CV

Research Experience

University of California, Riverside · Ph.D. Candidate · Fall 2020-Present

• Advisors: Professors Jay Gan and Andrew Gray
  • Studying microplastics in terrestrial environments
  • Mentor for the Environmental Sciences First-Year Mentorship Program

Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Laboratory · Laboratory Assistant and Teaching Assistant · 2016-2019

• Advisor: Dr. David Herbst
  • Identify and analyze population shifts in benthic invertebrate communities in Mono and Walker Lake
  • Characterize microbial communities at Superfund site Leviathan Mine with biochemical assays
  • Built database for seven-year study analyzing impacts of climate change on alpine stream ecosystems
• Advisor: Professor Rebecca Lyons
  • Teaching Assistant for Environmental Chemistry course in Alpine and Sub-alpine environments
  • Sample Palisade glacier for study on aerosol transport for 4-nonyl-phenol

Department of Molecular Biology at Pomona College · Senior Thesis · 2014-2015

• Advisor: Professor Matthew Sazinsky
  • Site-directed mutagenesis of Toluene ortho-xylene Monooxygenase
  • Primer design, DNA sequencing, and ToMO protein purification

Center for Nanoscale Materials at Argonne National Laboratory · Summer Research Intern · Summer 2014

• Advisor: Dr. Elena Rozhkova
  • Assembled titanium-dioxide/platinum nanoscale particles and bacteriorhodopsin as a photocatalyst
  • Measured hydrogen production by catalysts with GC-MS
  • Harvested bacteriorhodopsin from Halobacterium salinarum
  • Funded by the DOE, by the Summer Undergraduate Laboratory Internship Program

Center for Nanoscale Materials and Materials Science Division at Argonne National Laboratory · Summer Research Intern · Summer 2013

• Advisors: Dr. Elena Rozhkova and Dr. Valentin Novosad
  • Sputtered and isolated permalloy microdisks from a photoresist film
  • Measured hydroxyl radical formation with fluorimeter
  • Produced atomic force and electron microscope imaging of microdisks
  • Participated in studies of metals leaching from permalloy particles using synchrotron X-ray fluorescence (APS)
  • Funded by the Department of Energy with Argonne National Laboratory

Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology at the University of Chicago · Laboratory Assistant · 2008-2011

• Advisor: Dr. Elena Rozhkova
  • Modeled and constructed an electrochemical fuel cell
  • Cultured anaerobic methanogens
  • Conducted voltammetry and mass spectrometry measuring of fuel cell output

Work Experience

Prepnow and Study Point · Tutor · 2019-2020

Moscow Center for Education and Adaptation for Refugee Children · Tutor ·2015-2016

Upward Bound at Harvey Mudd College · Tutor · 2012-2015

METROsquash in Hydepark, Chicago · Tutor · 2008-2011

Mayor Daley Branch of Chicago Public Library · ESL Tutor · 2008-2011

• Tutoring high school and college biology, physics, chemistry, calculus, and ACT/SAT exams
• Creating curricula for teaching science, history, and literature for Russian Native speakers learning ESL
• Providing mentorship for first generation immigrant and college students
• Attending workshops on inclusivity and teaching techniques

Mt. Hood Summer Ski Camps · Assistant Director· 2010-Present

Outdoor Education Center at Pomona College· Staff · 2012-2015

• Guiding college astronomy classes on camping and star-gazing trips
• Organizing events on backcountry safety and managing a communally shared house in the Eastern Sierra
• Guiding rock climbing, rafting, and cliff jumping activities at an overnight camp
• Caring for children ages 8-18 years
• Training counselor staff for Commercial Driving Licenses and children care

Tour Liaison for Film Director Evgeny Mitta · 2017-2018

• Create a nationwide tour among U.S. prestigious academic institutions for Evgeny Mitta and his film Act and Punishment

Trapdoor Social Band · Engineer for Mobile Solar Generators · 2015-2017

Pomona College Sustainability Integration Office· Engineer for Mobile Solar Generators · 2014-2015

• Designing and building a multi-component mobile power generation system
• Training and helping users of the off-grid solar system, creating Standard Operating Procedure and troubleshooting
• Promoting sustainability and feminine empowerment in technology