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Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Under the guidance of Professor Michael D. GrahamDeep learning solutions for modeling and controlling spatiotemporal chaotic systems:-Developed a symmetry-reduced deep reinforcement learning method for flow systems possessing symmetries, yielding enhanced data efficiency and improved learning performance-Applied Neural ODEs and autoencoders to learn deep.

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Chemical Engineering Materials (CBE 440)Provided office hours, graded homework/exams, prepared and supervised laboratory experiments.Core topics include: Atomic structuring and bonding, crystal structures, thermodynamic phase diagrams, mechanical properties, polymers, and composites.

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Transport Phenomena Lab (CBE 324)Led theory lectures, supervised lab-scale heat and momentum experiments, and mentored final projects.Core topics include: chemical safety training, data-analysis and statistics, friction factors and velocity profiles, thermal conductivity, heat transfer units, mass transport

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Under the guidance of Professor Nicholas L. Abbott:-Fabricated molecular self-assembled polymer materials using liquid crystal defects and grooved polymer coatings-Characterized the polymer materials, coatings, and dynamics via polarized light and fluorescent microscopy

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Under the guidance of Professor Samira Azarin:-Examined the in vivo capture of metastatic cells via porous polymer scaffolds and the efficacy of focal hyperthermia therapy using histology and TUNEL staining techniques-Developed a method of polymer dip-coating aluminum disks for improved biocompatibility and robustness-Optimized drug-loaded polymer disk.

Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States

Under the guidance of Professor Julia Zhao:Researched the synthesis of gold nano structure morphologies (rods, stars, wires) and the fluorescence quenching ability of graphene oxide via a rigid silica spacer shell

Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States

Under the guidance of Professor Julia Zhao:Investigated gold-graphene oxide and gold-silica particles as near-infrared hyperthermia agents for cancer therapy

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Chemical And Biomolecular Engineering, 4.00/4.00

Activities and Societies: Chemical Engineering Graduate Students Association (ChEGS)

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Chemical Engineering, With Distinction

Activities and Societies: Tau Beta Pi