Sarah M. Conron, Ph.D., Cscip/G Email & Phone Number

Bowie, Md

I work in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Practice on secure identity documents, from raw material testing to security printing to document manufacturing, focused on maximizing security feature quality and reducing the risk of document counterfeiting. I have extensive experience using spectroscopic characterization methods, such as Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy, to determine material composition, identify surface contamination, and evaluate material compatibility. I currently serve on the board of the Document Security Alliance in Washington, DC. https://www.exponent.com/professionals/c/conron-sarah-m

Bowie, Md

Bowie, Md

Bowie, Md

Los Angeles, Ca

--Fabricated OPVs using novel dyes as active materials that achieved external quantum efficiencies as high as 40% --Evaluated the performance of fabricated OPVs by testing the device physics (open circuit voltage (Voc), short-circuit current (Jsc), fill factor (FF), external quantum efficiency (EQE), etc.)--Designed and optimized devices that showed an improvement of up to 10% in current --Traveled to Saudi Arabia for the International Colloquium on Flexible Electronics and Photovoltaics as part of a collaborative grant with researchers at Stanford University--Provided input on a project that resulted in a patent application --Mentored 5 graduate students and a summer high school student, providing troubleshooting in their day-to-day work as well as broader guidance for the project scope of work--Created waste disposal protocols, redesigned the safety education system for the lab, and trained and enforced university safety regulations for 50+ people--Organized, planned, and executed a building move in one month by creating a task list, assigning tasks to each member of the group, and following up to ensure that the tasks were completed efficiently

Evanston, Il

--Designed, synthesized, and characterized multichromophoric arrays and investigated their photophysical properties for application to solar devices--Analyzed rates of electron transfer using transient absorption spectroscopy--Mentored 3 graduate students and trained them in organic synthesis--Planned, organized, and scheduled scientific conference/60th birthday celebration for Prof. M. R. Wasielewski with 80+ attendees; raised and managed a budget of $20,000 for conference costs--Managed a monthly budget for lab supplies of ~$2000 and prioritized requests for new materials

Wooster, Oh

--Designed process and apparatus for purification of methane gas produced from waste materials--Identified and implemented methods that successfully removed contaminants constituting 20% of the gas mixture--Analyzed and discussed results in a 150+ page thesis, which received a grade of honors

Austin, Tx

As an NSF REU summer student, I worked in the lab of Prof. John T. McDevitt working on an "electronic tongue" immunoassay detection device. I tested the efficiency of analyte detection as a function of substrate concentration.

Wooster, Oh

I worked in the lab of Prof. Judy Amburgey-Peters for a year doing organic synthesis.

Ph.D., Physical Organic Chemistry

Dissertation: Monitoring Structure-Function Relationships in Donor-Acceptor Systems for Electron Transfer

B.A., Chemistry

Research Thesis Title: Fuel for the Future: Purification of Methane Gas Produced via Anaerobic Digestion of Biomass Materials