Brief Self-Biography – I am an Albuquerque native and have received all of my higher education from the University of New Mexico. I hold an undergraduate and a master’s degree from the University of New Mexico and am currently working toward my PhD in chemical engineering. My academic advisor at UNM is Plamen Atanassov and my research advisor at Sandia Labs is Chris Apblett.
Research/Research Interests Description– My primary research goals are involved with the development and optimization of micro-scale devices for use in a wide range of fields such as medical sensing, diagnostics, point-of-care devices, and laboratory testing applications. Currently, that is the development of an electrochemical method for detection and analysis of proteins inside of native gels. Devices, such as this one, will not only enable the rapid detection of proteins and protein mutations, but will also allow for the simultaneous acquisition of information such as structural orientation and kinetic parameters.