Experience & Education
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Advanced Air Mobility Institute
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Patents
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Electrostatic Force Balance Microscopy
US 62/078,640
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Photovoltaic Desalination System
US 61/927,203
Courses
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Compound Semiconductors and Diode Lasers
ECE532
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Electromagnetic Waves and Radiating Systems
ECE520
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Micro and Nanolithography
ECE510
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Optical Spectroscopy
PHYS552
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Quantum Optoelectronics
ECE572
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Theory of Semiconductors and Semiconductor Devices
ECE535
Projects
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High Efficiency Nanocone-Surfaced Conductive Polymer-Silicon Hybrid Photovoltaic Device
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Develop a production-ready, hybrid organic-inorganic photovoltaic device with high quantum efficiency that eliminates the need of expensive patterning and high-temperature doping and etching processing.
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Improved Instrumentation for the Measurement of the Viscoelastic Response of Polymers Using Bubble Inflation Technique
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Developed a specialized instrument and process for rheological testing of viscoelastic materials, particularly, thermoplastics, to quickly determine their thermoformability.
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Magnetic Nanostructures for Biomedical Applications
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• Studied the spin-coupling of ferromagnetic materials for biosensing applications.
• Simulated the static property variations of ferromagnetic nanostructures, such as nanodots, nanofrustums, and nanohemispheres by Landau-Liftshitz-Gilbert Micromagnetics Simulator.
• Used nanofabrication techniques, including photolithography and sputter deposition, to pattern nanostructures.
• Characterized the surface topology, magnetization, and magnetic interactions of fabricated nanostructures by…• Studied the spin-coupling of ferromagnetic materials for biosensing applications.
• Simulated the static property variations of ferromagnetic nanostructures, such as nanodots, nanofrustums, and nanohemispheres by Landau-Liftshitz-Gilbert Micromagnetics Simulator.
• Used nanofabrication techniques, including photolithography and sputter deposition, to pattern nanostructures.
• Characterized the surface topology, magnetization, and magnetic interactions of fabricated nanostructures by scanning electron microscopy, magnetic force microscopy, and Magneto-Optic Kerr Effect.
Honors & Awards
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Trailblazer Award, 2015 Ebony Excellence Awards
Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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2013 Rising Stars in EECS
MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
This workshop brings top graduate and postdoc women in EECS together for two days of scientific discussions and informal sessions aimed at navigating early stages of the academic career.
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2010 Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship
Ford Foundation
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2010 NASA Harriet G. Jenkins Pre-doctoral Fellowship
NASA
declined award
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2010 NSF East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes Fellowship
National Science Foundation
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2010 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
National Science Foundation
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Small business feature: Encouraging Minority Entrepreneurship at Morehouse
The New York Times “You’re the Boss: The Art of Running a Small Business” blog
Featured as business plan competition winner. http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/22/morehouse/
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Research Poster Contest Winner
WaterCAMPWS STC
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Venture Challenge 1st Place Winner
OFC Innovation & Entrepreneurship
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1st Runner Up
Oak Ridge National Laboratories Global Venture Challenge 2009
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1st Place Winner
Morehouse College Entrepreneurship Innovative Business Plan Competition
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New York Times feature: "What's Outside the Big City?"
The New York Times op-ed
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/12/opinion/12sat4.html
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Undergraduate Student of the Year
Clark Atlanta University Department of Engineering
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New York Times feature: The Fresh Air Fund
The New York Times
Full page feature for participation in the Fresh Air Fund. http://www.nytimes.com/marketing/freshairfund/lessons.html
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Intel Scholar
Intel
Remained an Intel scholar from 2007-09.
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SAIC Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement
Science Applications International Corporation
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Lockheed-Martin Scholar
Lockheed-Martin
Held scholarship 2006-08
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Most Outstanding First Year Engineering Student
Atlanta University Center Dual Degree Engineering Program
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Qualcomm “Q” Award of Excellence
Qualcomm
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Boeing Scholar
Boeing
Held Scholarship 2004-06
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Highest First Year's Honor
Clark Atlanta University
Highest award for outstanding academic achievement in my first year amongst entire class.
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