Research & Projects

• Develop a low-cost microfabrication process using photocurable optical adhesives as reusable masters for high-fidelity PDMS replication.
• Design and execute experiments varying surface treatments, curing conditions, and demolding methods to improve mold release, durability, and reusability.
• Achieved high-fidelity replication of features as small as 1.1 µm while evaluating mold degradation across 10 casting cycles.
• Compare polymeric molds with conventional silicon masters based on feature fidelity, durability, fabrication cost, and accessibility.
• Present experimental findings and process recommendations to faculty and graduate researchers.

• Cultured E. coli, H. pylori, and Caulobacter crescentus using aseptic techniques and BSL-2 laboratory practices.
• Conducted bacterial motility and chemotaxis experiments in microfluidic devices and recorded cell behavior using video microscopy.
• Used fluorescence microscopy to visualize bacterial flagella and evaluate their relationship to cell motility.
• Performed quantitative image and video analysis to measure cell and flagellar velocities, cell length, swimming angles, and motility behavior in bulk and confined microchannels.

Excel/VBA modeling project using experimental data to improve rocket flight-performance predictions.

• Built and calibrated Excel/VBA-based rocket flight performance models using experimental data.
• Automated parameter tuning and calculations to improve prediction accuracy and modeling efficiency.
• Integrated experimental measurements with computational analysis to assess model sensitivity and robustness.

Manuscript on a low-cost microfabrication process using UV-ozone treated polymeric replicas for high-fidelity PDMS pattern transfer.

Awarded for research presented at the ChEGSA Annual Symposium, Texas A&M University.