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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

University of California, Berkeley - Computer Science

• Major area = Human-Computer Interaction
• Minor areas = Computer Graphics and Vision, New Media

Master of Science (SM)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - EECS

• Major area = Optoelectronic Materials and Devices
• Minor area = Biological and Health Sciences
• Completed PhD qualifying exams, coursework, and teaching requirements (2011-2014)

Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE) with Highest Honors

Princeton University - Electrical Engineering

• Certificates in Materials Science and Engineering, Applications in Computing

Graduate Researcher

Hybrid Ecologies Lab, UC Berkeley

• Advisor = Professor Eric Paulos, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
• Area of research = decomposable interactive systems

Graduate Research Fellow

MIT Media Lab Biomechatronics Group & Charles Stark Draper Laboratory

• Advisors = Professor Hugh Herr (MIT Media Lab) and Dr. Bryan L. McLaughlin (Draper Laboratory)
• Designed and fabricated an implantable peripheral nerve microchannel interface for bi-directional prosthesis control

Graduate Research Fellow

Organic and Nanostructured Electronics Laboratory, MIT

• Advisor = Professor Vladimir Bulović, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
• Invented an electrophoretic deposition technique to form thin layers of quantum dots (QDs) for light emitting devices
• Fabricated and characterized record-efficiency near-infrared QD-LEDs using core-shell PbS-CdS quantum dots

Undergraduate Researcher

Large Area Electronics Group & Verma Lab, Princeton University

• Advisors = Professors Sigurd Wagner and Naveen Verma, Department of Electrical Engineering
• Fabricated a top-gate staggered thin-film transistor (TFT) structure using a new hybrid material as a gate dielectric
• Characterized the mechanical flexibility of TFTs made with the new gate dielectric on a plastic substrate
• Designed and fabricated a TFT circuit to interface between large-area sensing sheets and nanoscale integrated circuit chips for structural health monitoring

Summer Researcher

Carnegie Mellon University Materials Science Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)

• Advisor = Professor James W. Schneider, Department of Chemical Engineering
• Used DNA-surfactant tagging and capillary electrophoresis to sort carbon nanotubes

Technology Innovation Summer Research Associate

Future Technologies Group, Accenture Labs, San Francisco, CA

• Designed and fabricated a 100% backyard-degradable packaging system that wirelessly heats its contents

Display Electrical Engineer (full-time)

Apple, Inc., Cupertino, CA

• Direct Responsible Individual (DRI) for iPhone X display rigid flex PCB, from conception to mass production
• DRI for iPhone X and Watch 2 failure analysis during assembly, software bring-up, and testing at factory sites
• Prototyped and collaborated with vendors to develop new display and module packaging technologies

Visiting Researcher

Palo Alto Research Center, Palo Alto, CA

• Host = Dr. Robert A. Street, Senior Research Fellow
• Characterized and modeled organic bulk heterojunction and silicon nanowire solar cells

Associate Chair

ACM Conference on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST)

• Papers Track

Associate Chair

ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems (DIS)

• Papers Track, Artefacts and Systems

Guest Editor

Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI)

• Special Issue on “Unmaking and HCI:Techniques, Technologies, Materials, and Philosophies Beyond Making”

Reviewer

• CHI - 2021, 2022***, 2023**, 2024**
• CSCW - 2022*
• DIS - 2023, 2024
• ISCW - 2019
• TEI - 2023
• UIST - 2023
• (* denotes outstanding review)

PhD Admissions Student Reviewer

UC Berkeley EECS Department

PhD HCI Admit Visit Day Coordinator

UC Berkeley EECS Department

Reading Group Organizer

• Founded student group and led weekly meetings for Berkeley undergraduates interested in HCI

Chair

MARC2013 - MIT Microsystems Technology Laboratories Annual Research Conference

• Led the planning and execution of a ~300-attendee, student-run annual conference
• Spearheaded the introduction of new types of technical presentations and interactive fun/educational opportunities

Volunteer

Berkeley Humane Society

• Supported shelter operations through facility upkeep and animal caretaking

Mentor

Quarry Lane High School FIRST Robotics Team

• Guided the robot design and program management for the 1st FRC team for Quarry Lane HS (Dublin, CA)

Volunteer

Nepal Volunteers Council

• Set up a computer lab for a school in Kathmandu, Nepal by repairing donated units and salvaging parts

BEARGradS Award, William S. Floyd, Jr. Fellowship in Engineering

Berkeley Graduate Division

• Awarded to 1 new admit in the EECS department every year
• 1 year of stipend, tuition, and fees

Berkeley Fellowship for Graduate Study

Berkeley Graduate Division

• Up to 2 years of stipend, tuition, and fees

National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship

US Department of Defense

• 3 years of stipend, tuition, fees, and travel

Innovation Catalysts Grant Awardee

Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation, UC Berkeley

• Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022
• Total $3500

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

NSF

• 3 years of stipend, tuition, fees, and travel

Henry Ford II Fellowship

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• 1 year of stipend, tuition, and fees

Hertz Foundation Fellowship Finalist (1 of 50)

Charles Ira Young Tablet and Medal

Princeton Department of Electrical Engineering

• “A memorial tablet to Charles Ira Young, class of 1883, has been placed in the Engineering Bldg. by friends of Mr. Young. The medal will be awarded each year to the student who excels in research in Electrical Engineering.”

Peter Mark Prize

Princeton Department of Electrical Engineering

• “Awarded annually to a senior in Electrical Engineering, having an outstanding record in the area of electronic materials and devices.”

Outstanding Materials Student Award

Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials (PRISM)

• “PRISM’s highest undergraduate honor, the ‘Outstanding Materials Student Award’ recognizes the combined excellence in academics, research, and dedication to materials science.”

Tau Beta Pi Prize

Princeton School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS)

• “This award is given to a senior class member, or members, who have significantly contributed a major part of his or her time in service to the SEAS.”

Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship

Goldwater Foundation

• 1 of ~400 awardees
• Up to $15000 for 2 years of undergraduate study

Shapiro Prize for Academic Excellence

Princeton University

Manfred Pyka Memorial Physics Prize

Princeton University Physics Department