Graduate Teaching Assistant
CEE 5194: Environmental Engineering Microbiology

• Assisting in grading homework assignments, leading class demonstrations (e.g. microbial plating, PCR, gel electrophoresis, etc.), and supporting guest lectures.

• Delivered a guest lecture on "Ecology and Evolution of Bacterial Genomics."

Professional Development Co-Chair
Interfaces of Global Change Graduate Student Organization

• Organizing semesterly workshops; manage scheduling, logistics, and event promotion; facilitating group-driven topics and professional development activities.

Organizing Committee Member
Science on Tap New River Valley (NRV)

• Recruit and prepare speakers, promote events, and serve as emcee for Science on Tap NRV, a monthly public science series where scientists engage with audiences at brewery venues.

Student Committee Member
Chinese Association for Food Protection in North America (CAFPNA)

• Manage the CAFPNA event listserv, prepare promotional materials, and promote CAFPNA monthly webinars across multiple communication platforms.

Science Communicator (2023 - Present)

• Volunteered in various science outreach program, such as Kids’ Tech University (KTU), Hokie for a Day, and Annual STEM Family Night at Margaret Beeks Elementary School

• Engaging K-12 children with real-world research and scientific concepts to spark their curiosity in science.

Volunteer (2023 - Present)
Center for Emerging, Zoonotic, and Arthropod-borne Pathogens (CeZAP)

• Facilitating interaction and communication with prospective students for the Infectious Disease Interdisciplinary Graduate Education Program (ID-IGEP) during the recruitment phase (2024, 2026).

• Served as the event volunteer at the CeZAP Infectious Disease Research Symposium (2023-2025).

• Served as inviter and assistant host for the Seminar Series on Pathogens, Advancements, and Research Knowledge (SPARK, 2023-2025).

Community Service (2022 - 2023)
Community-Level Colorectal Cancer Screening Program 

• Led volunteers and negotiated with the local authorities to implement screening program. 

• Conducted mass cancer screening and awareness campaigns for the low-income community, who usually cannot afford a colonoscopy. 

• Executed seven awareness campaigns targeted at the lower-income groups residing in People's Housing Program (PPR) areas, a government initiative designed to relocate squatters and address housing needs for those in the lower-income bracket. The outreach efforts have specifically focused on communities in the Cheras area, encompassing PPR Sri Kota, Bandar Tun Razak, Taman Ikan Emas, Sri Labuan, Taman Mulia, Sri Sabah (3B), and Sri Johor (A & B).

• Offered an early colorectal cancer screening kit (iFOBT) to about 500 participants.