EDUCATION
Ph.D. Candidate - Materials Science and Engineering (specialization in metallurgy)
The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, Expected August 2013
M.S. in Engineering – Materials Science and Engineering (specialization in metallurgy)
The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, December 2010
B.S. in Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, Graduated May 2008
Columbus School for Girls, Columbus, Ohio, Graduated 2004
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
The Ohio State University, Dept of Materials Science and Engineering—Graduate Research Associate, July 2008-Present
• Member of the Michael J. Mills Research Group
• Full-time PhD candidate, including class work and research
• Responsibilities include transmission and electron microscopy work, mechanical deformation testing and analysis
• Research topic is mechanical creep deformation of polycrystalline Ni-base Superalloys, with GE Aviation and GE Global Research
Worthington Industries, Inc.—Corporate Research and Development Intern, Summer 2007
• Responsibilities included material analysis and report writing
• Material analysis skills included machining, making mounts, grinding and polishing, etching, micro and macrophotographs and scanning electron microscopy work
• Assisted in Competitive Intelligence research for the steel and automotive industries.
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Metals Affordability Initiative II – Durable High Temperature Disk Material (2008-2011)
• Worked on Air Force Research Lab sponsored initiative with Pratt & Whitney and GE Aviation (corporate partners), and Georgia Tech and University of Rhode Island (academic partners)
• Responsible for creep and constant strain rate testing
• Identified active deformation mechanisms at the nano-scale with transmission electron microscopy
• Characterized microstructure with scanning electron microscopy
• Wrote and compiled OSU’s part of final report
Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusor—Undergraduate Senior Design Project (Spring 2007-Fall 2007)
• Completed mechanical engineering capstone experience
• Worked as part of a team to design a thermonuclear fusor
• Focused on the power system and grid materials
• Researched and calculated radiation levels
• Presented to faculty members and administration
SKILLS
Technology: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Matlab, MINITAB, CNC Programming, Adobe Photoshop, Fovea Pro, Materials preparation for optical and electron microscopy, Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscopy.
Personal: Teamwork, Design, and Implementation
AFFILIATIONS
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Miami Chapter— Founding Member, Executive Board (Fall 2006-Spring 2008)
• Acted as Fundraising Chair, 2006-2007 academic year
• Raised money for projects
• Society Treasurer, 2007-2008 academic year
• Responsibilities include University funding hearings and governing project purchasing
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