I am an engineering student studying nanotechnology and materials science with a minor in marine science at the University of California, San Diego. I have helped with light scattering measurements on hydrogel scaffolds, using scalar irradiance micro-sensing, and with collection of fluorescence and absorption spectra with a spectrophotometer. At the moment, I am working on a project involving the characterization of the pigment(s) responsible for the bright blue color of Traveler's Palm seed arils.