Simi Valley, California, United States
Driven Materials Science and Engineering student strongly interested and curious in many areas of Materials Science, specifically (but not limited to) polymers, sustainable materials, and aerospace applications of non-metallic and metallic materials. I am grateful to have gained experience in my academic interests through biopolymer research in Cecile Chazot’s Sustainable Polymer Innovation (SPIn) laboratory and internship with Aerojet Rocketdyne as a Materials and Processes Engineering intern. Outside the classroom, I demonstrate leadership through Materials Science Club and special interest clubs aligning with my hobbies: Cookology (Northwestern’s Culinary Arts Club) and the Northwestern University Wildcat Marching Band.
• Project: Effect of solvent evaporation in chiral nematic mesophases of chitosan on phase behavior and thermomechanical properties. • Presented work at Materials Research Society Spring 2025 conference. • Recipient of the Northwestern University Materials Research Science and Engineering Center Academic-Year Undergraduate Research Internship