Research Interests
Education
- PhD, Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, 2010. Thesis: Phase-Field Simulation of Solidification and Coarsening in Dendritic Microstructures. Advisor: Peter W. Voorhees
- MS, Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, 2007. Thesis: Modification of Optical Properties of Zinc Oxide using Nanostructures. Advisor: Robert P.H. Chang
- BA (with distinction), Physics, University of California Berkeley, 1997
Professional Service
- 2015-present Computational Scientist, Computational Mechanics and Materials Department, Idaho National Laboratory
- 2013-2015 Assistant Research Scientist, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan
- 2010-2013 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan. Postdoctoral Advisor: Katsuyo Thornton.
- 2004-2010 Research Assistant, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University
- 2002-2004 Operations Manager, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Everett, WA
- 2000-2002 Machinery Division Officer, USS Abraham Lincoln, U.S. Navy, Everett, WA
- 1999-2000 U.S. Navy Nuclear Power School and Prototype, Charleston, SC
- 1998-1999 Deck Division Officer, USS Vincennes, U.S. Navy, Yokosuka, Japan
- 1995-1997 Electronics Technician, College of Chemistry Electronics Shop, University of California Berkeley
Academic Service
- Editorial Board, Materials Theory (Springer Nature), 2019-2022.
- Proposal Reviewer for National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research, 2021.
- Panel Review for NASA Program “Use of the NASA Physical Sciences Informatics System – Appendix D”, 2018-2020.
- Advanced Research Computing Advisory Team, University of Michigan, 2013-2015
- Student Representative, Computational Materials Science Faculty Search Committee, Northwestern University, 2006