Finite Size Effects on Critical Temperature of Ising Model Phase Transition using Machine Learning (Learning by Confusion - LBC),under guidance of Prof. Richard Scalettar• Wrote Monte Carlo code for Ising Model in C• Extracted critical temperature from heat capacity and binder ratio curves for various lattice sizes• Feed spin configuration data to Machine Learning (LBC, using scikit-learn and PyTorch) algorithm and graphed W-shapeaccuracy curves against temperatures for various lattice sizes• Extract critical temperature for each lattice size and conclude exact finite size effects

I led Physics discussion labs for about 60 Life Sciences students per quarter, taught graduate Statistical Mechanics, and will teach Undergraduate Solid-State Physics.

Twisted Graphene Multilayers, under guidance of Prof. Alex ?omson• Studied pairs of flat bands in the band structure of multilayer graphene at specific twisting magic angles• Studied appearance of Dirac cone at K-points for single layers• Formulated possible consequences of flat bands including vanishing Fermi velocities, infinite effective mass, and relevantelectron-electron interactions

A Framework for Solving Time-Delayed Markov Decision Processes (MDPs), under guidance of Prof. Sarah MarzenPublished paper in American Physical Society• Solved MDP while incorporating constant time delay between agent's observation and action instants• Recognized problem's complexity from our aim to know agent's total acquired reward in the future, not just the present• Formulated Reinforcement Learning framework relying on generalized form of Bellman's equation and sequences of states• Implemented algorithms and graph results (nonexistence of optimal policy, variation of reward with time delay) using SARSA

I tutored High-School, Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior level Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science courses.

Pulsed Laser Deposition of Nano-Structured Zinc Oxide (ZnO) ?in Films, under guidance of Prof. Malek Tabbal• Awarded stipend of 2,500$ for research proposal to "Undergraduate Research Experience"• Studied growth of ZnO thin films by Pulsed LASER Deposition on glass and silicon substratesInvestigated effect of growth parameters on crystalline quality and nanostructure of grown layers