Biosketch

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Stanford University, 2019 - Present
• Ph.D. in Theoretical & Applied Mechanics, Univ. of Illinois, 2019
• M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Univ. of Illinois, 2014
• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Rice Univ., 2011
• B.A. in Visual Arts, Rice Univ., 2011

Academic appointments

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Stanford, 2019 – present
• Mavis Future Faculty Fellow, UIUC, 2017 – 2018
• Clean Energy Education Fellow, UIUC, 2014 – 2016
• Research Assistant, UIUC, 2013 – 2014, 2016 – 2019
• Teaching Assistant, UIUC, 2012 – 2014, 2017 – 2018

Teaching assistant experience

• Intermediate Heat Transfer (ME 420), UIUC, Aug. 2017 – Dec. 2017
• Computer-Aided Design (ME 170), UIUC, Jan. 2014 – May 2014
• Computer-Aided Mfg Systems & Design (ME 451), UIUC, Aug. – Dec. 2012 & 2013
• Design for Manufacturability (ME 350), UIUC, Jan. 2013 – May 2013
• Techniques for Engineering Decisions (ECE 307), UIUC, Jan. 2013 – May 2013

Awards (recent)

• The Rising Stars Women in Engineering, Seoul National Univ, 2019
• The Rising Stars in Mechanical Engineering, MIT, 2018
• 2nd Place Paper Award, 17th Int’l Refrigeration & Air-conditioning Conference, 2018
• Mavis Future Faculty Fellowship, UIUC, 2017 – 2018
• Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Central Illinois Scholarship, SWE, 2017 – 2018
• Graduate College Conference Travel Award, UIUC, 2017
• Mechanical Science & Engineering Schaller Travel Award, UIUC, 2017
• NSF ASSIST Travel Grant, Academic Leadership for Women in Engineering, SWE, 2017
• Finalist Travel Award, Collegiate Technical Poster Competition, SWE, 2016
• Clean Energy Education Fellowship, UIUC, 2014 – 2016

Industry experience