Education

Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, December 2018
University of California, Santa Barbara
Advisers: Rachel A. Segalman & Glenn H. Fredrickson
Dissertation: Electrostatic Interactions in Solutions of Charged Polymers: Conjugated Polyelectrolytes and Block Polyampholytes

B.S.E., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, magna cum laude, May 2014
University of Pennsylvania
Adviser: Russell J. Composto

Appointments

2024–                      Assistant Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
2019–                      Visiting Scholar, Marsico Lung Institute, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
2019–2023             Postdoctoral Associate, Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, Duke University
2014                         Products Technologist, Industrial Lubricants & Greases, ExxonMobil Research & Engineering

Honors & Awards

2024                         Inclusive STEM Teaching Fellow, Georgia Institute of Technology
2021                         Future Faculty Scholar, Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering, American Chemical Society
2018                         Schlinger Fellowship for Excellence in Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara
2017                         University of California, Santa Barbara, Department of Chemical Engineering Exceptional Service Award
2014                         American Institute of Chemists’ Medal Award
2014                         University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering & Applied Science Exceptional Service Award
2014                         Molstad Prize, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania