Currently     PhD student in Mechanical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
                     Major Program of Study: Polymer Science and Mechanics
                     Minor Program of Study: Applied Mathematics
                     Thesis Topic: Investigation of the Thermo-Physical Interactions Between Nano-Clay and
                     Elastomeric Thermoplastic Polyurethanes via Solvent Exchange Processing.
2003-2005    MS in Mechanical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
                     Thesis: Preferential Nanoreinforcement of Thermoplastic Polyurethane Elastomers with
                     Dispersed Nano-Clay.
1998-2003    BS (Summa Cum Laude & University Honors) at Northeastern University with a major in
                     Mechanical Engineering and a minor in Mathematics

Currently     Graduate Research (NSF Graduate Research Fellow) in the Non-Newtonian Fluids Lab                      and at the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, Dept. of Mech. Eng., MIT,
                     supervised by Professor Gareth H. McKinley.
                       Develop New, Mechanically-Enhanced, Functional, Nano-structured Polyurethane
                     Systems for Soldier Applications.

Jan. 2003     Co-op at Sandia National Laboratories in the Thermal & Reactive Processes Department,                      supervised by Eugene S. Hertel Jr. and Michael L. Hobbs.
                     Validated the Simple, Chemical Decomposition Model of Removable Epoxy Foam to   
                     be used in 3D Finite Element Analysis.

June 2002    Advanced Gas Turbine Systems Research Industry Intern at
                     Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation, supervised by Edward North.
                     Extensive Review of Flat Plate Impingement.

2001-2002    Undergraduate Research at Northeastern University, supervised by Professor M. Taslim.
                     Evaluated Turbine Blade Cooling Performance of Four Leading-Edge Turbulator
                     Arrangements.

June 2001    Energy Research Undergraduate Laboratory Fellow at
                     Lawrence Berkeley National Labs in the Indoor Environment Department, supervised
                     by Mike G. Apte, Ph.D.
                     Energy Efficiency and Indoor Air Quality Study of New Relocatable Classrooms
                     in California.

2001-2002    Co-op at Bluefin Robotics Corporation in Cambridge, MA.
                     Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Component Design Work.

2000             Co-op at MIT Lincoln Laboratories in Lexington, MA.
                     Structural and Thermal Finite Element Analysis of LIDAR Package and Thermoelectric
                     Cooler.

June 1999    Co-op at Bombardier Mass Transit Corporation in Barre, VT.
                     Quality Assurance Technician in Electrical Sub-Assembly.

Spring 2006  Teaching Assistant for the undergraduate (Mech. Eng.) course 2.002 Mechanics & Materials II
                     at MIT supervised by Professor Mary C. Boyce.
                     Helped design and run laboratory assignments, co-taught office hour and review sessions,
                     and helped students individually as needed.