Worked as a Peer Learning Assistant in the Learning Enhancement Across Disciplines Program at Missouri University of Science and Technology helping students with chemical engineering, chemistry, and physics courses. This involved being the leader in a room full of students and helping them to be organized and to solve technical problems. It took both leadership skills and the ability to communicate clearly the details of technical problems and their solutions.

Worked as an undergraduate researcher under Dr. Xinhua Liang in the Chemical Engineering Department studying the photocatalytic activity of coated nanoparticles as well as working on improvements of lithium-ion battery technology via coated nanoparticles. It involved performing meticulous experiments, diligently recording data, and analyzing that data. It also involved collection and reading of related literature as well as finding potential creative explanations of findings.

Worked as a process engineering intern at the Unilever plant in Jefferson City with main task of optimizing the tank cleaning system. Led a project for the creation of a system to prevent water waste from superfluous flushing while maintaining high quality standards. Other tasks included using statistical process control to prevent quality issues and to define process control limits, reprogramming product recipes, and looking for ways to save money on various processes. … Show more Worked as a process engineering intern at the Unilever plant in Jefferson City with main task of optimizing the tank cleaning system. Led a project for the creation of a system to prevent water waste from superfluous flushing while maintaining high quality standards. Other tasks included using statistical process control to prevent quality issues and to define process control limits, reprogramming product recipes, and looking for ways to save money on various processes. -Designed a program estimated to save the company over $30,000 per year. (Current: flushing down 13.5%) -Helped to define control limits for various flow rates in the process. -Verified that several recipes needed to be changed to maintain quality. Show less