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New York, NY, US

Princeton, New Jersey, United States

I am characterizing porous Mo samples for use in the lithium vapor box divertor using Confocal Microscopy, EDS elemental mapping using the Verios electron microscope, and XPS depth profiling..I am also conducting a lithium deposition and gas retention experiment in the Surface Science and Technology Lab. This work is guided by Professor Robert Goldston.

San Francisco, California, United States

I had two intern projects, which I ultimately tied together into a presentation to the Product Management team that identified a way for NEM 3.0 solar + storage customers to realistically save $1260/year by optimizing their battery operation around load forecasts.The first project used electricity demand data collected by the SPAN panel for each home to.

Princeton, New Jersey, United States

I was an undergraduate researcher in the ZERO Lab at Princeton, led by Prof. Jesse Jenkins. I used stochastic optimization techniques to better understand the role of energy storage (such as batteries) in the grid, particularly under the uncertainty created by imperfect demand and renewable energy forecasts.

Seattle, Washington, United States

As an intern at UW, I utilized state-of-the-art deep learning architectures to predict the evolution of sea surface height in the ocean, using python packages including pytorch, keras, tensorflow, scipy, numpy and matplotlib to process and analyze data.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

I interned with Professor Glenn Flierl, a Professor of Oceanography, studying the effects of turbulence on microplastics in the ocean through Octave simulations: simulating streamfunctions, measuring eddy diffusivities, modeling and calculating effects of convergence on patch radius, and documenting methods and results.

California, United States

As an intern at Malta Inc., I researched grid models and determined their relevance to the company, and went more in depth on the ones with the most utility to the company. My team created a spreadsheet with almost 200 grid models, with information on the type of model and its utility to Malta. We then ran three models, Resolve, StorageVet, and HomerPro.

California, United States

As an intern at the Health Career Collaborative, I created curriculum on vaccine research and created Google forms to track participants’ progress after completion of the program.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Physics, 3.98/4.0

Activities and Societies: Princeton University Energy Association, Matriculate, Princeton Rock Climbing Team, Princeton Ski and Snowboard.

High School Diploma, 4.0 Gpa (Unweighted)

Activities and Societies: I am a part of my school's Physics Research Team, where I led a subteam studying lava lamps and reached third.