MSM

Background

Experience

Industry and research work spanning optical design, experimental imaging systems, optomechanics, computational analysis, and data.

Industry & Research

May - August 2026

ZEISS Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology

Optomechanical Intern · Germany

  • Investigated dynamic projection-optics architectures by analyzing and redesigning optomechanical components in CREO Parametric.
  • Implemented a thermomechanical deformation-compensation algorithm for semiconductor substrates in MATLAB, then assessed its feasibility through Ansys finite-element simulations and parameter studies on representative application examples.
June - August 2025

Topcon Healthcare

Optical Engineering / Data Science Intern · Milpitas, California

  • Developed and experimentally verified an OCT spectrometer calibration workflow in MATLAB, improving axial accuracy by 15%.
  • Validated manufacturer-provided spectrometer calibration through experimental testing and wavelength remapping for accurate depth reconstruction.
  • Conducted a market analysis for Topcon's IDHea by identifying high-demand ophthalmic datasets through SQL- and Python-based data pipelines, guiding dataset strategy for commercial AI applications.
August 2025 - May 2026

Experimental Ultrasound and Neural Imaging Lab

Undergraduate Researcher · Tucson, Arizona

  • Aligned and integrated optical and acoustic components for a photoacoustic microscopy system to enable high-resolution imaging.
  • Integrated the laser, fiber coupling, objective lens, and ultrasound transducer while optimizing focus and signal generation.
February - May 2025

Advanced LiDAR and Display Lab

Undergraduate Researcher · Tucson, Arizona

  • Supported digital micromirror device control and display-circuit prototyping for experimental LiDAR and display research.
December 2023 - Present

Soft Nanophotonics Systems Lab

Undergraduate Researcher · Tucson, Arizona

  • Optimized procedures for synthesizing uniformly sized germanium nanoparticles and used analytical techniques including dynamic light scattering, zeta-potential analysis, and TEM sample preparation to evaluate particle quality.
  • Designed and aligned a spatial light modulator system to generate multiple optical traps for integration into an optical tweezers setup.
  • Developed a MATLAB graphical interface for a Discrete Dipole Approximation code to simulate light scattering, with publication on nanoHUB.org to expand access to nanophotonic modeling.
  • Currently optimizing a lensfree holographic microscopy platform developed by a previous PhD researcher, with a focus on holographic reconstruction and image quality.