformations of amorphous Fe-oxyhydroxides using EXAFS and IR*** Extensive experience using synchrotron radiation: Ambient Pressure XPS (ALS 9.3.2), EXAFS (NSLS X18B, X19A), STXM (ALS 11.0.2), SPEM (Elettra ESCAmicroscopy)* Co-author of successful synchrotron beamtime proposals***Skilled at UHV instrument experimental design, setup and maintenance

● Organize the selection of 6 faculty seminar speakers invited by the chemistry graduate student body

* CHM 207 Advanced General Chemistry: Materials Chemistry (Fall 2011)* GEO 103 Natural Disasters (Spring 2012)* GEO 255 Life in the Universe (Fall 2012)* CHM 333 Oil to Ozone: Chemistry of the Environment (Spring 2013)