- Analyzed relationship of microbial community to process operations at a local wastewater treatment plant using various computational tools- Identified, characterized, and developed new monitoring tools for abundant microorganisms

- Coordinated STEM Tutors through the Summer Academic Resource Center at Stanford- Held drop-in tutoring sessions and R workshops for high school and undergraduate summer students

- Coordinated seminar series to review effective teaching methods for new course assistants- Assisted doctoral students in completing teaching requirements and discussing challenging situations that arise in and out of the classroom

- Held open office hours for graduate-level students to review course materials related to bioreactor design and operation and to provide assistance with problem sets- Graded and provided feedback on course assignments and exams for class of about 35 graduate students-Maintained course website and facilitated online discussion on Piazza

- Presented first half of course lectures covering general aspects of microbiology including thermodynamics, energetics, and microbial metabolism for 43 advanced undergraduate and graduate students

- Assistant to Professor Michael Lin, using standard lab molecular tools to create novel constructs- Developed a sensor for oncogenic proteins and tested in mammalian cell culture

- Developed lesson plans incorporating multiple learning intelligences- Taught 14 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade conversational English classes a week at Hua Qiao Cheng Primary School

- Worked in Professor Jason Brickner's Lab to examine gene localization in S. cerevisiae- Presented findings in lab group and department meetings