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Oceanside, California, United States

San Diego, California, United States

• PI: Professor Seth M. Cohen• Organic and metal-organic materials synthesis and characterization• High-throughput screening assay development and application for catalyst optimization• Novel composite material fabrication: mixed-matrix membranes for PPE development• Collected and interpreted data from a variety of characterization techniques (SEM, PXRD, gas sorption, high-throughput spectroscopy, NMR, FTIR, TGA/DSC, tensile testing) • Responsible for training new users on and maintaining multiple instruments

Ann Arbor, Mi

• PI: Professor Adam J. Matzger• Focused on synthesis, modification, and stability of porous metal–organic frameworkso Identified and characterized a safer and more cost-effective synthesis solvent o Optimized solvent choice for controlling surface modification via linker exchangeo Characterized and quantified degradation resulting from solvent removal, resolvation, and humidity exposureo Translated fundamental findings resulting from this research into recommended best practices for handling and utilizing these materials• Proficient in powder X-ray diffraction, N2 sorption, 1H-NMR spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, FTIR spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis, as well as MATLAB, Python, and OriginPro for data processing, visualization, and analysis• Directly mentored 3 undergraduate students• Assisted in conception and preparation of successful $800,000 DOE Basic Energy Sciences grant proposal, including drafting two of the four project aims

Los Alamos, Nm

• Project leader: Dr. Kathryn A. Berchtold• Fabricated organic and mixed-matrix membranes for CO2 capture and sequestrationo Characterized membrane selectivities via gas permeation measurements• Quantified resin curing kinetics via time-resolved FTIR in an inert atmosphere

Claremont, Ca

• PI: Professor Charles J. Taylor• Chemical vapor deposition synthesis of vanadium oxide films for gas sensing o Powder X-ray diffraction, X-ray fluorescence, scanning electron microscopy• Optimization of sorbents for biomarker VOC uptake and desorption via GC/MS• Time-resolved Raman spectroscopy on a custom-made total-internal reflection Raman spectrometer, data deconvolution and analysis via PCA using MATLAB

Doctorate, Chemistry

Bachelor'S, Chemistry

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