Research Interests

• Synthesis and characterization of small organic molecules and polymers
• Direct air capture of carbon dioxide using solid aminopolymer/oligoamine composites
• Point source capture of carbon dioxide using aqueous amine solutions
• Additive manufacturing
• Materials chemistry

Career Path

Undergraduate researcher (Cook Lab, UO), KCGIP intern at LLNL

Subject Matter Expertise

Organic synthesis, air-free chemistry, spectroscopy, purification, kinetics and catalysis, surface analysis, rheology

M.S. Polymer Chemistry, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 2023

B.S. Chemistry, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 2022

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