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Dayton, Ohio, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Morgantown, West Virginia, United States

• Conducting laser induced fluorescence experiments on flux ropes generated by a plasma gun; Conducting laser induced fluorescence experiments on magnetic reconnection-relevant plasmas• Developed a planar laser induced fluorescence technique with a fast camera as the detector for basic plasma diagnostics applications• Deployed a portable laser induced fluorescence at a remote facility• Measured argon ion temperatures in a 10 kW DC helicon plasma

Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States

Conducted optical emission spectroscopy experiments on semiconductor fabrication plasmas.

Dayton, Ohio, United States

Conducted terahertz molecular absorption spectroscopy experiments on biological samples to assess metabolic rates of cells under varying conditions. Designed and fabricated an air-tight system to simultaneously maintain cell culture temperature, control gas flow rate, and collect gaseous cellular emission.

Dayton, Ohio, United States

•Assisted with Z-pinch experiment diagnostics, including Langmuir probe construction.•Performed image analysis on Schlieren and shadowgraph images of Z-pinch plasmas.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Plasma Physics

Developing and applying laser-based spectroscopy techniques for diagnostics of low-temperature plasmas.

Master Of Science - Ms, Physics

Applied terahertz molecular absorption spectroscopy to both healthy and cancerous lung cells to evaluate differences in metabolic rates.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Physics

Capstone project consisted of optical emission spectroscopy of gas samples using micro-hollow cathode discharges that were designed.