CV

Academic Employment
Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering (2020-Present)
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering (2014-2020)

Princeton University, Santa Clara, CA
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (2013-14)
(Supervisor: Howard A. Stone)

University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA
Lecturer, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (Summer 2013)
Instructor, UCSD Academic Connections (Summer 2012)

Other Academic Affiliations
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ
External Faculty Member, Center of Applied Mathematics and Statistics(2021-Present)

Education
University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering (2013)
(Advisor: Eric Lauga)

University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
B. Eng., Mechanical Engineering (First Class Honours) (2008)

Selected Awards & Honors
Outstanding Career Influencer, Career Center, Santa Clara University (2026)
Barbara Cassin Award for Excellence in Global Engagement, Santa Clara University (2025)
University Award for Recent Achievement in Scholarship, Santa Clara University (2021)
Research Excellence Award, School of Engineering, Santa Clara University (2017)
Teaching Excellence Award, School of Engineering, Santa Clara University (2015)
Siebel Scholar Award, Siebel Foundation (2013)
Croucher Foundation Scholarship and Fellowship, Croucher Foundation (2010, 2013)
Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, UCSD (2013)
Oustanding Teaching Assistant Award, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, UCSD (2012)

Selected Funding Awards
PI, National Science Foundation, CBET 2419945
PI, National Science Foundation, CBET 2323046
PI, American Chemical Society, New Direction Award 66541-ND9
PI, National Science Foundation, CBET 1931292
Co-PI, National Science Foundation, EFMA 1830958

Professional Development
Group Coach, Faculty Success Program, National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD)
Microcredential in Promoting Active Learning Online (2020), Association of College and University Educators (ACUE)      
National Effective Teaching Institute (2019), American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)     
Teaching Transcript Program, McGraw Center for Tecahing and Learning (2013), Princeton University