Teaching and Service

Education is one of the most important motivations that inspired me to pursue my career in academia. To me, education is not only the act of passing down knowledge and skills from one generation to the next, but also supporting students and mentees in developing their curiosities, finding their passions, and growing as human beings. I had the privilege of having experience in teaching, mentoring, and outreach activities at Keio University in Japan, UMass Amherst, Duke University, and Louisiana State University. These experiences allowed me to interact with students from different scientific backgrounds (i.e., materials science, mechanical engineering, chemistry, chemical engineering), enabling me to have teaching approaches from interdisciplinary viewpoints. With my experience and passion, I will strive to provide guidance, support, and opportunities with the mission to educate students and mentees to be independent researchers equipped with proper scientific knowledge, skills, and ethics.

Teaching and Mentoring Experience

2024-Present: Teaching CHE 2172 - Thermodynamics at Louisiana State University

2019-2024: Master and Undergraduate Mentor at Duke University

2017-2018: Undergraduate Mentor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst

2010-2013: Teaching Assistant and Undergraduate Mentor at Keio University

University Service Activities

2024-Present: Outreach Programs at LSU

2019-2024: Outreach Programs at Duke University

2017-2018: Outreach Programs at the University of Massachusetts Amherst

2014-2015: Tutoring Program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst

2009-2010: Outreach Programs at Keio University

Science Spectacular outreach event at Duke Chemistry (left picture), Outreach event at Olive Chapel Elementary (middle picture), and the Art of Polymers (right picture), where professional musicians played music based on our research at the NSF MONET center. Some instruments use the Craig group's materials that change their color in response to force.