I am a motivated undergraduate student majoring in electrical engineering at the University of Pennsylvania seeking opportunities to learn alongside experts. I aim to expand my knowledge, further develop my skills, and advance my passion for STEM.
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA | Aug 2024 - exp. May 2028
Major: BSE in Electrical Engineering
Cherry Hill High School East, Cherry Hill, NJ | Sep 2020 - Jun 2024
GPA: 4.0/4.0 (unweighted), 7.0/7.0 (weighted)
Rank: Graduated as valedictorian, 1/530
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Scholar and Researcher | Jun 2023 - Aug 2023
One of 72 selected students from NJ. Researched and wrote paper on "Conversion of Polypropylene Plastic Waste to Luminescent Carbon Dots," accepted for publication in MIT URTC proceedings. Presented at MIT URTC and GSET symposium. Created automated scripts for running and analyzing photoluminescence spectroscopy measurements.
Intern Data Acquisition System Developer | Mar 2023 - present
Developing a current-voltage measurement system for characterization of graphene-based biosensors. Collaborating with professor and PhD students.
Hobbyist | Dec 2005 - present
Develop web and email-based tool to locate Covid-19 vaccine appointments. Built many robots, websites, circuits with microcontrollers. Achieved fluency in five coding languages. Competed in coding competitions.
Team Captain and Competitor | Sep 2021 - Jun 2024
Developed UI, planning, and movement code for robot. Placed 4th in division at 2022 VEX World Championship. Leading new team in 12th grade as captain.
Co-President and Tutor | Sep 2021 - Jun 2024
Tutor 20+ students weekly (1-on-1 with some). Plan and advertise meetings. Appoint and manage tutors. Host guest speakers about physics-related topics.
President and Competitor | Sep 2020 - Jun 2024
Compete in programming competitions. Manage competition team and club funds. Develop and tech programming lessons. Plan and advertise meetings. First place in 2023 Rowan University Programming Competition.
VP of Competitions and Competitor | Sep 2021 - Jun 2024
Competed in several events on the varsity team. Manage and track team preparation for competitions, and manage team funds. Placed top 10 in detector building and scrambler at regionals, states, and Princeton University Science Olympiad (PUSO).
Co-President and Tutor/Mentor | Sep 2020 - Jun 2024
Host meetings to help 25+ ESL students learn English and American culture. Tutor/mentor students who have trouble with homework due to langauge barriers.
Co-President | Sep 2021 - Jun 2024
Host meetings to teach lessons about unique engineering topics. Interview real-world engineers. Plan and lead engineering challenges with 20+ students.
Peer Leader | Sep 2022 - Jun 2024
Help 15+ freshmen and new students adapt to high school through mentoring and check-in meetings.
Tutor | Sep 2021 - Jun 2024
Tutor 5+ local middle school students in all subjects twice a week.