I have a Ph.D in Chemistry, with extensive materials chemistry expertise, specializing in the design, fabrication, modeling, and detailed characterization of both polymeric and inorganic materials systems. I am currently focused on program development, execution, and product maturation of optical sensor systems, targeting biotechnology/biomedical applications.

My current PI roles include the Joint Warfighter Medical Research Program (JWMRP) subcontract integrating optical sensor into arterial catheters and testing in large animal hemorrhage model, a US Navy Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)  program developing microneedle arrays with real-time optical sensors and testing in human subjects, a Combat Readiness--Medical Research Program (CRRP) subcontract for an extremity replant health monitoring technology, and a Defense Medical Research and Development Program (DMRDP) Trauma Immunology Research Award using multimodal sensing techniques. Also, I initiated and led the development and commercialization of a small and modular luminescence lifetime measurement device.