Internship with environmental consulting firm performing environmental sampling for lead, asbestos, mold, and other substances.

Air sampling will be performed in the city of Taipei in Taiwan, focusing on PM 2.5. Indoor, outdoor, and ambient air will be sampled inside and around homes and personal exposure to PM 2.5 will be also measured for elderly residents, where both filter-based samplers and real-time instruments for measuring PM 2.5 data will be used. The questionnaires of the daily time-activity pattern and home environment survey will be conducted at the same time. For PM 2.5 samples, chemical analysis (such as organic and elemental carbons) will be performed. The relationship among personal exposure, indoor, outdoor, and ambient PM 2.5 will be evaluated. Furthermore, the data will be used for a cohort study of PM 2.5 exposure and health.

Graduate assisstant for the Office of New Students and Leadership Programs (NSLP).

Responsibilities included general customer service to visitors in the office, on the phone, and through emails, confidentiality with sensitive information, and representation on panels and tours.