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Durham, North Carolina, United States

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Research Triangle Park, NC

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

- Performed extensive materials compatibility experiments and recommended process optimizations to increase compatibility.- Developed protocols for new quality control methods and verified the consistency of each method.

Houston, Texas Area

• Shell Oil Company, Project: Wettability Interactions Between Pump Oils and Rubber Seals
• Tested contact angle of pump oils and rubber seals provided by Shell.
• Gathered statistically significant data to see interactions between the different oils and seals.Project: Wettability Patterning of Glass Surfaces
• Developed procedures and methods to pattern glass slides and capillaries with a wettability gradient.
• Procedures will be used for future research in the lab.

Rice University

Project: Nanoparticle Coating of Microfluidic Channels to Prevent Asphaltene Deposition- Independently oversaw project from June until August for 40 hours a week. - Presented data bi-weekly to the Chevron sponsor and planned future experiments.- Prepared microfluidic experiments and analyzed image data.- Used ImageJ image processing and MATLAB to quantify.

Rice University

Project: Surfactant Research for Enhanced Oil Recovery Applications- Prepared surfactant and polymer samples for adsorption testing.- Analyzed samples with liquid chromatography and interpreted data.- Presented data each semester to faculty.- Tested phase behavior of samples with surfactants and crude oil.

Houston, Texas Area

- As chemicals team lead from Spring 2017 through Spring 2018, I led a team of six to implement fuel and ignition systems for a hybrid rocket engine.- Analyzed points of failure after hot-fire tests and planned a redesign and rebuild of the rocket engine.- Successfully tested the redesigned and rebuilt rocket engine.- Experimented with fuel composition and.

Greater St. Louis Area

- Independently designed 3D-printed parts and assembled a small-scale electrostatic precipitation air filter for durability testing.- Designed an enclosure for an air sensor that was optimized for portability and space-efficiency.- Programmed an Android application to interface with the air sensor and give real-time air quality data.

Flint, Michigan

Project: Plasma Coating of Polymers for Biomedical Applications- Tested multiple chemicals and procedures in order to improve polymer coating results.- Recorded and interpreted data from several types of analytical techniques to identify trends.- Researched academic literature to find similar processes and experimented with these alternative methods of.