University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering – June 2011
Thesis title: Structural and surface correlations to optical properties of semiconductor
nanoparticles produced by nonthermal plasma reactor
Adviser: Uwe Kortshagen
Minor, Nanoparticle Science and Engineering
M.S.M.E. -- January 2010
Carleton College, Northfield, MN
B.A. cum laude, Physics Major -- June 2003 