Scholar / Academic Work
Theories, thoughts, and actual academic work.
The published record first: a master's thesis and a peer-reviewed paper on semiconductor nanorods from Western Kentucky University. Below that, the unpublished and in-progress work: the Omega framework manuscript, orchestration research, and open questions.
Published
The published record.
What survived peer review and a thesis committee. Full text available through the university repository and PubMed.
Master's Thesis · 2018
Imidazolium Ionic Liquids as Multifunctional Solvents, Ligands, and Reducing Agents for Noble Metal Deposition onto Well-Defined Heterostructures and the Effect of Synthetic History on Catalytic Performance
Western Kentucky University · Department of Chemistry · Advisor: Dr. Lawrence J. Hill
Investigated [BMIM]Tf2N as a multifunctional solvent, ligand, and reducing agent for platinum deposition onto CdSe@CdS nanorods, thermally and photochemically. Ionic-liquid synthesis outperformed organic-solvent routes in photocatalytic methylene blue degradation.
Read the thesis (WKU Digital Commons)
Peer-Reviewed Paper · 2019
Deposition of metal particles onto semiconductor nanorods using an ionic liquid
Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology · 10:718-724 · DOI 10.3762/bjnano.10.71 · PMID 30931213
Platinum, gold, and silver nanoparticles deposited onto CdSe@CdS nanorods from metal salts in an ionic liquid with no added surfactants or reducing agents. Platinum deposited this way outperformed organic-solvent materials in photocatalytic dye degradation.
Read the paper (PubMed)
Theory of Everything · Manuscript
The Omega Framework
An observer-dependent resolution of singularities in general relativity and quantum gravity. Browse every chapter as searchable tiles, each with a plain-language summary, and chat with the Astro model that knows the paper.
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Systems Research · Mini Hub
Orchestration Research
The AIEN Sovereign Inference Stack: eliminating the software orchestration tax in LLM inference with a native Rust ABI, paged KV cache, and Grace Blackwell telemetry.
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R&D Program
Atlas
The accountable-AI research program: a persistent, self-directed digital counterpart with separate memory, identity, and evidence ledgers.
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Defense
AEGIS
The defensive extension: hardware-enforced containment and evidence preservation for the Atlas organism.
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Cognitive Architecture
AIEN
The sovereign cognitive architecture: compiled Rust and Mojo, hardware TPM vault, local inference on dedicated silicon.
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Unpublished & Miscellaneous
Working notes and open threads.
Ages and AIEN research conversations live here as they are organized. Check back: this shelf fills in as manuscripts and notes are prepared for publication.