I worked as an undergraduate researcher in the Mechatronics Research Lab under the high-speed, large-range AFM (atomic force microscope) project. The research aimed to improve the speed and range of an AFM through better controls systems and fabricated designs.

As one of the two undergraduate researchers, I worked with my partner to help the graduate student (Fangzhou Xia) and the post-graduate (Iman Bozchalooi) in charge of the project. Some of my tasks included fabricating three new staging mechanisms for the AFM using a mill and lathe, testing the dynamics of each design using laser interferometry, and soldering resistors, capacitors, and op-amps onto the PCBs used in the control systems.