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Technical Lead for Nanozen's sensor and fluidics technology for all stages of product development.Duties included:- Researching state of the art technologies for aerosol sensing, characterization, and separation.- Developing computational models for CFD, mie scattering, and analog front ends to optimize and drive design of the sensor.- Algorithm development for analyzing sensor outputs to optimize data and improve accuracy of the DustCount product.- Mechanical design of the sensor and flow channels using CAD and creating manufacturing packages with technical drawings.- Working and communicating with vendors and 3rd party contractors to prototype and test all mechanical components for the DustCount product.- Development of testing procedures and apparatuses for all aspects of the DustCount product's operation and functions.- Passing off all designs to Nanozen's manufacturing department and supporting the manufacturing and certification processes.

Studied the applications of electrowetting microprisms to 3D displays.Developed a novel computational model using smoothed particle hydrodynamics and electromagnetic FEM to accurately predict the deformation of free surface micro droplets in an external electric field.Simulation results were validated by fabrication and testing of a prototype prism using a developed hydrophobic patterning technique using PTFE nanoparticles and a PDMS stamp.

Investigated the acoustic properties of various musical instruments by studying and measuring the resonant modes and frequencies of the instrument bodies.Measured the resonant modes and frequencies using acoustic and hammer excitation with an accelerometer for data collection. Fourier transform data collection and analysis was done in excel and Matlab.Final results were published in the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America:Chen, M., Kotlicki, A., Waltham, C. E., Wolfe, N., Yu, J.-F., Zhu, C., “Vibrational behavior of a soundbox in an atmosphere with a variable speed of sound”, J. Acoust. Am. Soc. 131 (2012) 2495-2499.Daltrop, S., Kotlicki, A., Waltham, C. E., Wolfe, N., Gautier, F. and Elie, B., “Vibroacoustic characteristics of a gothic harp”, J. Acoust. Am. Soc. 131 (2012) 837-843.

Worked in the BC Children's fMRI department studying the application and accuracy of automatic parcellation with regards to fMRI studies of epilepsy patients.Using Matlab, implemented a novel search algorithm leveraging 3D convolution of high resolution MRI brain scans to track major sulci in patients.

Worked in the UBC 7T MRI research center assisting in the design and fabrication of pick up coils for MRI studies of rat spinal cords.Designed and implemented a Matlab GUI that processed and presented MRI image data to aide researchers in sorting and analyzing research projects.

Assisted in the building and maintenance of hydrometallurgy pilot projects. Final project focused on fluid dynamic calculations for the design of a slurry transport system within the plant.