As the team leader of the Genetic Mapping of a Forest Microbiome project...
Prior to the start of the program, I proposed the project idea to my mentor, Dr. Luis Jimenez. With his guidance, my team and I spent twelve weeks over the summer transforming the idea into a scientific experiment. This project's main objective was to develop a streamlined, accurate DNA-barcoding identification method for land-plants. We analyzed on-campus trees, taking soil samples from their rhizosphere for additional research.
Check out the peer-reviewed papers I authored, and co-authored, at the conclusion of this project.
As a team member of the Microbial Fuel Cells project...
As a team member of Microbial Fuel Cells (AKA, soil batteries!), I assisted in research and data analysis. The project's objective was to test the effect of various organic compounds on fuel cell productivity. This included food waste, blood agar, decaying leaves, and algae. Check out the peer-reviewed papers below.
2023 MACUB Conference
Bridgeport, Conneticut
2023 MSCHE Conference
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
