Advisor: Dr. Ung-il Chung, Dr. Hironori HojoLaboratory of Clinical BiotechnologyDepartment of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering• Developed an injectable tetra-armed polyethylene glycol (PEG) hydrogel capable of sustained growth factor release and investigated its application to bone tissue regeneration using in vitro and in vivo models• Investigated molecular biological mechanisms that arise from the reactions between synthetic polymer biomaterials and the bone defect microenvironment in silico using single-cell RNA transcriptomics (scRNA-seq)• Oriented and trained newcomers (students and visiting researchers) in lab safety, equipment operation, and various experimental techniques• Assisted professors as a teaching assistant (TA) with lectures and experiment demos to undergraduate and graduate students partaking in courses provided by the Graduate School of Engineering and the Graduate School of Medicine

• Played an active role as a team member towards the development of a point-of-care diagnostic device that integrates optical and electrochemical detection to test and quantify whole blood properties• Designed and conducted experiments in a wet lab environment under current good manufacturing practices (cGMP) and current good laboratory practices (cGLP) compliance• Developed an image acquisition and analysis algorithm using MATLAB and ImageJ

• Collaborated with a cross-functional team of order entry, warehouse, logistics, vendors, and SAP® consultants to coordinate efficient flow of 500+ SKUs• Identified recurring bottlenecks caused by human error or incorrect database entries and prepared ad-hoc reports to promptly resolve inventory issues

Advisor: Dr. Ali ElkamelDr. Elkamel Research GroupDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering• Researched and analyzed several biomass options to yield cellulose for aerogel development

• Developed an algorithm in MATLAB that measures solar radiation levels in Abu Dhabi using processed high-resolution satellite images, real-time solar radiation and other meteorological data

Advisor: Dr. Pu ChenBiomedical Engineering and Energy Storage GroupDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering• Researched high capacity solid-state cathodes for lithium-ion batteries