Experiences

Global Competency

I spent my sophomore spring semester as an exchange student at Korea University in Seoul.
South Korea is one of the fastest-growing countries technologically and economically. I was able to observe these technological advancements as well as their impressive urban infrastructure.
I explored a new culture and life in a foreign country, met people from all over the globe, was exposed to many different cultures, and developed intercultural communication skills.
Also used this opportunity to learn the Korean language and take coursework to explore a possible interest in computer science, which I decided to further pursue at Tandon with Data Structures and Algorithms and used at my Pfizer internship.

During my breaks, I have been volunteering for Island Harvest, a food bank that serves Nassau and Suffolk Counties in New York with a mission to end hunger and reduce food waste. They support many community-based non-profit organizations across the island.
I lifted and organized boxes and palettes of food to be distributed in vans and set up a mobile market to distribute groceries to veterans and the elderly.
I appreciated this opportunity to give back to the community that I have grown up in and lived in for my whole life. I loved seeing the happiness and gratefulness on the faces of seniors, veterans, families, and organization leaders. I hope to keep supporting my community and helping those in need in whatever I do in the future.
I have volunteered in Remnant Church's Vine tutoring program, which helps migrants learn English and other school subjects.

I am currently the Technical Coordinator and Start Reaction Co-lead of the Chem-E Car VIP
I help lead a subteam of 10 members to develop Zinc-Air electrochemical cell that powers a small vehicle by organizing meetings and designing lab experiments. I also manage purchasing orders and conference travel and accommodations with a project budget of $6,000
This experience has helped me develop as a leader because I had to take initiative very frequently and see what works in terms of getting involvement from the members.
This experience also allowed me to apply chemical engineering concepts learned in class to a team project, which helped me develop my communication and teamwork skills.

I am currently an undergraduate researcher under Professor Mallapragada in the Sustainable Energy Transitions Group. For my current project, I am developing a model in Julia for natural gas production in the United States to optimize the distribution network and analyze the impact of natural gas production on energy systems and the chemical industry.
I have developed an interest in how programming and computational tools can be utilized to advance understanding and accelerate workflows in chemical engineering and research and development environments through previous coursework such as Data Structures and Algorithms and Computer Languages Lab at Korea University. Through my time with the group, I learned plenty about optimization modeling, which I did not know about before.
For my Process Design senior project, my group is developing a process to convert polystyrene waste into benzoic acid, a common chemical industry feedstock, which has the potential to aid in the fight against landfill accumulation and plastic pollution.

During Summer and Fall 2023, I worked as a co-op at Unilever R&D on the Nutrition Process Development team, where I supported brands like Hellmann's and Knorr, as well as pilot plant production and the digital upskilling of the site.
This was a great opportunity to gain industry experience and soft skills, make strides in my professional development, and explore what it is like to work in the consumer goods industry as a process engineer.
During the summer of 2024, I interned at Pfizer's R&D site in Groton, CT under the Materials Science group, where I automated the statistical validation of particle size results by developing a JupyterHub app to reduce human error due to manual data input.
I got the opportunity to learn from and network with experts all across the drug development pipeline which cemented my interest in working in the pharmaceutical industry full time

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