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Education:
B.S. in Forensic Science with Honors from The Pennsylvania State University, 2017
Minor in Chemistry from The Pennsylvania State University, 2017
Research Interest/Focus:I am interested in using passive samplers to study the fate/transport and source of organic contaminants in the environment, and its influence on exposure, for optimization of regulatory and remediation practices.
Experience:Graduate Research (Oregon State University) | Summer 2017 -Present
· Using passive samplers to monitor diffusive and advective flux of organic contaminates in the environment.
Advisor: Kim Anderson
Undergraduate Research (The Pennsylvania State University) | Summer 2016 -May 2017
· Development of an efficient technique to collect microplastics from the wastewater effluent and environmental samples along with characterization based on size, appearance and chemical composition.
Advisor: Frank Dorman
National Science Foundation Undergraduate Research (SDSMT) | Summer 2015
· Synthesis of printable doped vanadium dioxide particles into an antenna or thermoresponsive security feature for counterfeit technology.
Advisors: Grant Crawford, William Cross, Jon Kellar
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY