Volunteering/Outreach                                                                           

• University of Chicago, Modern Materials Technologies (Fall 2018 - Winter 2021)
  • Lead lecturer
  • Weekly colloquium for high school students in Chicago Public School system covering materials science concepts in everyday technologies

• UCSB Graduate Students for Diversity in Science, GSDS (Winter 2014-Spring 2018)
  • President (2016-2017), Outreach director (2015 - 2016), Outreach Committee, Scheduling Chair (2014 - 2015)

 

• UCSB Beyond Academia (Spring 2015-Spring 2017)
  • Career conference aimed at exposing graduate students and post-docs in STEM and humanities fields of opportunities outside of academia.
  • Lead organizer, moderator, and volunteer; headed efforts to raise over $20,000 in conference funds (Spring 2015-2017)

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• UCSB ScienceLine (Spring 2014- Spring 2017)
  • A community forum for local students and teachers to ask scientists from all backgrounds any question they have on science. 
  • Certificate for Excellence as writer in Physics
  • Selected answers
    • What makes ice melt? (Ans. #1)
    • What is found on the outside of a nucleus? (Ans. #1) 
    • Are there really aliens in outer space? (Ans. #1)
    • Curiosity on N-body problem (Ans. #1)
    • Picking 12 Interesting Materials (Ans. #3)

 

• UCSB Ask a Scientist (Spring 2015)
  • Participating scientist in physics-themed demonstrations
  • A non-profit organization promoting the understanding of science. Engaging the community directly at local events. Our goal is to help make science transparent and accessible to the public.

Teaching Activities                                                                                   

• MATRL 188: Materials in Energy Technologies (Fall 2015)
  • Co-instructor; created, organized, and lectured undergraduate course
• Technology and Education Blog (Spring 2015) 
  

DEI Activities                                                                                

• TMS 2016 Annual Meeting: "Transforming the Diversity Landscape"  
  • Co-organizer and session chair
  • Program- Session 1: Significance and Impact, Session 2: Taking Action
• DMMM2 (TMS Diversity in Minerals, Metals, Materials Professions)
  • Student presenter: “Highlights from the Transforming the Diversity Landscape Symposium: The Importance of Empathy on the Individual and Program Levels” with N.M. Larson and D. Hwang

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