Research

After analyzing of the results of the heat-mapping ,  I shifted my focus to implementing solutions, specifically investigating how waste glass concrete could combat the urban heat island effect during my research internship at United States Geological Survey.

• Independent research under the advisory of Dr. Walter Mooney

• Researched optimal composition of glass aggregate concrete for minimizing UHI effects

• Turned out a 40% replacement of gravel with glass cullet yielded the best thermal and structural results

• Presented my research in front of a Stanford professor, Ph.D. candidates, Stanford undergraduate students and received great feedback

• Applied for STS Regeneron with this research output

Driven by a passion to tackle environmental and climate challenges through science, my internship focused on researching hydrogen energy as an initial solution 

• Worked in NECTAR labs through the Science Internship Program

• Designed gap-setting devices to improve electrolysis experiment using CAD modeling

• Conducted electrolysis experiments to capture chlorine and Hydrogen gas samples and identifying optimal voltages for maximum hydrogen production

• Co-developed hydrogen capturing tool for electrolysis device

• Collected data through ion chromatography and analyzed data for further improvement on electrolysis device