I would like to thank my fellow research group members, Matt Danley, Katelyn France, Sonia Li, and Niko Wallace, for making group meetings enjoyable and something to look forward to.Specifically, I would like to thank Sonia Li for tolerating me as a mentor, and Matt Danley for making the long days in the lab tolerable. Even though I will be gone and forever missed, I look forward to seeing all the work and the accomplishments this group will achieve in the future.