I just graduated (June 2009) with a Ph.D. under Prof. Alexander Balandin from the Electrical Engineering department at UC Riverside. I am currently in the Biophysics group at NIST where I have the opportunity to continue my graphene work and more. Towards the end of my Master's studies I got my start in device physics while working at Foveon, armed with the HP4145B for characterizing semiconductor devices. I rekindled my love of physics and knew further studies were required. While at Foveon, I saw the many difficulties associated with CMOS scaling (leakage current, noise, heat, and blown gates) and realized that there must be another answer out there and it better be really small. I began my journey into the realm of nanoscale devices in Dr. Balandin's Nano-Device Lab, armed with the Renishaw RM 2000 micro-Raman spectrometer for characterizing materials. While there I characterized the Raman peak temperature dependences in graphene for the application of Raman microscopy as a nanometrology tool for graphene-based devices. I also investigated the effect of substrates on the Raman scattering spectrum of graphene. That brings me here to NIST this time with both a Renishaw RM 1000, Jobin-Yvonne 800 triple-grating Raman spectrometer, and many more goodies (cryostats, super conducting magnets, lasers, etc) to keep any Raman spectroscopist quite happy. I've settled into a daily life of research in the lab, not much different from grad school, just more paperwork. This continues to be an exciting time for me as I am having fun learning and building new things everyday. Check out my resume to see where I've been academically and professionally. I have images there too if you would like to see where I go and what I do each day.