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• Designing, fabricating, and characterizing a hybrid silicon-polymer neural recording probe aimed at integrating the flexibility of polymer-based neural interfaces and the high electrode density of silicon-based neural interfaces• Utilizing femtosecond laser ablation and parylene deposition + etching to form neural probe shaft and coil structure• Embedding integrated circuit neural recording chips to enable high spatial resolution, chronic neural recording through inductive coupling.

• Cofounder of Memoir, and interactive photo library for the visually impaired.• Involved in a startup accelerator consisting of industry-specific workshops, keynote speakers, and mentorship from an extensive professional network.

• Designing and testing an EEG-controlled drone through a self-engineered brain-controlled interface • Created SmartTender, an autonomous assembly line robot that dispenses and prepares drinks depending on user input with movement mechanisms modeled after 3D printer linear rails

• Trained in semiconductor nanofabrication processes and safe chemical handling in a cleanroom• Practiced machine operation and fabrication techniques involving photolithography, etching, deposition, and wafer cleaning & handling• Investigated manufacturing methods of neural probes• Calibrated SiO2 Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PECVD)

• Developed firmware, tested, and designed printed circuit board for the analog front end of an extended-gate transistor-based electrochemical sensing system • Acquired electroencephalography signals with Arduino IDE interfaced with ADS1299 analog front ends• Processed physiochemical and physiological signals gathered via experimental data• Modeled components of wearable sensors through computer-aided design

• Designed robot features through Autodesk Inventor; programmed robot's turret in Java• Developed a mindfulness app prototype, “Animated Diary”, formulated business model, conducted user testing, and delivered abusiness pitch to a panel of judges for the 2021 Innovation Challenge• Delivered STEM camps to elementary school students; introduced aerodynamics, potential and kinetic energy

• Established an inaugural all-girls robotics competition team for elementary school students• Mentored in strategizing, designing, building, and programming an original, autonomous robot• Earned the Core Values Award recognizing FIRST philosophies of Gracious Professionalism and Coopertition• Advanced through local and regional competitions to compete in Southern California State Championship

• Educated 50 junior lifeguards ages 9-17 about ocean and beach safety; lectured weekly on first aid• Shadowed LA County lifeguards and assisted in public ocean rescues

• Configured the field-programmable gate array (FPGA), Versal VCK 190 • Studied GPS satellites, flight mission, mission control center, space environment• Awarded winner of the LINC Innovation Challenge; developed concept for Boeing's campus navigation to optimize collaboration efficiency; recognized by President and Executive Director of Human Resources for Boeing Commercial Satellite Systems

• Designed and conducted an original laboratory experiment to evaluate green algae's responses to warming sea surface temperatures, measured algal density using ImageJ, ran two-factor ANOVAs

• Cultivated a variety of algae cultures and monitored population growth to assist aquarium's scientists in determining ideal salinity conditions for growing algae in the laboratory