Experience

Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago

• United States
• Research Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Teaching Assistant - Principles of Engineering Analysis

  • Sep 2023 - Present

  As a Teaching Assistant for Principles of Engineering Analysis, I help lead discussion sections, provide office hours, and write and grade problem sets. In this class, we consider transient and steady-state solutions to mass and energy balances, as well as foster fundamental engineering concepts.

• Research Assistant - Alivisatos Group

  • Oct 2022 - Present

  With the mentorship of Dr. Woonhyuk Baek (Seoul National University) and Ph.D. student Dylan Bian (University of Chicago), I research III-V group semiconductor nanocrystals by exploring a variety of synthetic methods that enable precise control over shape, composition, and size. In doing so, we can attain tunable optical and electronic properties that can be customized for diverse technological applications. Having joined the lab in the fall of 2022 after its relocation from UC Berkeley, I played a critical role in re-establishing its research facilities. I aided in the construction of our Small Synthesis Lab by supervising the rebuilding of our Stop-Flow SX-20 system; preparing for our safety inspection; installing and maintaining nitrogen gloveboxes; and preparing fume hoods for synthetic chemistry with Schlenk lines, vacuum pumps, and heating controllers. Additionally, I help to maintain our stock of laboratory chemicals and consumables. Show less

• Summer Research Internship - Alivisatos Group

  • Jun 2023 - Sep 2023

  In order to explore the crystallographic control and photoluminescence of III-V nanoparticles, I investigated the synthesis of size-tunable Cu3P nanoplates and their cation exchange to wurtzite-InP. Using techniques such as Transmission Electron Microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and elemental analysis via ICP-OES, a deeper understanding of template nanoparticle formation and cation exchange was achieved. Additionally, I aided in the advanced synthesis and characterization of low-dimensional nanostructure.I am honored and grateful to receive the lab's scientific and financial support this summer for me to continue my research. Show less



UChicago Medicine

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

• Research Assistant - Kidney Stone Lab

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  Through precise titration of urine samples, important information about urine anion concentrations at different pH ranges was observed. The acid-base balance of these anions can be used to better predict factors for kidney stone formation.

• Pathophysiology, Biology and Bioenergetics of Renal Disease Summer Undergraduate Research Followship

  • Jun 2021 - Aug 2021



iGEM

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Board Member - UChicago Genhackers

  • Oct 2020 - Present

  Student-led team focused on advancing genetic engineering and synthetic biology. Student-led team focused on advancing genetic engineering and synthetic biology.



State University of New York at Old Westbury

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Research Intern

  • Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

  Investigated the link between Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Alzheimer’s Pathogenesis. PFOA was shown to induce Alzheimer's disease by stimulating APP Production and by Inducing Tau and Amyloid Mediated Neurotoxicity. Investigated the link between Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Alzheimer’s Pathogenesis. PFOA was shown to induce Alzheimer's disease by stimulating APP Production and by Inducing Tau and Amyloid Mediated Neurotoxicity.