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Cambridge, Ma, Us

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Working on assistive tech, e-textiles, machine knitting, and some other artsy-techy-useful stuff at the ACT Lab in the Khoury College of Computer Science, advised by Dr. Megan Hofmann

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

"Generative AI for Textile Engineering: Blending Tradition and Functionality Through Lace"https://mit-genai.pubpub.org/pub/nz0prx2u/Wrote proposal for MIT Generative AI Impact Paper grant call for proposals on using insights from lacemaking to inform use of emerging generative AI technology for textile engineering and manufacturing.Led team to write impact paper, created lace samples for materials testing.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Teaching staff for the MIT class 2.009, the product engineering capstone for mechanical engineering seniors. Mentoring a 16-student team that will design and fabricate a fully-developed, novel prototype in one semester. Responsibilities:-Advising student teams on user-focused product design, technical/material challenges, and prototyping-Close-up camera operation and collaboration with MIT Video Productions to produce digital video lecture materials-Operation and maintenance of an Epson SureColor P20000 Large Format Plotter Printer for hundreds of class signage, mounted on foam core-Arranging catering for events and staff meetings-Assisting fabrication of prototype models and parts-Preparing lab and lecture materials.-Graphic design for class posters, merchandise, and social media publicity.-Staffing after-hours events such as tutorials, idea fair, support hours.-Building and planning props and sets for lectures, team activities, and the prototype launch.-Purchasing and procurement of class materials, props, and merchandise.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Teaching 2.00B Toy Product Design to first-year students, with an emphasis on the product design process, prototyping, electronics, and inclusive design/assistive technology.https://web.mit.edu/2.00b/www/

Arlington, Texas, United States

AI-Assisted Glassworking Tools and Connected Wearables

Coordinated media outreach, internal publicity publications, and outreach to other college Minecraft campus builds. (for inquiries, please contact sipb-minecraft-root@mit.edu)Documented history of the project, coordinated with other MIT organizations and offices on special initiatives, and assisted with server administration and infrastructure.and "Despite adversity of COVID-19 lockdown, completed work that was featured on front page of MIT News"

Developing a hands-on remote curriculum with a team to teach and mentor high school girls in electrical engineering.

Developing outreach and media content supporting the past, present, and future of spaceflight and the next generation of STEM leaders. Let's go Back To Space!

Holmdel, New Jersey

Created a high school science journal featuring abridged student research papers from the Honors Advanced Research program at HHS. From proposal in early 2017 to publication in June 2018.Goal: preserve projects for student researchers to reference, communicate findings with the general public, and increase scientific literacy. Coordinated, organized, and edited research papers into 2-page format, proofed body text, printed mockups, and worked with associate editor and advisor on web design, binding options, and promotion to ultimately create a new school publication.

Holmdel, Nj

*Senior year (May 2018 - March 2019)- Project title: "A Novel Low Cost Resistive Soft Crochet Stretch Sensor as Applied to a Wearable Bluetooth Keyboard Text Input Device – midiKEY"- Regeneron Science Talent Search Top 300 Scholar- Intel International Science and Engineering Fair Finalist- Featured in National Geographic Nov. 2019 Issue in "Girls In Science" section- Jersey Shore Science Fair and Delaware Valley Science Fair 1st place in Engineering, 1st place 12th grade- IEEE and Women In Engineering Special Award- Engineers Club of Philadelphia Award- Pennsylvania Society Of Professional Engineers Award – 1st place- Society of Women Engineers Award – 1st place- West Pharmaceutical – High School Engineering Award – 1st place* Sophomore and Junior year: Independent Research in Sociology Data Analysis- Project title: "Modeling and Analysis of the Degrees of Separation in Modern Relationships"- Finalist in the International Social Science Conference for Youth (ISSCY) research competition, paper published in online journal -Jersey Shore Science Fair Honorable Mention in Behavioral and Social Sciences-New Jersey Academy of Science 3rd place in Psychology* Sophomore year-senior year: Bioinformatics Research with the Waksman Student Scholars Program- Successfully isolated, sequenced and analyzed the DNA of duckweed, Landoltia punctata- Published 2 DNA sequences in the National Center for Biotechnology Information DNA database* Mentored by Dr. J. Blaha

* Successfully isolated, sequenced and analyzed the DNA of duckweed, Landoltia punctata* Submitted 2 DNA sequence in the National Center for Biotechnology Information DNA database, 96AJ01.15 and 96AA01.17* Bioinformatics, Molecular Biology and Computational Biology * Performed: DNA purification, micropipetting, PCR, RDG, agarose gel electrophoresis, BLAST searches* Program Website: https://wssp.rutgers.edu

Doctor Of Philosophy, Computer Science

Working on assistive tech and e-textiles under the ACT lab and Dr. Megan Hofmann

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering And Electrical Engineering/Computer Science

Activities and Societies: SIPB Vice Chair, MIT Minecraft Project, UA Innovation, Battlecode - Logistics, MakeMIT - Marketing/Design.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Yearbook Editor-in-Chief, school newspaper section editor, Student Advisory Board, Science Olympiad, Harmony.