Fellowships & Honors

Fellowships and Honors

  • NASA MIRO FIELDS Fellow (University of California, Riverside, Jan. 2018 - Jun. 2019)

  • Dean's Distinguished Fellow (University of California, Riverside, Sept. 2016 - Jun. 2017)

  • Excellence in Bioengineering Project Presentation Award (University of California, San Diego, Mar. 2013)

Leadership Experience

  • Bioengineering Graduate Student Association (University of California, Riverside, Sept. 2017 - Jun. 2019)

    • Executive Council: Social Chair

      • Coordinated three events per quarter for bioengineering graduate students (~60 students) to institute a cohesive and collaborative environment for future scientific purposes.

      • Communicated with main UCR GSA and various professors to organize social events.

    • Executive Council: Parliamentarian

      • Amended the Bioengineering GSA Constitution to include new executive council positions and facilitating a student election to enact them.

      • Enforced that the Bioengineering GSA executive council (~9 members) fulfill their required duties.

    • Mentor

      • Coached an undergraduate on academic and professional opportunities for post-graduate goals.



  • Teaching Assistant (University of California, Riverside, Jan. 2020 - Mar. 2020)

    • Courses:

      • Advanced Statistics and Research Design for Bioengineering

      • Dynamics of Biological Systems

    • Instructed a weekly discussion section of 30+ students on modeling biological systems in SimBiology.

    • Explained concepts and materials during discussion sections to prepare students for midterms and finals.

Professional Memberships

  • Trainee Member of International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) (2020-2021)

  • Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2019)

  • Member of UC San Diego Biomedical Engineering Society (2012-2016)

  • Member of National Society of Collegiate Scholars (2012-2013)