CV
A PDF version of my CV can be found here.
Education
- Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley (2024, expected)
- Advisor: Professor Kristin Aslaug Persson
- M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley (2021)
- B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, Columbia University (2019)
- Minor: Sustainable Engineering
Research experience
- Graduate Student Researcher, UC Berkeley/LBNL (2019 - present)
- Advisor: Kristin Aslaug Persson
- Identify mechanistic origins of solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) formation in Li-ion and Mg-ion batteries.
- Explore chemical reaction networks based on high-throughput density functional theory (DFT) calculations.
- Observe and analyze reactive competition through kinetic Monte Carlo (kMC) simulations.
- Undergraduate Student Researcher, LBNL (2018-2019)
- Advisor: Anubhav Jain
- Performed computational screening studies of Diels-Alder reactions for liquid-phase thermal energy storage.
- Using DFT, identified a reaction leading to one of the highest specific heat capacities of any aqueous thermal fluid.
- Lead Undergraduate Researcher, Columbia University (2016-2019)
- Advisor: Irving P. Herman
- Studied nanoparticle self-assembly at liquid-liquid and liquid-air interfaces using time-resolved and space-resolvedin situsynchrotron small angle x-ray scattering (SAXS).
- Developed a novel cell architecture to improve SAXS signal and revealed an unexpected dominant mechanism driving self-assembly kinetics.
Teaching experience
- University of California Berkeley (2022)
- Graduate Student Instructor, “General Chemistry and Quantitative Analysis”
- Evaluation: median 7.0/7.0; mean 6.5/7.0
- Materials Project Workshop (2020)
- Instructor, “Pymatgen Foundations”
- Columbia University (2018)
- Course Assistant, “Thermodynamics, Kinetic Theory, and Statistical Mechanics”
Honors and Awards
- Battery Student Slam Winner, 241st Electrochemical Society Meeting (2022)
- Philomathia Graduate Student Fellowship, Kavli Energy Nanoscience Institute (2022)
- Honorable Mention, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (2019, 2020)
- Frank McQuiston Fellowship, UC Berkeley Department of Materials Science and Engineering (2019)
- Clarendon Fund Scholarship, University of Oxford (2019, declined)
- Magna Cum Laude, Columbia University (2019)
- Tau Beta Pi, New York Alpha Chapter (2019)
- Francis B. F. Rhodes Prize, Columbia University (2019)
- King’s Crown Leadership Excellence Award for Civic Responsibility, Columbia University (2019)
Leadership and Service
- UC Berkeley Graduate Assembly (2022 - Present)
- Advocate on behalf of materials science graduate students
- Develop policies and legislation to promote the well-being of UC Berkeley graduate students
- Current Role: Delegate
- UC Berkeley Materials Science and Engineering Graduate Student Council (2020 - Present)
- Advocate to department administration and faculty for issues of importance to graduate students
- Coordinate anti-racist reading groups in collaboration with UC Berkeley College of Chemistry
- Organize events to build community among materials science graduate students
- Current role: Vice-President
- Previous roles: Social Chair
- Faculty Search Committee, UC Berkeley Department of Materials Science and Engineering (2020, 2021, 2022)
- Succeeded in hiring candidate Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng for the position of Assistant Professor
- Previous roles: Member
- CalACS College Application and Professional Support (CAPS) (2020 - 2021)
- Participate in weekly workshops with high school students to improve professional skills
- Develop long-term mentoring relationships with students from underprivileged backgrounds
- Previous roles: Mentor
- Interstitials Mentorship Program (2020)
- Led peer-to-peer mentorship program for materials science community
- Previous roles: Co-Director, Mentor
- Columbia University Engineers Without Borders (CU-EWB) (2015 - 2019)
- Designed and implemented solar micro-grids for rural communities in the Teso Sub-Region of Uganda
- Previous roles: Engineering Mentor, President, Program Manager, Director of Grants, Program Liaison, Director of Operations
- Columbia Educational Simulations (CESIMS) (2016 - 2018)
- Trained 25 student delegates at The Brooklyn Latin School for local and regional debate conferences
- Led lessons and simulations on public speaking, history, and international affairs
- Previous roles: Academic Advisor