My Experience
Work and Outreach
DuckREFS (Resources for Easing Friction and Stress)
May 2021 - Present
I am certified in basic mediation from the State of Oregon and act as a confidential resource for graduate students in physics, chemistry, and earth sciences that face a variety of professional and personal conflicts.
DEI Committee Member
August 2020 - August 2022
Graduate student member of the University of Oregon Chemistry and Biochemistry Department Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee.
JUMP! Mentor
August 2020 - May 2021
Graduate student mentor for female undergraduates interested in STEM degrees.
Teaching Assistant, University of Oregon
August 2019 - June 2020
Teaching assistant for general chemistry lab and physical chemistry lab.
Senior Research Thesis, UPS, Crane Lab
August 2018 - May 2019
"A Trip Down Rheology Road with Metallogelators: Understanding Metallogelator Strength through Rheological Studies"
UPS Senior Thesis Research Symposium Oral Presentation, April 2019
NSF-REU University of Oregon, Richmond Lab
June - August 2018
"Understanding Non-toxic Oil Dispersants at the Oil and Water Droplet Interface"
ACS Puget Sound Section Undergraduate Poster Symposium, Tacoma, WA. April 2019
256th ACS National Meeting Undergraduate Poster Symposium, Orlando, FL. April 2019
ACS Linus Pauling Medal Award Poster Symposium, Bothell, WA. Nov. 2018
UPS Summer Research Poster Symposium, Tacoma, WA. Aug. 2018
UO REU Oral Presentation, Eugene, OR. Aug. 2018
NSF-REU University of Washington, Holmberg Lab
June - August 2017
"The Use of CuFeS2 Nanocrystals for Solar-to-Steam Energy Conversion"
255th ACS National Meeting Undergraduate Poster Symposium, New Orleans, LA. Mar. 2018
UPS Summer Research Poster Symposium, Tacoma, WA. Aug. 2017
UW REU Poster Symposium, Seattle, WA. Aug. 2017
Environmental Challenge Winning Team
Nov. 2018
Winning team of the Pacific Northwest International Section (PNWIS) of the Air and Waste Management Association (AWMA) Environmental Challenge for students in Nanaimo, BC, CA.
Chemistry Lab Course Assistant
August 2016 - May 2019
I have assisted professors in general, organic, and analytical chemistry labs through supervising safety and answering student questions.
SAACS UPS Chapter, Co-President
August 2018 - May 2019
As co-president of the Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society (student chemistry club) I help to run meetings, plan events, and network with the chemistry department and local ACS chapter.