Curriculum Vitae
Includes complete publication list, presentations, and student supervision details
Education
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (2023–present)
DEVCOM Chemical Biological Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
Project: Scalable Nanofiber Production for Incorporating Detection Moieties -
Medical Education, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2020–2022)
Pre-clinical curriculum completed -
Ph.D., Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Case Western Reserve University (2020)
Dissertation: Understanding Polyelectrolytes to Mimic Biological Structures
Advisors: Dr. Gary Wnek and Dr. Horst von Recum - M.S., Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Case Western Reserve University (2017)
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B.S.E., Polymer Science and Engineering, Case Western Reserve University (2016)
Minors: Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry, Dance
Funding Awarded
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Synthetic bioprinted ocular and dermal model for toxicological characterization
>$700,000 over 3 years | Co-PI | US Army DEVCOM CBC (2024–2026) -
Biosensing incorporation into personal protective equipment
$50,000 | Co-PI | US Army DEVCOM CBC (2023) -
Solution blow spinning: increasing capabilities
$30,000 | PI | US Army DEVCOM CBC QUEST Program (2024) -
Beam Time Award
NIST Center for Neutron Research, NG-7 SANS (2019) -
Sigma Xi Grant in Aid
Equipment purchase for artificial neuron research (2018)
Selected Awards & Honors
- Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research – Oral Session, American Chemical Society (2020)
- Claudio Selletti '90 Prize, Case Alumni Association (2020)
- PIRE International Travel Funding Award (2019)
- NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Honorable Mention (2018)
- Glenn Nichols Character of Distinction Award (2016)
- Macromolecular Science and Engineering Summer Research Abroad Grant — University of Kyoto (2015)
Professional Activities
Service
- Paper Reviewer, Polymer (Elsevier) — 2025–present
- Industrial Council Member, Center for Hybrid, Active and Responsive Materials, University of Delaware — 2025–present
- President & Founder, Case School of Engineering Graduate Student Government — 2018–2019
- Director of Outreach, Science and Human Rights Coalition, CWRU — 2018–2019
Professional Societies
- American Chemical Society
- American Physical Society
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Biomedical Engineering Society
Continuing Education
- Postdoc to Faculty Workshop, American Chemical Society (2025)
- Neutron Scattering for Soft Matter, NIST NCNR (2024)
- Aerosols and Particle Measurement Short Course, TSI/University of Minnesota (2023)
- Future Faculty Workshop for Soft Materials, Princeton University (2019)
- CHRNS Summer School on Neutron Scattering, NIST (2018)
Instrumentation Expertise
Scattering: Small-angle neutron scattering (SANS), neutron spin echo (NSE), static & dynamic light scattering (SLS, DLS), UV-vis spectroscopy
Thermal & Mechanical: TGA, DSC, DMA, tensile testing, rheology
Microscopy: Confocal, fluorescence, optical, SEM, TEM
Spectroscopy: FTIR, NMR (NOESY, COSY), X-ray diffraction (XRD)
Biological: Cell culture, viability assays, cell line maintenance and propagation
Synthesis: Air-free chemistry, ATRP, electrospinning, solution blow spinning, 3D printing (DLP, DIW)
For complete details including all publications, presentations, and student supervision, please download the full CV.