Project Scientist
CurrentI have two distinct roles at UC Santa Cruz:1. I manage the School of Engineering cleanroom. In this role, I purchase, install, maintain, repair, develop protocols for, and supervise users on equipment in the SOE cleanroom, which includes multiple mask aligners, profilometers, microscopes, ovens, wet benches, a reactive ion etcher, a parylene coater, and an electron beam evaporator. I advise faculty and students on fabrication processes and adapt equipment and protocols for a wide variety of research projects.2. I run the dual beam microscopy facility at the W.M. Keck Center for Nanoscale Optofluidics. In this role, I serve the campus and surrounding community by providing sample preparation, scanning electron microscopy and focused ion beam milling to over 100 customers, including faculty, post-docs, graduate students, and local start-ups. I also perform educational demonstrations for undergraduate and K-12 science programs, and train individual users on electron microscopy and electron beam lithography.My work at UCSC has been acknowledged on over 125 publications to date.
