Dr. Michael Carlson

Intensive German Language Learning, specifically for professional environments (40 hours per week)

• Research photocatalytic water splitting and alternative energy production. • Synthesize colloidal semiconductor and noble metal nanostructures for hydrogen generation. • Organized two-day workshop for Solar Technologies Go Hybrid (SolTech) Network. • Collaborate with several universities on multiple projects. • Mentored and advised multiple masters students.

• Conducted photothermal nanoscale heat generation measurements with novel thin-film sensor. • Characterized heating effects of plasmonic nanostructures. • Designed experiments and constructed necessary devices. • Featured on Ohio University's main website for dissertation research. • Awarded Student Ohio University Research & Creative Activity Expo Best Poster 2011.

• Operated and maintained laser laboratory, including confocal, dark-field, and atomic force microscopes.

• Conducted feasibility study using Matlab for building low-cost housing using cable robots.

Dissertation Title: "Collective Heating Effects in Nanoparticle Solutions and Photothermal Studies of Gold Nanostructures Using a Novel Optical Thermal Sensor"

• Member of 1st-place team of year-long mechanical engineering senior design competition.