Created an interactive board and custom attack system with drag and drop capabilities to facilitate character movement

Implemented a pathfinding functionality using the A* algorithm to create an automatic battle feature

Integrated attack system, battle log, live chat, and board with SocketIO to allow players to communicate and interact in real-time

Redesigned original data schemas and recreated SQL queries accordingly, decreasing database query speeds from ~300ms to <5ms

Increased request throughput through horizontal scaling done with Nginx load-balancing, tested locally through K6 and remotely through Loader.io

Designed key UI components for a Related Products carousel section with page navigation functionality through Express Router

Streamlined API calls using React Context API to store essential product information ubiquitously

Reduced initial delivered file sizes by 20% through Webpack Compression and lazy loading

Took part in the synthesis and development of 9 new probes, each based on a previously reported probe developed at the Yang Lab called Aryl Cyano Amide (ARCAM).

Published a paper in ACS Chemical Neuroscience on how the introduction of aliphatic substituents of different lengths affects fluorescence enhancement and emission wavelength when bound to Aβ.