My prior research experience includes work as a graduate researcher in the Salahuddin Group — the Laboratory for Emerging and Exploratory Devices (LEED) — in the Electrical Engineering Department at UC Berkeley, in Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory under Samveg Saxena, in the Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program (URAP) program under Alice Agogino, and at the Naval Research Laboratory at the Stennis Space Center under the mentorship of Sergio deRada.
LEED-Salahuddin Group
In this spintronics-focused lab, I worked on induced ferromagnetic resonance experiments, evaluated magnetic simulation software, and assisted with experimental measurements.- Ferromagnetic Resonance experiments
Ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) is a spectroscopic technique used to probe magnetic properties of samples. Recent work has also indicated that FMR can be used to drive pure spin currents into neighboring metals as a spin pumping source. I worked to build an FMR setup to analyze magnetic samples produced from our lab and neighboring labs, and to compare results from a standard FMR measurement to that of spin-transfer FMR. - Comparison of nickel ferrite and nickel in acoustically driven FMR
In acoustically driven FMR, transducers create surface acoustic waves in a piezoelectric substrate, which drive spin waves into a neighboring ferromagnet, inducing FMR. While nickel has been studied as the ferromagnet in ADFMR, in 2016 I began to work on a study that would compare the linewidth of acoustically driven FMR in a nickel ferrite to that of regular nickel. Ferrites have not yet been studied for use in ADFMR, and their material properites could prove useful in the development of acoustically driven FMR applications, such as magnetic sensors or small antennas.
LBNL
As a student researcher at LBNL, I created the back-end framework for the MyGreenCar website, and assisted with coding for the V2G-Sim platform.- MyGreenCar
Created server framework and website for MyGreenCar vechicle fuel economy app at http://mygreencar-01.lbl.gov. I worked on hybrid vehicle-grid integration, using Matlab to create a simulation platform (V2G-Sim) to enable the optimal integration of plug-in electric vehicles with the electricity grid. Video series about MyGreenCar presentation for DOE-Lab Corps: MyGreenCar team worked on an EERE-funded program that provides tools and training to move energy-related inventions to the marketplace
URAP
Working in the URAP program for Professor Alice Agogino, I worked on software development to create a shared transporation application.- Transportation web platform
I worked on creating a Web application for a ride-sharing and shuttle transportation system for a community in need of public transit. I worked under a master's student during the project, and more information about the application and software development techniques are discussed in the master's thesis "New Mobility Solutions for a Changing Automotive Landscape: Development of a Shared Transportation Web Platform".
Oceanography Projects at the Naval Research Lab
I worked as a research intern at the Naval Research Laboratory at the Stennis Space Center during the 2012, 2013, 2014 summers and the 2013 winter. I was mentored by Sergio deRada during all three of my summers, where I worked on the project listed below. On the GOMMS project I was funded during the summer of 2012 by ASEE SEAP program and during the summer of 2013 I was funded by USM. During the summer of 2014, I returned, funded by the DEEP-C Consortium to work on Adaptive Ecosystem Climatology (AEC) project.- Gulf Of Mexico Modelling System (GOMMS)
The Gulf of Mexico Modelling System is a numerical ocean model of the Gulf that focuses on physical, biogeochemical and atmospheric variables. In partnership with another intern, we built a dynamic and interactive to display plots of Navy Coastal Ocean Model data. I was responsible for the back end, using Python, Matlab, and PHP to dynamically generate custom plots for the user and analyze data based on input parameters. GOMMS Modeling Webpage