Brandon C. Allen
Personal Information
Senior Chemistry/Physics Major From Marengo, IL
Undergraduate Research Activities
SOFIA
Chemistry of Baking (August 2016)
Chemistry Archives - Returning Student (August 2017)
Visualization Using a Ceramic 3D Printer - Returning Student (August 2018)
Monmouth Coffee Project
Installation of Bluetooth Adapter into Sonofresco Coffee Roaster and Advanced Definition Roasting (ADR) Software (Fall 2016)
Development of SmartCarafe - Using the Internet of Things (IOT) to Monitor Thermal Efficiency (Temperature) of a Coffee Carafe and Liquid Level (Spring 2017/Fall 2017)
CHEM 430
"Investigation of a Model for Neurodegeneration" Advised by Dr. Audra G. Sostarecz (Spring 2017)
Python Program Demonstrations Available Here!
Check out the fluorescence microscope!!
Doc Kieft Summer Research Program
Langmuir Monolayers and Brewster Angle Microscopy: Construction of an Instrument and Basic Software Development (Summer 2017)
Brewster Angle and Fluorescence Microscopy for the Visualization of Langmuir Monolayer Films (Summer 2018)
Presentations
The Chemistry of Baking (August 2016)
Langmuir Monolayers and Brewster Angle Microscopy: Construction of an Instrument and Basic Software Development (July 2017)
The Chemistry Archives (August 2017)
Langmuir Monolayers and Brewster Angle Microscopy: Construction of an Instrument and Basic Software Development (Fall 2017 - Science Seminar)
Application of a Fabricated Brewster Angle Microscope to the Visualization of Langmuir Monolayers (November 2017 - IL-IA Local ACS Section Undergraduate Research Conference)
Brewster Angle Microscopy for Visualization Langmuir Monolayer Films (Spring 2018 - Science Seminar)
Design and Construction of a Brewster Angle Microscope for the Visualization of Thin Films (Guest Speaker - April 2018 - First Annual Science Symposium at Monmouth College)
Brewster Angle Microscopy and Langmuir Monolayer Films for Visualization of Lipid Domains and Lipid Raft Formation (Poster Presentation - April 2018 - American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Annual Meeting in San Diego)
Construction of a Brewster Angle Microscope for the Visualization of Lipid Domains in Langmuir Monolayer Films (April 2018 - American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Annual Meeting in San Diego - Spotlight Session as part of the Lipid Domains and Lipid Rafts Session)
Langmuir Monolayers and Brewster Angle Microscopy: Construction of an Instrument and Basic Software Development (July 2018)
Visualization Using a Ceramic 3D Printer (August 2018)
The Development of Microscopy Systems and Software for the Visualization of Langmuir Monolayer Films (Fall 2018 - Science Seminar)
The Electron: A Preamble to Understanding EPR Spectroscopy (Spring 2019 - Science Seminar)
The Development of Microscope Systems for Visualization of Langmuir Films (April 2019 - American Chemical Society National Meeting in Orlando)
Interests
Science, Coffee, Programming, Building Things, 3D printing.
Career Goals
I hope to have a career that allows me to continue doing research.