Research Experience

Established new program of study in research group, including technique development, equipment acquisition, and analysis methodology, resulting in 1 follow-on grant, commercialization interest from 2 multinational corporations, & 7+ manuscripts.

Managed lab growth from 4 to 31 researchers over 3 years, including authoring 30+ protocols and procedures, onboarding 25 researchers, and directly mentoring 5 undergraduates and 2 PhD students.

Used a variety of analytical tools, systems, and techniques - flow electrolyzers, membrane electrode assemblies, HPLC, GC, MATLAB, magnetron sputter-coaters, advanced airbrushing systems, & SEM/EDX - to evaluate systems and analyze data.

Wrote multiple successful project proposals to competitive opportunities, including to (1) WiscProf future faculty program (15% selection rate); (2) URA national lab fellowship proposal (10% funding rate); (3) Appalachian State internal academic proposal (~20% funding rate); (4) PNNL Linus Pauling Fellowship (<20% conversion rate), NLR Director's Fellowship (supported by senior staff, not converted) & LANL postdoctoral proposal (recommended for funding prior to administration priority shifts).

Professional Experience

First non-founding employee at a startup in biotechnology, developing approaches for more equitable clinical trials.

National lab research fellow in earth science, using accelerated experimentation techniques to identify reaction drivers of PFAS degradation.

Tech transfer and patent law intern, evaluating >50 invention disclosures by conducting prior art searches, market assessments, and industry analyses.

Conference deputy director & marketing lead managing advertising and promotional materials and a team of 13 organizers.

Former U.S. national team member & NCAA Woman of the Year nominee (highest honor given to a female collegiate athlete in the U.S.) from 2017-2021.