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Knoxville, Tn, Us

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

- Leading and managing EPRI's end of life management, circular economy, and recycling research portfolio and projects for wind energy technologies- Leading and managing R&D projects investigating solutions and identifying knowledge gaps and future research for end of life management, environmental, health, and safety risks, recycling, and circular economy development of solar energy technologies (including c-Si, thin film, and perovskite modules/cells)- Investigating and identifying risks on the execution of clean energy asset deployment for the energy transition

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

- Leading and managing EPRI's end of life management, circular economy, and recycling research portfolio for wind energy technologies- Researching solutions and identifying knowledge gaps and future research for end of life management, environmental, health, and safety risks, recycling, and circular economy development of solar energy technologies (including c-Si, thin film, and perovskite modules/cells)- Quantifying circularity metrics for energy generation technologies- Identifying, engaging with, and assessing innovative technologies for renewable energy generation technologies

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

- Leading and managing EPRI's end of life management, circular economy, and recycling research portfolio for wind energy technologies- Researching solutions and identifying knowledge gaps and future research for end of life management, environmental, health, and safety risks, recycling, and circular economy development of solar energy technologies (including c-Si, thin film, and perovskite modules/cells)- Quantifying circularity metrics for energy generation technologies- Identifying, engaging with, and assessing innovative technologies for renewable energy generation technologies

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

- Led and managed projects and proposals with EERE office program managers and industrial collaborators regarding sustainable manufacturing, composites innovation, circular economy development- Planned and developed multidisciplinary engineering R&D projects with national labs, industry partners, and the Department of Energy- Assessed best decommissioning practices and of end of life management strategies for critical materials informed by life cycle and techno-economic analysis for energy generation technologies- Researched state-of-the-art methods and technologies for net-zero manufacturing and recyclability of wind energy technologies (utility and distributed)- Investigated novel polymer composites for next-generation wind energy and water power technology - Innovated recyclable multi-functional hybrid composites for sustainable manufacturing of energy technology, automotive, and aerospace industries- Developed and demonstrated novel bio-based composites and feedstocks for injection molding, compression molding, and large-scale additive manufacturing- Determined recycling efficiencies and mechanisms of property degradation for recycled feedstocks for large-scale additive manufacturing and injection molding applications

West Lafayette, Indiana, United States

- Calibrated the relationship between mechanophore activation and applied stress- Developed methodology for rapid assessment of elastic moduli of flexible layered adhesives

West Lafayette, Indiana, United States

Lead Course Instructor for MSE 260: Thermodynamics of Materials - Implemented active learning techniques into class sessions - Developed course content on thermodynamics of polymers

West Lafayette, In

- Designed and validated new methodology for mechanical characterization of nanocellulose films for sustainable packaging materials- Developed a methodology for quantifying molecular force sensor activation to applied force using in-situ micromechanical testing with confocal/fluorescent microscopy and finite element analysis (FEA) - Investigating the root cause of pavement marking tape and paint failure on roadway surfaces through peel testing, dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and mechanical characterization

Columbus, Ohio Area

- Researched and implemented new methods to develop forming limit diagrams of Al alloys using digital imaging correlation (DIC)- Analyzed low and high rate tensile testing data at various temperatures to determine mechanical properties of automotive Al alloys- Conducted lubrication experiments for ideal Al alloy forming testing conditions at varying temperatures

West Lafayette, In

- Optimized environmental barrier coating composition for thermal cycling through dilatometry- Developed BSAS environmental barrier coating processing techniques for SiC-SiC composites- Deposited thin films using spray pyrolysis onto solid state lithium substrates to optimize conductance- Synthesized LLZO doped with Al and Bi for electrical conductance optimization for solid state batteries

Columbus, Ohio

- Performed failure analysis of high energy piping systems for gas and coal power plants- Qualified procedural qualification records for gas tungsten arc welding of molybdenum alloyed and chrome moly steel

Michigan City, Indiana

- Analyzed and tracked erection of structural steel and other commodities for FGD scrubber

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

Activities and Societies: Purdue University Young Life, Materials Science and Engineering Graduate Student Association - Recruitment.

Bachelor’S Degree, Materials Engineering

Activities and Societies: Purdue University Young Life, WCCR Extreme College Radio HostB.S. in Materials Engineering