Experience

California Council on Science and Technology (CCST)

• United States
• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Science & Technology Policy Fellow

  • Oct 2022 - Present



Caltech

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• PhD in Chemical Engineering

  • Sep 2017 - Oct 2022

  Obtained a PhD in the laboratory of Professor John H. Seinfeld. Modeled the air quality of the Los Angeles Basin using regional-scale computer modeling. Built a model framework to represent the meteorology, emissions, and chemistry of the current Los Angeles atmosphere. Developed a chemical mechanism to represent the formation of secondary organic aerosol from consumer products in the Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) model. Contributed to multiple grant proposals. Obtained a PhD in the laboratory of Professor John H. Seinfeld. Modeled the air quality of the Los Angeles Basin using regional-scale computer modeling. Built a model framework to represent the meteorology, emissions, and chemistry of the current Los Angeles atmosphere. Developed a chemical mechanism to represent the formation of secondary organic aerosol from consumer products in the Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) model. Contributed to multiple grant proposals.



NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Student Researcher

  • Nov 2019 - Sep 2022

  Collaboration with JPL scientists on my Caltech thesis work. Generate and analyze meteorological simulation data of Los Angeles. Analyze the impact of meteorology on air quality. Collaboration with JPL scientists on my Caltech thesis work. Generate and analyze meteorological simulation data of Los Angeles. Analyze the impact of meteorology on air quality.



US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Researcher

  • Jul 2020 - Sep 2020

  Member of the Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosol Branch of the EPA Office of Research and Development. Contributed to the development of an emissions inventory for consumer products. Analyzed the impact of individual consumer product species on secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formation. Developed a condensed mechanism to represent the formation of SOA from consumer products. Member of the Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosol Branch of the EPA Office of Research and Development. Contributed to the development of an emissions inventory for consumer products. Analyzed the impact of individual consumer product species on secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formation. Developed a condensed mechanism to represent the formation of SOA from consumer products.



Toyota Motor Corporation

• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Researcher

  • Sep 2016 - Jun 2017

  Senior capstone project in the Harvey Mudd College Engineering Clinic program. Built an energy systems model to compare energy efficiency in a fuel cell electric semi-truck and an internal combustion engine semi-truck. Proposed an optimal fuel cell electric semi-truck configuration. Team leader of the 5-person team in the spring term. Senior capstone project in the Harvey Mudd College Engineering Clinic program. Built an energy systems model to compare energy efficiency in a fuel cell electric semi-truck and an internal combustion engine semi-truck. Proposed an optimal fuel cell electric semi-truck configuration. Team leader of the 5-person team in the spring term.



Harvey Mudd College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Undergraduate Researcher

  • Sep 2015 - Jun 2017

  Undergraduate researcher in the laboratory of Professor Lelia Hawkins. Studied formation and evolution of brown carbon in aqueous solutions. Operate and analyze data from UV/Visible spectrometer, Total Organic Carbon Analyzer, and Aerosol Chemical Speciation Monitor. Generated data correction and analysis R code. Undergraduate researcher in the laboratory of Professor Lelia Hawkins. Studied formation and evolution of brown carbon in aqueous solutions. Operate and analyze data from UV/Visible spectrometer, Total Organic Carbon Analyzer, and Aerosol Chemical Speciation Monitor. Generated data correction and analysis R code.



Université Paris-Est Créteil (UPEC)

• France
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  Traveled to Laboratoire Interuniversitaire des Systèmes Atmosphériques (LISA) with Professor Lelia N. Hawkins. Collected aerosol-phase brown carbon samples from the CESAM cloud chamber using a Particle Into Liquid Sampler, a UV/Visible spectrometer, and a MOUDI Impactor. Led the data analysis using R, leading to a peer-reviewed publication. Traveled to Laboratoire Interuniversitaire des Systèmes Atmosphériques (LISA) with Professor Lelia N. Hawkins. Collected aerosol-phase brown carbon samples from the CESAM cloud chamber using a Particle Into Liquid Sampler, a UV/Visible spectrometer, and a MOUDI Impactor. Led the data analysis using R, leading to a peer-reviewed publication.



NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern

  • May 2015 - Aug 2015

  Summer intern in Imaging Spectroscopy Group (382B). Applied atmospheric correction algorithm to earth science cloud research. Performed data analysis on HyspIRI (Hyperspectral Infrared Imager) Campaign data from AVIRIS (Airborne Visible / Infrared Imaging Spectrometer). Contributed to the Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) proposal for instrument accommodation on the International Space Station. Summer intern in Imaging Spectroscopy Group (382B). Applied atmospheric correction algorithm to earth science cloud research. Performed data analysis on HyspIRI (Hyperspectral Infrared Imager) Campaign data from AVIRIS (Airborne Visible / Infrared Imaging Spectrometer). Contributed to the Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) proposal for instrument accommodation on the International Space Station.



Uncommon Good

• Claremont, CA

• Academic Tutor

  • Sep 2013 - Dec 2014

  Tutored three high school students in Algebra 2 Honors, Math Analysis Honors, and Chemistry Honors. Raised average test grades from a C to an A in both math classes while teaching test-taking strategies. Tutored three high school students in Algebra 2 Honors, Math Analysis Honors, and Chemistry Honors. Raised average test grades from a C to an A in both math classes while teaching test-taking strategies.



NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern

  • May 2014 - Aug 2014

  Summer intern in Imaging Spectroscopy Group (382B). Improved water vapor retrieval algorithm by reducing error by up to 20 percent; now used by NASA in airborne spectroscopy missions. Researched Titan beach environments using cryogenic conditions and Raman spectroscopy. Summer intern in Imaging Spectroscopy Group (382B). Improved water vapor retrieval algorithm by reducing error by up to 20 percent; now used by NASA in airborne spectroscopy missions. Researched Titan beach environments using cryogenic conditions and Raman spectroscopy.



Independent

• Mathematics Tutor

  • Sep 2011 - Jun 2013

  Tutored elementary through high school school students in six different math courses ranging from 5th grade math to Precalculus/Math Analysis Honors. Tutored elementary through high school school students in six different math courses ranging from 5th grade math to Precalculus/Math Analysis Honors.