Resume
Awards
- Dissertation Year Fellowship (UCLA, 2025)
- George Gregory Excellence in Research Award (UCLA, 2025)
- John Stauffer Excellence in Second Year Academics and Research Award (UCLA, 2024)
- UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Research Fellowship (UCLA, 2024)
- Michael E. Jung Excellence in Teaching Award (UCLA, 2023)
- The Rev. Robert D. Cloney, S.J. Memorial Award (Encaenia) - (Fordham University, 2021)
- ACS Undergraduate Award in Physical Chemistry - (Fordham University, 2021)
- ACS Division of Organic Chemistry Outstanding Senior Organic Chemistry Student - (Fordham University, 2021)
Teaching
I have worked as a graduate teaching assistant in the following courses at UCLA:
- C223A/B - Graduate Statistical Mechanics & Thermodynamics (UCLA)
- C226A - Computational Methods for Chemists (UCLA)
- Designed and supervised a multi-lab module on machine learning in chemistry
- C20A - Chemical Structure (UCLA)
- C20B - Chemical Energetics and Change (UCLA)
- C17 - Chemical Principles (UCLA)
- Curriculum Development (UCLA)
- Collaborated in creating the curriculum and course materials for computational laboratory courses in graduate Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics (C223A/B) and Quantum Methods for Chemists (C215A/B) at UCLA
I am also an experienced STEM tutor for high school and university undergraduate students. I have tutored students in:
- general chemistry (undergraduate)
- physical chemistry (undergraduate)
- organic chemistry (undergraduate)
- AP, honors chemistry (high school)
- calculus (high school)