-Design, build and test a variety of mechanical components and assemblies for novel in-house instrumentation-Create engineering drawings, maintain documentation and coordinate with outside suppliers-Work alongside engineers and scientists to overcome design challenges and develop drug discovery enabling instrumentation, assays and automation

-Prototyped mechanical components for proof-of-concept assay miniaturization-Designed fixtures to aid in scalable application of surface coatings for TEM grids -Ran preliminary experiments and simulations using finite element analysis (FEA) on transparent conductive oxide coatings for biological assays-Retrofitted commercial equipment with custom parts to eliminate recurring out-of-level issue

ADVANCED MATERIALS PROCESSING LAB-Production, characterization and testing of an alumina reinforced, closed-cell aluminum foam-Preparing and processing through powder based mechanical alloying and induction melting-Measuring effects of increasing alumina reinforcement added by performing compression testing-Microstructure analysis via SEM and XRD

MECHANICAL AND THERMAL SYSTEMS LABLead students through basic theory, applications and analysis of heat exchangers, mechanical vibrations of belt driven systems and laser vibrometry

-Designed fuel door prototypes and test fixtures to meet Military Specification requirements-Aided material selection and geometry optimization process by performing tensile, impact and tear testing and analyzing experimental data-Sourced and implemented a high accuracy gap measurement system for real-time analysis of a composite manufacturing process

-Developed sensory components (taste, smell, color) for vegan meat analogues-Worked to encapsulate color and flavor molecules via emulsions, spray drying and complexation with starches-Participated in scale-up trials for product launch to take prototypes from bench-top to production-Implemented high throughput A/B testing for The Beyond Burger as well as pre-existing products

ORGANOMIMETIC LAB-Aided graduate students with precursor preparation -Exploratory experiments on the trimerization of carboranes-Characterized products using TLC, NMR and GCMS