Along with working on multiple analyses using data collected by the ATLAS particle detector at CERN, I manage the construction, logistics, and quality assurance of detector components for the muon spectrometer upgrade. I have also taught lab sections and discussions, and I continue to mentor and teach undergraduate students who join our detector assembly lab.
A better part of 2020 was spent in Europe learning as much as I could about my research project at CERN while exploring the scenic countryside of eastern France. My time spent with passionate mentors gave me invaluable experience in the design and testing process of detector electronics in experimental particle physics. When out of the lab, I explored the cultural metropolis of Geneva and traversed the ridges of the Alps on foot and on snowboard.
Although I began my college career studying chemical engineering, my curiousity for the underlying mechanisms that allows our world to exist led me to pursue physics instead. Not only did I pick up invaluable research experience across a wide range of science fields, but I also made many close friends inside and outside the classroom. Studying at a dominantly engineering school, I never lost sight of the applications for what I learned in class and I still continue to draw inspiration from my undergraduate lectures.
I have tutored students for more than 10 years since high school on a variety of topics. My experience includes walking them through class material, establishing self-study plans, and preparing for standardized exams.
While the Washtenaw Circles Program focuses on helping stuggling families get back on their feet by providing financial advice and emotional suppoort, I collaborate with students in my graduate program to plan and perform science demonstrations for the children in these families. We hope to make science interesting and accessible to all people no matter their situation.
As education continues to become more widely accessible through the internet, I have joined other academic colleagues to create content for high school students. Numerade serves as both a library of explanations for complex concepts or homework problems and a place for students to seek real-time tutoring when reviewing class material.