Position:
Graduate Student at Colorado School of Mines
Work:
Colorado School of Mines
- Golden, CO since May 2010
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Graduate Student
Colorado School of Mines
- Golden, CO Jan 2008 - May 2010
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Undergraduate Ceramics Researcher
Band-it-IDEX
- Commerce City, CO Jun 2008 - Aug 2008
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Test Engineer Intern
Education:
Colorado School of Mines 2012 - 2014
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Materials Science
Colorado School of Mines 2010 - 2012
Master of Science (M.S.), Materials Science
Colorado School of Mines 2006 - 2010
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Skills:
Electron Microscopy, Materials Science, Atom Probe Tomography, Transmission Electron Microscopy, Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy, FESEM, SEM, EBSD, Electrical Conductivity, Electrochemical Characterization, EIS, Solid State Electrochemistry, Concentration Cell Experiments, Powder X-ray Diffraction, XRD, Ceramic Fabrication, Ceramic Synthesis, Particle Size Analysis, Sol-gel, Reactor Design, Thin Films, Ceramic, Proton Conductors, High Temperature Materials, Perovskites, Pulsed Laser Deposition, TEM, Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite
Interests:
Clean/renewable energy, energy technology, advanced ceramics, electron microscopy, fuel cells, solar energy, wind energy, gardening, sustainable development, cycling, mountain biking, hiking, camping, digital photography
Awards:
NSF Graduate Fellowship
National Science Foundation
Awarded a fellowship under the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). The NSF GRFP provides fellowships to individuals selected early in their graduate career based on their demonstrated potential for significant achievements in science and engineering. Three years of support is provided by the program for graduate study leading to a research- based doctoral degree. The aim of the project, as proposed to NSF, is to understand the important role of interfaces within proton conductors using atom probe tomography. More specifically, space-charge layers within these materials, resulting from the interfaces, will be measured for the first time. This will allow for a broader understanding of nanoionic space-charge layers within these ion conductors.