Research:

May 2016 - May 2018

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Material Characterization: SEM, XRD, XRF & FTIR,

Data Analysis, Problem Solving, Design Implementation, Foreign Manufacturing, Feasability studies

Worked with Lawrence Berkeley National Lab Professor Ashok Gadgil, and University of Washington Research Fellow Katya Cherukumilli.
Performed material characterization tests like X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Fluorescence (XRF) and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and made synthetic groundwater samples using measured ion concentrations.
Co-recipient of the 2016 R&D100 Award for the invention of a novel, inexpensive, and robust technology for Fluoride-remediation of groundwater.
Published Papers
- DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b05539
- DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b04601

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Nanoscale manufacturing, metrology tools,

UV curing, Matlab GUI, sample preparation,

vacuum sealing, Gold sputtering

Worked with UC Berkeley Mechanical Engineering Professor Hayden Taylor.
Designed an optical “nano-caliper” system for thin-film metrology & rheology.
Helped in prototyping a chip-scale imprinting device to obtain real-time estimates of the reductions in polymer thickness under a load by imaging and analyzing the optical interference from red & blue LED light reflection.
Prepared sample chips for testing. Involved multi-step photocuring and gold sputtering.

Teaching Assistant for Design Innovation 15: Design Methodology, a 3 unit introductory class.
Taught 40 students in Fall 2018, under guidance of Dr. Yim Lee Au at the Jacobs Design Institute.
Created rubrics and graded weekly homework, lab reports & final projects for a class that exposes students to the mindset, skillset and toolset associated with product design.
Lectured on product manufacturing, presentation & videos.
Received excellent reviews from both the instructor & students indicated by a rating 0.1 higher than the already high department average of 4.1/5.

Reader for ME 122: Processing of Materials in Manufacturing, a 3 unit upper division elective.
Class taught by Prof. Hayden Taylor in Spring 2018, of the Mechanical Engineering Department.
Graded bi-weekly homework and assisted 45 students in making their final project for this advanced manufacturing processes class.
Peer-reviewed and provided feedback for midterm papers on product manufacturing.

Reader for Engineering 27: Introduction to Manufacturing and Tolerancing, a 2 unit required course in the Mechanical Engineering curriculum.
Class taught by Prof. Hayden Taylor in Sprng 2018, of the Mechanical Engineering Department.
Created questions & rubrics of weekly HWs for 108 students.
Checked lab reports, midterms & finals for the introductory manufacturing class.

Lab Assistant for Chem 1AL: Processing of Materials in Manufacturing, a 1 unit lab course.
Class taught by Dr. Michelle Douskey in Fall 2015, of the Chemical Engineering Department.
Instructed a class of 29 students on the principles of general chemistry explained through interactive and student-performed lab experiments.
Labs are 3 hours long every week with a required pre & post lab report sheet.

Teaching Assistant for CE 98/198: Dynamics of Civil Aviation, a 1/2 unit student-led course.
Assisted in course development based on the operations, marketing and strategies used in the Civil Aviation Industry in the US.
Developed weekly homework, a route analysis project, a research assignment and planned a field trip to SFO International Airport for 50 students.