Christopher Faulkner
Location
Picayune, MS
Slidell, LA
Education
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University of Southern Mississippi
January 2022 - May 2025
degree
Bachelor's
major
Polymer and Plastics Engineering
minor
Chemistry
Work Experience
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The University of Southern Mississippi
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Hattiesburg, MS, US
November 2022 - present
company
The University of Southern Mississippi
title
Undergraduate Research Assistant
overview
- Advisor: Dr. Sarah E. Morgan
- Evaluated the effects of Iron Reduced Graphene Oxide (FRGO) and Graphene Nanoplatelets (GNP) on the magnetic, conductive, and morphological properties of polyurethane films
- Synthesized polyurethane dispersions (PUD) with the aid of an in-situ Infrared Spectrometer
- Casted polyurethane films of various thicknesses via drawn and pour cast techniques
- Prepared polyurethane films using a cryotome for internal morphological analysis via Atomic Force Microscopy
- Characterized polyurethane films using Superconducting Quantum Interference Device, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Four Point Probe, and Atomic Force Microscopy
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Wal Mart
Assistant Store Manager
Slidell, LA, US
February 2016 - August 2021
Skills
Atomic Force MicroscopyBusiness ProcessesCalorimetryChemistryChromatographyCoatingsCommunication SkillsCustomer ServiceDispersion (Optics)Dynamic Mechanical AnalysisEvaporatorFilmsIncome StatementsInfrared TechnologyKnowledge of EducationKnowledge of EngineeringKnowledge of FinanceManufacturingMATLABMentoringMetricsMicrosoft SoftwareNuclear Magnetic ResonancePerformance ManagementPlastics ProcessingPolymer ChemistryProfessional ResponsibilityQuantumResearch SkillsSpectrometerSpectroscopyStock ControlTeaching