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