Yale Gravitational Waves Astrophysics LabAdvisor: Dr. Chiara MingarelliProject: Targeted Searches for Supermassive Black Hole Binary with NANOGrav 15 yr DataKeywords: Gravitational Waves, Pulsar Timing Array, MCMC

PHYS 378 - Introduction to Scientific Computing & Data SciencePHYS 171 - University Physics: Life Sciences

Produce meals for events on UCLA campus. Responsibilities include cooking and assembling pizza, sandwiches, and salads, delivering meals to venues, attending events to serve guests, and maintain daily kitchen operations.

Physics 1A - Physics for Scientists and Engineers: MechanicsPhysics 5A - Physics for Life Science Majors: Mechanics and EnergyPhysics 5B - Physics for Life Sciences Majors: Thermodynamics, Fluids, Waves, Light, and OpticsPhysics 5C - Physics for Life Sciences Majors: Electricity, Magnetism, and Modern PhysicsPhysics 32 - Mathematical MethodsResponsibilities include grading homework, quizzes, and exams for the course, proctoring for the exams, and attend weekly meetings with the course instructor to discuss grading. Course topics include mechanics and mathematical methods.

UCLA Astrophysics Data LabAdvisor: Dr. Tuan DoProject: OSIRIS Imager Saturation Readout Correction via Up-the-Ramp SamplingProject: Improving OSIRIS Science Output with a New Spectroscopic Data Reduction Pipeline

LA: Physics 5BL Thermodynamics, Fluids, Waves, Light, and Optics LaboratoryPedagogy Head LA: Physics 1C Electrodynamics, Optics, and Special RelativityLogistics Head LA: Physics 5A Mechanics and EnergyHead learning assistant who help run the Undergraduate Learning Assistant Program at UCLA. Responsibilities include serving as admission officer for program applications, hosting pedagogy seminars, and attend weekly meetings with program directors for logistics.As learning assistant, we also assist the course instructor in teaching the course. Responsibilities include leading discussion section, holding office hours, designing discussion section worksheets, and attend weekly meeting with instructor to discuss course content. Course topics include fluids and optics laboratory, electrodynamics, special relativity, and mechanics.

Caltech Summer Undergraduate Research FellowshipAdvisor: Dr. Dimitri MawetProject: Optimizing WIRC+Pol Pipeline and Characterizing Brown Dwarf Circumstellar Disks in the Taurus Molecular Cloud via Near-Infrared SpectropolarimetryFully funded research project by Caltech Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships to work with Dr. Dimitri Mawet during the summer. Project includes optimizing WIRC+Pol pipeline and characterizing brown dwarf circumstellar disks in the Taurus molecular could via near-infrared spectropolarimetry. Skills involved are polarimetric optics modeling, data reduction and analysis techniques, spectroscopy and polarimetry.

UCSB Exoplanet Polarimetry GroupAdvisor: Dr. Maxwell Millar-BlanchaerProject: Detection of Polarization in Unresolved Luhman 16 Brown Dwarf BinaryProject: Simulation of Half-wave Plate Retardance CharacterizationFully funded research projects with Dr. Maxwell Millar-Blanchaer during the school year and in summer. Projects include simulation of half-wave plate retardance characterization and detection of polarization in unresolved Luhman 16 brown dwarf binary. Skills involved are polarimetric optics modeling, data reduction and analysis techniques, photometry and polarimetry.Keywords: Half-wave Plate Optical Characterization Modelling; VLT FORS2 Data Reduction & Analysis; Luhman 16 Brown Dwarf Binary Polarization Detection via Photometry & Polarimetry

INT 84AH - Special Relativity for Pedestrians

PHYS 100A/102 - Methods of Theoretical PhysicsResponsibilities include grading homework, quizzes, and exams for the course, proctoring for the exams, and attend weekly meetings with the course instructor to discuss grading. Course topics include mechanics and mathematical methods.

PHYS 29 - Introduction to Computer Programming for the Physical SciencesAssisting the course instructor in teaching the course. Responsibilities include leading discussion section, holding office hours, designing discussion section worksheets, and attend weekly meeting with instructor to discuss course content. Course topics include computer programming for physics, partial differential equations, and linear algebra.

UCSB HGCAL GroupAdvisor: Dr. Joseph Incandela Project: Deformation of LHC High-Granularity Calorimeter Modules under Thermal CyclingKeywords: High-Granularity Calorimeter Module Deformation Modeling; IV Hysteresis; Thermal Chamber Automation Programming

UCSB Campus Learning Assistance ServicesOne-on-one/Drop-in TutoringMATH 4A - Linear Algebra with ApplicationsMATH 4B - Differential EquationsMATH 6A - Vector Calculus with Applications IMATH 6B - Vector Calculus with Applications IIProvide one-on-one tutoring service and hold group tutoring sessions for undergraduate math and physics courses. Topics include python programming, linear algebra, ordinary and partial differential equations, vector calculus, translational and rotational mechanics, E&M, modern physics, and introduction to quantum mechanics

NIU Multimedia & Intelligent Technical LabAdvisor: Dr. Chih-Hsien HsiaProject: Real-Time Retail Product Detection with New Augmentation FeaturesFully funded research project with Dr. Chih-Hsien Hsia during the school year and in summer. Project include real-time retail product detection with new augmentation features. Skills involved are PyTorch deep learning, feature extraction with mask and faster R-CNN algorithms and DWT, big data analysis, and real-time object recognition.Keywords: Computer Vision via PyTorch Deep Learning; Feature Extraction with Mask and Faster R-CNN algorithms and DWT; Big Data Analysis; Real-time object recognitionPublications: - Hsia C-H, Chang T-HW, Chiang C-Y, Chan H-T. Mask R-CNN with New Data Augmentation Features for Smart Detection of Retail Products. Applied Sciences. 2022; 12(6):2902. https://doi.org/10.3390/app12062902- C. -H. Hsia, W. Chang, C. -Y. Chiang and H. -T. Chan, "Real-Time Retail Product Detection with New Augmentation Features," 2021 International Conference on Electronic Communications, Internet of Things and Big Data (ICEIB), 2021, pp. 221-223, doi: 10.1109/ICEIB53692.2021.9686393.

Xinghua Elementary School Go ClubInstruct after-school Go club and cultivate student interests in Go. Responsibilities include instructing a class of 40 students for 2 semesters, preparing instruction materials and course plan, and training students to participate in competitions.

UCSB Student Affairs Student CouncilCreated Gauchospace GauchoGoals