Position:
Postdoctoral Research Staff at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Work:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
since Oct 2011
Postdoctoral Research Staff
Colorado State University
Jan 2004 - Oct 2011
Graduate Research Assistant
Colorado State University
Jan 2000 - Dec 2003
Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates and hourly student research assistant
Education:
Colorado State University 2007 - 2011
PhD, Electrical Engineering
Colorado State University 2004 - 2007
MS, Electrical Engineering
Colorado State University 1999 - 2003
BS, Electrical Engineering
Skills:
Optics, Labview, Nonlinear Optics, Matlab, Experimentation, Simulations, Optoelectronics, Metrology, Plasma Physics, Science, Interferometry, Physics, Spectroscopy, Microscopy, Nanotechnology, Thin Films, Lasers, Soft X-Ray/EUV Lasers, CAD, High Energy Lasers, Plasma Simulation, Opto-Mechanics
Interests:
mtn biking, road biking, skiing, hiking, photography
Honor & Awards:
LLNL Lawrence Fellowship Finalist, 2011
EUV ERC Student Leadership Council President, 2008-2009
EUV ERC Student Leadership Council, 2005-2009
SPIE Educational Scholarship, 2007
EUV ERC Fellowship, 2004, 2006
CSU Engineering Days, 3rd Place Electrical Engineering Senior Design Project, 2003
CSU Undergraduate Research Symposium, High Honors, 2003
Eta Kappa Nu Vice President, fall 2002-fall 2003
Lee and Bette Wehrman Scholarship, 2001-2002
CSU Engineering Merit Based Scholarship, 1999-2000
CSU Distinguished Scholar Award, 1999-2003
2nd place, Professional Division, Colorado Balloon Classic Photo Contest, 2011
2nd place, Professional Division, Colorado Springs Balloon Classic Photo Contest, 1998
3rd place, Professional Division, Colorado Springs Balloon Classic Photo Contest, 1997