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Reporting on AI in health care

+ Reported news and enterprise on hospitals, health insurance, and other companies involved in distributing health care+ Analyzed lawsuits, SEC filings, legislative hearings, financial records, earnings calls, Medicare policies for news and information+ Collaborated across teams to contribute to STAT’s Tiktok account and Health Care, Inc. newsletter

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

+ Rotated through infectious disease, science, policy/business, biotech, and health tech desks, balancing daily, enterprise, and newsletter writing+ Carved out beats in artificial intelligence, water, and medical device regulation+ Developed ideas and skills through workshops and seminars with the Knight Science Journalism Fellowship program at MIT

+ Bylines in publications including Undark Magazine, Billboard Magazine, Chemistry World, and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.+ Wrote evergreen service pieces, personal essays, cultural analysis, and profile interviews+ Reported on nationwide trends in pandemic-related student – institution power dynamics and on-campus racial justice efforts

Evanston, Illinois

Developing new materials and strategies for PFAS (per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances) remediation and other water purification applications in Prof. Will Dichtel's research group.+ Fluorine chemistry: Safely worked with PFAS compounds and corrosive fluorides, versed in 19F NMR and organofluorine reactivity+ Measured micropollutant adsorption at part-per-trillion levels using analytical preparation techniques and HPLC-MS+ Characterized insoluble, amorphous, cross-linked polymers with ICP-MS, SSNMR, elemental analysis, zeta potential, porosimetry+ Pioneered and developed new group protocols for working with photoreactors, fluorides, glovebox, elemental analysis data+ Collaborated with other researchers within the group, at peer universities, and overseas; mentored younger grad students+ Helped write grants, peer reviews, quarterly/annual updates; edited colleagues’ manuscripts for both scientific accuracy and grammar

Evanston, Illinois

+ Engaged students while supervising general chemistry lab sessions, guiding advanced students through fluorescence experiments+ Explained concepts and answered questions during weekly office hours+ Evaluated student understanding while grading pre- and post-lab questions, lab reports

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Science Intern at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel+ Wrote 17 stories over 10 weeks (4 front page, 1 Editor’s Choice) in an engaging voice understandable to the average newspaper reader+ Pitched news, enterprise and service journalism stories on science-related stories relevant to Wisconsin and Milwaukee residents+ Reported stories by digging through data, reports and scientific papers and interviewing sources, both expert and on-the-ground + Turned around trending stories on short notice (4 – 12 hours) to capture fresh stories while relevant and meet deadlines+ Collaborated with photo, visuals and digital optimization teams to create compelling and SEO-friendly stories

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

AAAS Mass Media Fellow at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel+ Wrote 17 stories over 10 weeks (4 front page, 1 Editor’s Choice) in an engaging voice understandable to the average newspaper reader+ Reported stories and Q & A articles on COVID information based on reader questions and anticipated trends+ Pitched news, enterprise and service journalism stories on science-related stories relevant to Wisconsin and Milwaukee residents+ Turned around trending stories on short notice (4 – 12 hours) to capture fresh stories while relevant and meet deadlines+ Collaborated with photo, visuals and digital optimization teams to create compelling and SEO-friendly stories

Columbus, Ohio

Developing organic dyes for dye-sensitized solar cells in Dr. Yiying Wu's research group.+ Created reaction procedures and synthesis plans for dyes+ Synthesized and characterized organic dyes and dye precursors through organic and inert techniques+ Assessed reaction efficacy by evaluating spectrometric and spectroscopic data+ Strengthened written scientific communication by working with other researchers on journal article manuscripts, grant summaries, and group website+ Presented findings in written reports, oral presentations, poster presentations, and honors chemistry and English theses

Investigating 2-D hybrid chalcogenide semiconductors at the Molecular Foundry with Dr. J. Nathan Hohman.+ Designed and carried out experiments to better understand formation mechanism and structure–function relationship+ Synthesized new ligands for hybrid material synthesis+ Summarized research project and findings in research proposal and paper as well as poster & oral presentations+ Resulted in first-author Journal of the American Chemical Society article "Tarnishing Silver Metal Into Mithrene"

Kiel, Germany

Investigated spiropyran-containing functional polymers under the direction of Dr. Anne Staubitz at the Otto Diels-Institut für Organische Chemie at Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel. + Synthesized and characterized conducting polymer using organic synthesis and purification techniques+ Screened and optimized cross-coupling conditions for integration of molecular switch with conducting polymer by using inert glassware and techniques in conjunction with spectroscopic methods+ Presented project in a talk at DAAD RISE Scholars' Meeting and poster at Ohio State poster forum

+ Wrote paragraph-length pyramidal quizbowl questions for use in middle school, high school and collegiate academic competitions+ Read primary and secondary sources such as books, articles and critical analyses to supply factually accurate and academically important information for questions+ Revised for both quality and length limits based on suggestions from editors

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Chemistry

Bachelor Of Science (Bs) With Honors Research Distinction, Chemistry And English, Honors Program, Cum Laude