Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

Northwestern University

The Harker School

Aspiring materials/product engineer looking for internship opportunities for the Summer of 2021!  -  -  Third-year materials science and engineering undergraduate at Northwestern University

- Developed novel methods to analyze custom chemistries, advancing new technology nodes and enabling the shipment of first-of-its-kind prototype with potential to become new product line 

- Conducted theoretical modeling to support in-lab phase transition experiments, allowing team to file provisional patent for new approach to detect contaminants affecting wafer cleaning processes

ECI Technology, Inc, a KLA Company

R&D Chemist

Synthesized two dozen shape-memory polymer formulations to help determine optimal
composition in biomedical adhesive application intended for everyday consumer use

Undergraduate Research Assistant, Rogers Group

Trained specialized deep learning algorithm employed in SEM image-based wafer inspection to
distinguish 400 defects of interest from 1 million+ nuisances to report product standard to clients

System Analytics Intern

- Characterized tack forces of elastomers using nanoindentation techniques to help curb adhesive
failure rates and to demonstrate effectiveness of product to potential customers and stakeholders
- Prepared competitor analysis chart by evaluating rival application reports for team to better
understand industry needs and find more appropriate target audience, ultimately used to generate
strategic roadmap for upcoming year

Applications Engineering Intern

Devised and executed testing strategy to program safe actuator operating ranges and provided
feedback for team to implement system into practice in experimental battery application

Applied Materials

Engineering Intern

• Used 2D blueprints to create to-scale 3D Google SketchUp computer models of residential houses in the San Francisco Bay Area for clients to better visualize the final outcome of $1M+ investments

HMC Associates

Summer Intern

• Generated synthetically blurred images with OpenCV-Python and ran de-blurring algorithms in order to determine which type of noise is hardest to mitigate

University of Washington, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Image Processing Research Intern

• Ran drills and advised elementary and middle school students at practices while creating strategic team rosters and supervising official USTA team matches
• Certified by National Center For Safety Initiatives to coach and supervise team matches of 14 and under yellow ball division

Gary Tsai