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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Malibu, California, United States

• Developing test strategies and software for cryogenic electrical test of semiconductor spin qubit devices.

Malibu, California, United States

Cambridge, Massachusetts

NarangLab (Prineha Narang's materials theory group)• Developed code to post-process quantum simulations to compute material properties.• Coauthored 7 research articles, 1 review, and 1 perspective published in interdisciplinary peer-reviewed journals on the microscopic physics of Weyl semimetal materials, including their application to nonreciprocal thermal radiation control.• Engaged in a collaboration between theoretical materials science and experimental physics groups from two different universities and in two multi-university government-funded research centers.• Presented research results at two international conferences.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

• Designed and graded problem sets for an undergraduate physics course for non-physics students in STEM.• Helped transition a team- and project-based course to a collaborative online framework.• Advised student teams on class project design and implementation.• Held weekly office hours to assist students in problem solving and critical thinking skills.

Santa Barbara, California

Ram Seshadri Group, Materials Research Laboratory• Developed high throughput density functional theory (DFT) calculation proxies to predict new magnetocaloric materials and extended this work to screen disordered magnetic systems for optimal magnetocaloric performance. Data is publicly available in an interactive format @ magnets.mrl.ucsb.edu.• Coauthored two research articles now published in peer-reviewed journals.

Santa Barbara, California

Department of Physics• Assisted students in small group problem solving sessions for an upper division course in statistical mechanics & thermodynamics and for a lower division physics course in electricity & magnetism.

Tokyo, Japan

Pham Nam Hai Group, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering• Prepared samples of n-type ferromagnetic semiconductors using photolithography, etching (wet & dry methods), and metal deposition via electron gun.• Characterized the magnetic, electric, and thermoelectric properties of materials using magnetic circular dichroism (MCD), Hall magnetoresistance measurements, and spin-dependent thermoelectric power.• Analyzed experimental results with a multinational team and communicated results to an international audience.Cooperative International Science and Engineering Internships Program

Santa Barbara, California

College of Creative Studies• Graded assignments using own independently written solutions and held weekly office hours for two lower division physics courses.

Dublin, Ireland

Cormac McGuinness Group, School of Physics• Independently calculated electronic properties of armchair-type graphene nanoribbons using DFT.• Analyzed theoretical results to interpret experimental data from a collaborator.Cooperative International Science and Engineering Internships Program

Master Of Science - Ms, Applied Physics

Activities and Societies: SEAS Graduate Council, InTouch Peers Program, WiSTEM Mentoring ProgramJohn A. Paulson School of Engineering.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Physics, Highest Academic Honors

College of Creative Studies • Honors: Faculty Executive Committee Commendation for Excellence, College of Creative Studies (2018).