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Research Experience

Below you will find some information on my experience, including education and research positions.

For a list of my publications, please refer to my Google Scholar or ResearchGate profile.

Feel free to reach out via the Contact page.

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Postdoctoral Researcher

Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich, Switzerland
Responsive Biomedical Systems Laboratory - Prof. Dr. Simone Schürle

January 2018 - Present

  • Synthesized magnetic nanomaterials with customized surface functionalizations for applications related to
    magnetic actuation and sensing

  • Composed and edited writing including journal articles and funding proposals

  • Obtained LTK certification and supported in vivo experiments with murine cancer models

  • Supervised and mentored PhD and Master students in their research activities

  • ETH Postdoctoral Fellow (2018-2020)

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Doctoral Student in Materials Science and Engineering

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, USA
Bioelectronics Group - Prof. Dr. Polina Anikeeva

June 2013 - June 2017

  • Developed instrumentation for applying alternating magnetic fields for materials characterization, in vitro and in vivo experiments

  • Identified improved methods to model heat dissipation by magnetic nanoparticles, predicted magnetothermal multiplexing, and corroborated predictions experimentally

  • Prepared primary hippocampal cultures from neonatal rats for in vitro work and closely collaborated with biological and chemical engineers on a variety of projects focused on biomedical applications

  • Thesis: Magnetothermal Multiplexing for Biomedical Applications

  • Materials Research Society Graduate Student Silver Award (2017)

  • National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellow (2013-2017)

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Bachelor of Science in Physics

Barrett Honors College, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA

August 2008 - May 2012

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