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Golden, Colorado, United States

Examining CdTe-based solar cells via surface science and fabrication

Developing novel electronic devices for efficient energy transfer and storage technology• Material Growth/construction: 2 dimensional (2D) material heterostructure fabrication, electron beam deposition, Reactive Ion Etching, and operation, maintenence, and building of ultra-high vacuum instruments. • Material Characterization: Angle-resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy, X-ray Photoemission Spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, Raman Spectroscopy Electron/spin transport techniques, Atomic force Microscopy, Electron microscopy, Electron beam lithography, • Data Analysis: Igor Pro, C, and Mathematica

Determining Electronic Properties of Thin Films:• Material Characterization Techniques: Ellipsometry, Absorption spectroscopy, Raman Spectroscopy, Atomic force microscopy, and Xray diffraction

• Data collection by operating the Discovery Channel Telescope using a near-infrared spectrometer• Data reduction and analysis to extract parameters of hundreds of stars such as temperature, velocities, pair separation, surface gravity, and circumstellar disk properties.

I worked at the Lowell Observatory, in Flagstaff AZ, during two summers. I ran experiments, gave talks about the history and science at Lowell, and operated portable telescopes for the public.

Master'S Degree, Physics

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Physics