• Interrogated the structure and dynamics of plastically crystalline protonic conductor materials with applications as electrolytes in fuel cell systems chiefly using NMR.• Developed advanced solid-state NMR techniques to investigate the heterogeneity of amorphous solid dispersions of active pharmaceutical ingredients.• Successfully managed a team of students to carry out a simplified system for isotopically enriching spider-silk proteins for subsequent NMR characterization. • Investigated the structure of various spider silks in an effort to further the understanding of the structure-function relationship in spider silk biopolymers using solid-state NMR.

• Synthesized and purified biomimetic silica precipitating peptides.• Developed an improved workflow for the purification of biomimetic peptides which improved the purity from around 50-70% to 90%+.• Characterized peptides and inorganic silica-peptide composites using advanced solid-state NMR.

• Collaborated with Life Technologies to develop a method for quantifying the populations of ligands on the surface of quantum dots using ligand exchange and NMR.• Measured size distributions, crystallinity, and morphology of nanoparticles using TEM.• Synthesized and characterized the ionicity of a range of protic ionic liquids using diffusion NMR experiments. This work was featured in the 2018 book “Annual Reports on NMR.” • Discovered a new method for quantifying the strength of superacids, by measuring the 1H NMR chemical shift of the proton transferred from the acid to a nitrogenic base.• Interrogated the structure and dynamics of novel battery electrolyte and anode materials using solid-state NMR.• Successfully taught multiple semesters of general and physical chemistry resulting in a Distinguished Teaching Assistant Award, and an average survey score of 4.83/5.

• Worked on an inorganic synthesis project involving the synthesis and characterization of novel ruthenium centered complexes with potential to be used as dyes in solar cells.• Successfully carried out reactions under an inert atmosphere and characterized the structure of the complexes using a suite of spectroscopic and electrochemical techniques.

• Took part in 2 summer programs, and a 3 week winter program in an industrial laboratory setting.• Made major contributions to an R&D project improving gas chromatograph (GC) calibration algorithms. • Designed product testing and comparison experiments, and carried out a method development project for GC-MS.• Published an application note which can be found at:www.perkinelmer.com/PDFs/downloads/APP_Limonene_In_Citrus_Rinds_By_GCMS.pdf