Emily Wang Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Research Advisor: Prof. Andrej Kosmrlj, Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering- Model the assembly of multicomponent biomolecular condensate systems via mathematical and visual simulations- Computationally solving partial differential equations (biophysics and reaction kinetics) in Python and MATLAB- Investigating effects of programming stress granule material properties on resulting functionality and formation for therapeutics and drug discovery in neurodegenerative disease

Research Advisor: Prof. Emily Davidson, Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering- Initiated and led project on synthesis of highly entangled hydrogels for compatibility with cement- Determined optimal hydrogel synthesis conditions while probing effects of water content and crosslinking density- Characterized polymeric behavior and structures via mechanical (Instron), water uptake (TGA), and diffusion tests, AFM and SEM imaging, DSC analysis

Research Advisor: Prof. Polina Anikeeva, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering

Research Advisor: Prof. Masoud Akbarzadeh, Dept. of Architecture- Analyzed and adapted origami/kirigami techniques for constructing spanning, load-bearing structures- Used Rhino 3D to translate complex, 3D bridge models into 2D fold patterns (and vice versa)- Integrated kirigami honeycomb tessellation to develop 30+ varying cross-section core geometries

- Selected as 1 of 64 students to participate in rigorous 5-week courses in Computer Science and Data Security, Organic Chemistry, Gene Editing, Special Relativity, Discrete Math, COVID-19, and Neurological Diseases- Co-author of Team Project research that implemented game theory analysis using Python for developing artificial intelligence to play and win games of Mancala

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Research Advisor: Prof. Daniel Koditscheck, Dept. of Electrical and Systems Engineering- Assisted in aerial visualization experiments for legged robot gaits in obstacle-filled environments- Designed and constructed new robot bodies and controlled motors using C++

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Research Advisor: Prof. Cynthia Sung, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics- Developed fabrication and mechanical strain testing methodology for own standardized tessellation designs of origami Magic Ball models (trained in 3D modeling, 3D printing, laser cutting)- Hand folded and tested 70+ Magic Balls from 4x4 to 16x16 tessellation patterns- Conducted energy mathematical analysis for dynamic origami models as swimmers with jet propulsion in Excel and MATLAB

Bachelor Of Science In Engineering - Bse, Chemical And Biological Engineering

Activities and Societies: Triple 8 Dance Company (Co-Production Lead), BodyHype Dance Co. (Co-Production Manager), American Institute.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Independent Science Research, Asian American Association (Co-President), Varsity Girls Tennis (Captain, 1st.