Wesley Ho Email & Phone Number

Evanston, Illinois, United States

• Conduct 8-10 hours of benchtop experiments per week to make coatings with different coater processing conditions
• Analyze data with MS Excel and Python to chart the relationship between processing conditions and coating quality, aiming to identify optimal conditions for satisfactory coatings

Evanston, Illinois, United States

• Provide individualized guidance and resources to students during in-person or virtual appointments, ensuring that students follow best practices for employment searches
• Propose and workshop formatting and content suggestions for ECD website within a team of 5 to increase student engagement with resources on website

Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States

• Coordinated construction of sample environment enabling simultaneous in situ slot-die coating and neutron scattering with the goal of investigating processing-structure relationships in lithium-ion battery cathodes
• Tested sample environment during overnight beamtime, addressing last-minute issues by making critical experimental decisions under time pressure

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Developed mixing protocol for battery slurry containing novel polymer binder, increasing gravimetric capacity of battery by nearly 50%, through 150 hours of independent work in laboratory environment
• Interfaced with technology development team to provide progress updates, coordinate experimental design, and review relevant scientific literature

Evanston, Illinois, United States

• Led a diverse team of 4 to complete project deliverables to a high standard under time pressure by implementing quality control verifications across all deliverables
• Communicated proactively with project stakeholder to ask questions, provide schedule updates, and ensure fulfillment of project goals

Evanston, Illinois, United States

• Collaborated with 3 other team members throughout ideation, design, and building processes
• Presented features and benefits of final design to project stakeholders through written report and formal oral presentation

Evanston, Illinois, United States

• Performed materials selection in collaboration with 3 other team members to determine ideal material for car engine part capable of safely withstanding heat transfer from rest of engine
• Communicated with industry supplier to arrange acquisition of raw materials needed for manufacturing of engine part and to explore sponsorship agreement between supplier and Northwestern Formula Racing

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Chemical Engineering, Rising Senior

Activities and Societies: Undergraduate Research, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (Freshman Representative, CHEM_ENG 101 Course.

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