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Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
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Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Research Interests

Molecular simulations, computational molecular engineering, machine learning, information theory, statistical thermodynamics, soft matter, bio-inspired materials, self-assembly, macromolecular dynamics, data-driven materials design, inverse materials design, health and sustainability applications.

Honors

•    Distinguished Young Scholar, University of Washington Chemical Engineering, 2022
•    William Rainey Harper Dissertation Fellow, University of Chicago, 2018-2019
•    Chicago Center for Teaching Fellow, University of Chicago, 2018-2019
 

Fellowships, Leadership & Awards

•    Distinguished Young Scholar, Univ. of Washington Dept. of Chemical Engineering, 2022 
•    William Rainey Harper Dissertation Fellowship, University of Chicago, 2018-2019 
•    Chicago Center for Teaching Fellow, University of Chicago, 2018-2019 
•    Society of Women Engineers, Co-founder & Treasurer, University of Chicago, 2017-2018 
•    Science Communication Fellow, Museum of Science & Industry, Chicago IL, 2015-2017 
•    Arts, Culture, & Science Initiative Graduate Fellow, University of Chicago, 2015-2016 
•    Howard Hughes Medical Institute Teaching Fellow, Caltech, 2014
•     American Institute of Chemical Engineers – Chapter President, Caltech, 2012-2013 
•    Reed and Ruth Brantley Undergraduate Research Fellow, Caltech, 2012
 

Professional Experience

•    Sept 2023 Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Rutgers University
•    2020-2023 Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Physics/Center for Soft Matter Research, NYU 
 

Education

•    Ph.D., Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, 2020
•    B.S., Chemical Engineering, Caltech, 2014