CV & Publications

Head of MIT Exoplanet Tea talk series (Fall 2016)

• Organizing a weekly talk series on exoplanet related science topics at MIT
• In charge of inviting speakers, setting up their visit schedule and advertising the series

Graduate Admissions Committee – UCSC Astronomy & Astrophysics Department (Winter 2015)

• Elected by the UCSC astronomy and astrophysics faculty to sit on the department’s graduate admissions committee (1 of 5 members, the other 4 being faculty members)
• Led interviews with top 30 applications over Skype
• Helped select final set of admitted students and decide which ones were nominated for fellowships/grants

Head Teaching Assistant / Instructor AY205 (2012-2016)

• Creator and instructor of the Astronomy Department’s core curriculum “Introduction to Teaching” course which introduces new graduate students to education research, teaching pedagogy and allows practice/ development of teaching skills
• Designed and managed the astronomy department’s TA support program

UCSC Science Instructor (2010-2014)

• Developed and taught a quantitative astronomy course for undergraduate non-science majors at UCSC
• Teaching assistant for four classes, designed sections and filled in as the primary lecturer when necessary

Awards & honors

2016     MIT Torres Postdoctoral Fellow for Exoplanetary Research
2015     ARCS Foundation Scholar
2014     Second Place, FameLab USA regional science communication competition in San Francisco, CA
2011     Excellence in Teaching Award, UCSC Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics
2009    Cranson W. and Edna B. Shelley award for outstanding accomplishment in undergraduate astronomical research