BIO
Personal Profile
I am a Ph.D. candidate in physics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where I conduct research in mathematical biology. In particular, I study the information-processing abilities of biomolecules such as the ribosome. In my free time, I work as a science media intern and staff writer for the Illinois Physics department, reporting on our latest research news.
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Education
2015-present
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Ph.D. Candidate in physics
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National Science Foundation Research Fellow (2017-22)
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Research focused on biological information theory
2012-2015
University of Hawai`i at Manoa
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Graduated summa cum laude
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Phi Beta Kappa
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Undergraduate research focused on experimental optics
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McNair Scholar
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SACNAS treasurer