Taylor Pinkerton

Taylor Pinkerton is currently a Product Development Engineer at NanoGuard Technologies Inc., where efforts focus on developing High Voltage Atmospheric Cold Plasma technology aimed at pathogen reduction in crops. Previous experience as a Research Assistant at Washington University in St. Louis included studying co-culture systems and preparing standards for various cell cultures. A summer internship at Anheuser-Busch involved researching transportation processes and utilizing Microsoft Power BI for data analysis. Taylor also participated in a senior design project to create a peptide synthesis reactor and worked as an Analytical Intern at FONA International, optimizing extraction methods and conducting method validation. Taylor holds a Master of Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis, along with a Bachelor of Arts in Natural Sciences from Pepperdine University.