Experience

Columbia Space Initiative

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Rocketry Team: Payloads Team Lead

  • Apr 2022 - Jun 2023

  Designing a microgravity science experiments (biomedical and chemical experiments) to launch on a sounding rocket in collaboration with mechanical and electrical engineers to develop the supporting mechanical and electronic components of keeping the experiment functional. 2023: Designed and built a payload and experiment to study the synthesis of gold nanoparticles using microfluidic devices for cancer drug delivery. 2022: Designed and built a payload and experiment to be hosted… Show more Designing a microgravity science experiments (biomedical and chemical experiments) to launch on a sounding rocket in collaboration with mechanical and electrical engineers to develop the supporting mechanical and electronic components of keeping the experiment functional. 2023: Designed and built a payload and experiment to study the synthesis of gold nanoparticles using microfluidic devices for cancer drug delivery. 2022: Designed and built a payload and experiment to be hosted above a sounding rocket, to study the effects of hypergravity and microgravity on C.elegans locomotion. Invented a novel experimental pipeline to allow for data analysis in the remote and extreme environment desert (without a wet-lab) using computer vision.

• Co President

  • Feb 2022 - Feb 2023

  New York, United States Orchestrated largest active student participation ever (>200 members), produced 60% increase in $40k budget to fund new missions (technical/non-technical space projects). Organized alumni-engagement activities such as internship/job/graduate student panels, recruitment to advise current technical missions, virtual channels to receive input and feedback concurrent operations, etc. Onboarded 4 new exploratory space-based projects in space microbiology, lunar life exploration… Show more Orchestrated largest active student participation ever (>200 members), produced 60% increase in $40k budget to fund new missions (technical/non-technical space projects). Organized alumni-engagement activities such as internship/job/graduate student panels, recruitment to advise current technical missions, virtual channels to receive input and feedback concurrent operations, etc. Onboarded 4 new exploratory space-based projects in space microbiology, lunar life exploration, space policy, and space manufacturing. Organized outreach events with industry professionals and companies to introduce members to various interdisciplinary fields such as aerospace medicine, engineering ethics, and space entrepreneurship. Collected systemic and quantitative data from students involved in technical and non-technical missions to get feedback on student engagement and experience in their missions as well as overall organization culture. Advised and implemented leadership and administration modifications to ensure maximum inclusivity and satisfaction of students. Lead weekly administrative and general body meetings

• Micro-G NExT Mission Co-Director

  • Sep 2021 - Jun 2022

  Leading a multi-disciplinary team of 10+ students in designing an astronaut-friendly robotic anchoring device for usage in the Artemis Missions One of 15 teams nationwide to be selected to test our device in the NASA Neutral Buoyancy Lab (NBL) in Summer 2022.



Columbia Engineering

• United States
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Research

  • Sep 2022 - May 2023

  Department of Chemical Engineering Novel passive direct-air carbon capture bioreactor that blooms diatoms from nutrients of agricultural runoffs, and is capable of converting CO2 from the air flowing in organic byproducts. Organic byproducts can be converted into agricultural feed. Project under the mentorship of Dr. Aaron Moment (Columbia Department of Chemical Engineering) Also conducted extensive research via literature and market research tools, and stakeholder interviews on the commercialization of… Show more Novel passive direct-air carbon capture bioreactor that blooms diatoms from nutrients of agricultural runoffs, and is capable of converting CO2 from the air flowing in organic byproducts. Organic byproducts can be converted into agricultural feed. Project under the mentorship of Dr. Aaron Moment (Columbia Department of Chemical Engineering) Also conducted extensive research via literature and market research tools, and stakeholder interviews on the commercialization of carbon-capture technologies and exploring various different business models of generating revenue from the process. Project under the mentorship of Dr. Anastasios Bourtsalas (Columbia Department of Earth and Engineering) Show less



Columbia University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research

  • Jun 2022 - Mar 2023

  Department of Biological Sciences Environmental microbiome characterization under extreme environments

• Researcher

  • Jun 2020 - Dec 2021

  Department of Chemical Engineering Designing sustainable, next-generation pharmaceutical packaging under the mentorship of Dr.Aaron Moment, in collaboration with a multinational pharmaceutical company.



Columbia University Medical Center

• United States
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Researcher

  • Feb 2020 - Aug 2021

  Department of Biomedical Engineering Participated in the Columbia BioMedX Lab to Market Accelerator for exploring the possibility of commercializing point-of-care COVID-19 diagnostic device: Assisted with customer discovery, stakeholder interviews, gap analysis, market research, and pitching Awarded the Class of 1939 Columbia College Summer Research Fellowship for 2021 Summer to research infectious disease pathogen detection in wastewater systems with point-of-care microfluidic device technology Wet lab: Wastewater… Show more Participated in the Columbia BioMedX Lab to Market Accelerator for exploring the possibility of commercializing point-of-care COVID-19 diagnostic device: Assisted with customer discovery, stakeholder interviews, gap analysis, market research, and pitching Awarded the Class of 1939 Columbia College Summer Research Fellowship for 2021 Summer to research infectious disease pathogen detection in wastewater systems with point-of-care microfluidic device technology Wet lab: Wastewater processing and pathogen detection via photo thermal PCR 2020: Modeling the impact of point of care diagnostics in U.S healthcare market (particular focus on NSCLC and COVID-19) Show less



EVQLV

• United States
• Biotechnology
• 1 - 100 Employee

• SciTech and Corporate Development Intern

  • May 2020 - Aug 2020

  Performing literature review on the intersections of AI and biotechnology, drafting research papers IP and technology analysis of competitors to shape company's R&D and establish unique value proposition Market research and customer discovery for establishment for strategic collaborations with university labs and biotechnology companies



UT Southwestern Medical Center

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Researcher

  • Jun 2017 - Aug 2018

  2018: Awarded opportunity to conduct molecular biology research through 2018 Emperor Science Award program. Worked on a research project to characterize DGCR8 Heme-Binding Mutation in vivo. Research accepted and presented at ASCB-EMBO Cell Conference and published in December 2018 edition of Molecular Biology of the Cell. Research conducted under the mentorship of Dr.Hao Zhu. 2017: Awarded opportunity to conduct molecular biology research through 2017 Emperor Science Award… Show more 2018: Awarded opportunity to conduct molecular biology research through 2018 Emperor Science Award program. Worked on a research project to characterize DGCR8 Heme-Binding Mutation in vivo. Research accepted and presented at ASCB-EMBO Cell Conference and published in December 2018 edition of Molecular Biology of the Cell. Research conducted under the mentorship of Dr.Hao Zhu. 2017: Awarded opportunity to conduct molecular biology research through 2017 Emperor Science Award program. Trained in molecular biology lab techniques and learned about research in the fields of liver regeneration and cancer. Started researching the expression of epifactors during different stages of liver regeneration through qPCR screen. Research conducted under the mentorship of Dr.Hao Zhu. Show less



Science, Entertainment, and Design

• Student Researcher

  • Sep 2014 - Jan 2016

  Dallas/Fort Worth Area 2015-2016: Research: Mapping obesity-induced phenotypic and genotypic changes in brain cancer malignancies Research conducted under the mentorship of Dr.Dev Sikder. 2014-2015: Research: Understanding the cellular mechanisms behind anti-cancer properties of Metformin Research conducted under the mentorship of Dr.Dev Sikder.