DOCTORAL STUDENT Jülich Research Center September 2021 – Present
● Constructing laser-induced fluorescence instrument under Prof. Dr. Hendrik Fuchs
● Investigating low nitric oxide concentrations and OH radical lifetimes in the atmosphere
● Will participate in 2023 US-based flight campaign with NOAA
RESEARCH STUDENT Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology October 2019 – September 2021
● Constructed gas-sensing fiber optic system under Dr. Torsten Frosch
● Analyzed spectra for gas components using fiber-enhanced Raman spectroscopy
● Tested on- and off-resonance Raman effects of environmental O2 in Infrared region
RESEARCH STUDENT Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena April - October 2019
● Internship in Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman laboratory under Dr. Tobias Meyer
● Installed translation stage in microfluidic cell cytometry setup
● Programmed spectra analyzer for viewing spectrographic measurements
RESEARCH EXCHANGE Munich University of Applied Science August 2017 - April 2018
● Exchange internship in bio-physics lab under Dr. Hauke Clausen-Schaumann
● Designed, printed, and tested microfluidic cell-sorting chip prototypes
● Specialized in stereolithographic printing of novel lab-on-a-chip devices
RESEARCH ASSISTANT University of Florida May 2016 - August 2017
● Coordinated five-person team investigating optomechanical systems under Prof. Huikai Xie
● Initial investigation of micro-scale, novel LiDAR design using MEMS mirrors
● Achieved two-axis scanning ability and presented poster to research colloquium
TEACHING ASSISTANT University of Florida May 2016 - August 2017
● Digital Logic and Computer Systems teaching assistant under Dr. Eric Schwartz
● Led weekly laboratories, held tutoring sessions and office hours for four semesters