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White Plains, NY, US

New York, New York

Volunteer board nominated by the Manhattan Borough President to advise the city on zero waste initiatives. Organizes and plans meeting agendas. Eliminate roadblocks for committees to achieve on their goals, facilitate discussions for projects that span multiple committees.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Trusted Technical Advisor on energy efficiency technology, services, and sustainability practices for building owners, property managers, landlords, and small/medium business owners in NYC and The Gambia. - Develop project scope for building owners implementing energy conservation measures- Develop energy models and prepare reports for building owners.

Greater New York City Area

Organized New York Energy Week 2019, an event series for the industry, by the industryCoordinate with company sponsors, partners, speakers, and more to develop unique and creative events for industry professionals, government agencies, non-profits, and more.Arranged monthly Meetups for volunteers in preparation for NYEW 2019

New York, New York

New York, New York

• Facilitated launch of new projects in three markets within first year of work, while implementing continuousimprovement to current business and engineering processes.
• Designed new engineering systems, reviewed mechanical and structural drawings
• Managed roll out of new engineering project types, product types, from design to implementation
• Researched new technologies, products, and tools to improve current systems and develop new product lines
• Developed processes for new project types for the engineering team
• Worked with the procurement team and vendors to supply new products and materials at low prices

Brooklyn, NY

Co-organizing New York Energy WeekBringing together top energy professionals to converse about the energy industry and its future.

- Processed tin sulfide thin films via sputtering, post-deposition annealing, and metallization- Characterized thin films for structural, optical and electronic properties- Modeled optical properties from ellipsometry data- Analyzed data to find structure-property relationship- Led a research team of 4 to 5 undergraduate students

Worked in a 4th grade classroom to enhance students' science learning experience. Designed activities and experiments to reinforce scientific concepts.Related science activities to research conducted at Penn State.Attended weekly meetings to improve science communication skills to non-scientific community.

Processed and characterized thin film CdS/CdTe solar cellsOptimized processes to improve cell efficiency

Designed and optimized full-wave rectifier circuit to harness vibrational wind energy using piezoelectric transducersDesigned and optimized magnet and coil system to harness wind energy through vibrations

Synthesized gold and bismuth seed particles for germanium nanowire synthesisAssisted graduate student with germanium nanocrystal and nanowire syntheses

Co-led the design of new alternative water pre-heat system for solar house with the solar thermal sub-team

Measured and analyzed in situ real time spectroscopic ellipsometry measurements of indium tin oxide (ITO) thin films

Bachelor Of Science, Chemical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Israeli-fusion dance group, Sustainability Hub, Cornell Hillel, Cornell University Solar Decathlon.

Ph.D., Materials Science And Engineering

Activities and Societies: American Solar Energy SocietyThesis Advisors: Drs. Jeffrey R. S. Brownson and Mark W. Horn Dissertation Title.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Hillel Production of Les Miserables