Kayleigh E. O’Melia

Overview

Kayleigh is a Patent Agent in L&A’s Chemical & Material Sciences group, where she assists the team in drafting and prosecuting U.S. and international patent applications. Prior to joining L&A, Kayleigh was an intern at L&A, working with our team of attorneys and technical specialists in the Chemical & Materials Sciences group in matters relating to patent preparation and prosecution, and other practice areas, as well as conducting research on a variety of IP-related topics.

Kayliegh also worked as a researcher for Mabrouk Lab, conducting a survey-based study on chemistry graduate student and faculty knowledge of copyright law at multiple research institutions and colleges in Massachusetts. She presented this work at the American Chemical Society (ACS) Northeast Regional Meeting (NERM), the National ACS 2024 Spring Meeting, the New England Association of Chemistry Teachers (NEACT) Annual Summer conference, and the National ACS 2024 Fall Meeting.

Kayleigh received a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering at Northeastern University, where she focused her study on sustainability and green technology. She also graduated from Northeastern University College of Engineering with a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering with minors in Mathematics and Law & Public Policy. During her undergraduate studies, Kayleigh conducted research as an R&D Engineer for Found Energy, where she helped design and fabricate prototype hydrogen-generation systems (10-100 kW), wrote specifications for prototype system components (pumps, sensors, fuel cells, etc.), and supported lab data collection efforts. Additionally, Kayliegh worked as an Innovation Associate at Concentric by Ginkgo Bioworks, where she supported an R&D team in their innovation pipeline, business development, and delivery efforts.