Work with teams of physicians and engineers to design custom, patient-specific TMJ implants and 3D-printed osteotomy guides in order to achieve the optimal surgical outcome while maximizing ease-of-use.Lead engineer responsible for the biocompatibility and software validation portions of an FDA Class Il Device 510K submission.

Created 3D models of semicircular canals from MRI DICOM images using Slicer 3D interfaced with Python to investigate the relationship between inner ear canal geometry and idiopathic scoliosis.Presented the abstract "Lateral Semi-Circular Canal Asymmetry in Females with Idiopathic Scoliosis" at the 2018 Orthopedic Research Society Conference.

Collaborated with a team to develop optical clearing methods for deep imaging of interfacial tissues, cardiac cells, traumatic brain injury, and cartilage for osteoarthritis histology and diagnosis.

Researched a novel strategy for sensing chemical bond breakage in hydrogels at low levels of mechanical stress using a mechanochemical reaction cascade to generate fluorescence.Contributed to the publication "Polyacrylamide Hydrogels Produce Hydrogen Peroxide from Osmotic Swelling in Aqueous Media" in Biomacromolecules, 2018.

Physically measured and theoretically simulated the structure-property relationships in materials with microstructural gradients using an additive manufactured titanium (Ti-6Al-4V) hip implant using digital image correlation and finite element analysis.