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)

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

"How to Use a Kibron Trough for Analysis of Langmuir Monolayers" Advised by Dr. Audra G. Sostarecz (Fall 2016)

"Investigation of a Model for Neurodegeneration" Advised by Dr. Audra G. Sostarecz (Spring 2017)

"LabVIEW Software Development for a Brewster Angle Microscope and Python Software Development for Data Processing/Analysis" Advised by Dr. Audra G. Sostarecz and Dr. Bradley E. Sturgeon (Fall 2017)

["Construction of a Brewster Angle Microscope for the Visualization of Langmuir Monolayer Films" Advised by Dr. Audra G. Sostarecz and Dr. Bradley E. Sturgeon (Spring 2018)]

Python Program Demonstrations Available Here!

Doc Kieft Summer Research Program

Langmuir Monolayers and Brewster Angle Microscopy: Construction of an Instrument and Basic Software Development (Summer 2017)

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)

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)

Interests

Science, Coffee, Programming, Building Things, 3D printing.

Career Goals

I would love to have a job doing research in medical imaging.