Dr. Alexis Payne

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- Basic Information -

Time in Larsen Lab: 2013-2015
Basic Project Description: Worked on 2 very different projects. (1) Looked for diurnal changes in the spectral structure of turbulent power in the atmospheric surface layer, and (2) worked towards developing a Schlieren optical system to investigate concentration fluctuations in airborne particulates.

- Dissemination Based on work in Larsen Lab -

- Peer-Reviewed Journal Papers -

None

- Professional Conference Presentations -

A. Payne, A. Teklu, and M.L. Larsen (2015). Resolving airborne particulate concentration inhomogeneities with a Schlieren optical technique. 46th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics. Columbus, OH. June 8-12, 2015

- Student Research Presentations -

A. Payne and M.L. Larsen (2015). Diurnal evolution of the statistical structure of near surface wind. Annual Meeting of the South Carolina Academy of Sciences. Furman University, April 11, 2015

A. Payne and M.L. Larsen (2015). Diurnal evolution of the statistical structure of near surface wind. 27th Annual College of Charleston Scientific Research Poster Session. April 16, 2015

- Awards won while working in Larsen Lab -

2014-2015 CofC Major Academic Year Support (MAYS) Research Award

2015 Winner of Best Physics Poster at the 27th Annual College of Charleston Scientific Research Poster Session

- Post-Graduation Activities and Current Status -

After graduating from CofC, Alexis worked as an R&D Optical Engineer at Northrop Grumman Synoptics in Charlotte, NC where she worked on designing, documenting, and improving fabrication processes for single crystal Ga2O3 and KTb3F10 as well as documented processes, designed tooling, and trained operators on operation of an X-ray Laue system and Rigaku X-ray Diffractometer. In August 2017, Alexis enrolled in NC State's Ph.D. program in Material Science and Engineering.

During her Ph.D. program, Alexis worked at the Army Research Lab in Adelphi, MD (actually the same facility I did my own postdoc in). She defended her Ph.D. in July 2021; the thesis was entitled "A Characterization Platform for 3D Ferroelectric Thin Films" and she was advised by Jacob Jones and Brendan Hanrahan.

Now Alexis is preparing for her wedding and lining up her post-Ph.D. position. Although it isn't certain yet, she believes it is likely she will be a contract research scientist at the Air Force Research Laboratory next.
updated: 8 August 2021