Postdoctoral Research Associate

(ORISE/ORAU)

July 2005 to June 2007

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Oak Ridge, TN 37831

with Dr. Warren Grice

At ORNL, I worked alongside experimentalists to develop a source of entangled photons for future quantum networks. My results on spectral entanglement in the quantum teleportation protocol garnered attention at several conferences and led to collaborations with other scientist and engineers outside of ORNL.

Graduate Research Assistant

July 1998 to June 2005

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR 97403

with Prof. Jeff Cina

At UO, I developed a six-year research project to probe quantum dynamics in chemical reactions using ultrashort laser pulses. My analytical efforts proved the possibility of isolating information about molecular quantum states and were supported by numerical simulation techniques. Direct results of this project include a collaboration with UO experimentalists to implement the proposed technique, several publications and conference presentations, and my doctoral thesis.

Graduate Research Assistant

June 2001 to September 2001

Los Alamos National Laboratory

Los Alamos, NM 87544

with Dr. Sergei Tretiak

At LANL, I supported an in-house synthesis team by modeling the energetic stability of semiconductor quantum dots. My simulations explained geometric and energetic changes in quantum dots as a function of size and material composition. This three-month study resulted in an internal report and presentation of my results.

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Chemistry BSc, Spanish Minor

August 1994 to June 1998

University of North Carolina
 at Wilmington

Wilmington, NC 28403

with Prof. Michael Messina

At UNC-Wilmington, I engaged in a directed independent study project investigating quantum-mechanical effects in hydrogen-deuterium exchange reactions. My research employed quantum statistical mechanics and Monte-Carlo simulation techniques and resulted in a peer-reviewed publication and a departmental presentation.