| PROJECT EXPERIENCES |
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| George Washington University, Washington, DC |
2007-present |
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Research assistant for Professor Akos Vertes. My research is focused on developing novel ionization techniques for the analysis of biomolecules with mass spectrometry. Specifically, one project is aimed at understanding the fundamental physical and chemical processes involved in the desorption and ionization of ions and molecules from nanophotonic ion sources developed in our laboratory. Another research interest is the analysis of small cell populations using ambient methods, such as laser ablation electrospray ionization (LAESI). |
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| Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Il |
Sept. 2009 |
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Nanofabricated silicon nanopost arrays and gold coated nanopost arrays and studied their transient optical properties with ultrafast transient reflection spectroscopy. |
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| Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN |
2008-2009 |
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Developed and nanofabricated nanopost arrays that are used as nanophotonic ionization platforms for mass spectrometry. |
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| INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY |
Invention disclosure: “High Throughput Single Cell Analysis by Plume Focusing in Laser Ablation Electrospray Ionization (LAESI) Mass Spectrometry” with Akos Vertes disclosed to the George Washington University |
Jan. 2011 |
Provisional patent application entitled “Subcellular Analysis by Laser Ablation Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry” with Akos Vertes and Bindesh Shrestha, U.S. Patent 2011/0215233 A1 |
Sept. 2011 |
Non-provisional patent application entitled “Tailored Nanopost Arrays (NAPA) for Laser Desorption Ionization in Mass Spectrometry” with Akos Vertes, Bennett N. Walker, and Scott T. Retterer, U.S. Patent 2010/0323917 A1 |
April 2010 |
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| COLLABORATORS |
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| Scott T. Retterer and Deanna Pickel, Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
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| Gary Wiederrecht and Leonidas Ocola, Argonne National Laboratory |
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| Valerie Hu, The George Washington University |
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| PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS |
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| American Chemical Society (ACS) |
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| American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) |
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In my spare time.... |
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