Graphene is a recently discovered material with an impressive array of unique properties. It was discovered by Novoselov and Geim in 2004 (Novoselov, et al. 2004). This discovery earned them the 2010 Nobel Prize in physics. Graphene is the thinnest and strongest known material. This one-atom thick carbon crystal supports current densities one million times higher than copper, is impermeable to gasses, and can be reversibly changed from a conductor to a semiconductor. Characterization and testing of this new material are important areas of research. Raman spectroscopy can be used to precisely determine the number of layers in graphene. This poster summarizes work done with George Nazin at the University of Oregon to optimize techniques for graphene sample characterization by Raman spectroscopy. Measured spectra were compared with spectra in published literature to confirm that the samples were single-layer graphene. Device construction with these samples was later completed using e-beam lithography.