St. Louis, MO
EDUCATION
2012 M.S. in Nuclear Engineering.
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA, Issues: August 4, 2012
2010 B.S. in Nuclear Engineering.
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA, Issued: May 15, 2010
EXPERIENCE
Graduate Student Research Staff, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA. 08/2008 – 08/2012
- Designed and operated ultra-high vacuum system to measure material defects under extreme conditions.
- Operated and maintained femtosecond laser system as lead technician in high energy density physics laboratory.
- Completed ion dynamic studies of ultrafast laser ablated plasmas.
- Determined material composition and ablation characteristics using LA-ICP-MS.
- Preformed comparisons of electron temperature and density of laser produced plasmas using optical emission spectroscopy under different conditions.
- Analyzed thorium fuel cycles applicable to current and future Gen IV nuclear reactors.
Student Research Aid, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois, USA. 05/2009 - 08/2009
- Analyzed stainless steel corrosion caused by contact with molten uranium.
Researched fluid dynamics of molten metals.
- Reviewed risk analysis and designed procedures for uranium experiments.
- Received Core Radiological Training 2-L (ANL-DOE).
Acquisitions Staff, Purdue University Engineering Library, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA. 08/2006 – 06/2010
- Processed new literature received by the engineering library.
- Cataloged and barcoded remaining literature in the engineering library.
- Converted dissertations and manuscripts into electronic media.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Nuclear material development, nuclear reactor safety, radiation modification of materials, laser induced breakdown spectroscopy, laser ablated inductively coupled mass spectroscopy, laser produced plasma diagnostics, ultrafast laser development, and laser applications in high energy density physics.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
- American Nuclear Society Student Chair at the 2012 annual ANS meeting in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- Nuclear Engineering Ambassador at Purdue University, 2009�...
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