Completed my PhD under the advisory of Enoch Yeung in the Biological Control Lab (BCL) in the department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Research projects:

-For a friendly introduction to most of my research, please read my recent SIAM News article

-Developed a parameterized hybrid promoter library which provides ~100 promoters with distinct gene activation profiles in both log and stationary phase.

-Validated time-varying genetic circuit models proposed and analyzed in this paper using the promoters from my hybrid promoter library and the algorithmic framework from this paper .

Interests : Control theory, mathematical modeling, system identification, optimization, data science, numerical analysis

For more detailed info on my coursework, experience, and skillset, please see my CV .

Bio:

My research career started in high school when I got an internship at the Center for Advanced Surgical and Interventional Technology at UCLA. Here, I helped in the design and testing of a novel prostate cancer treatment method called focal laser ablation. During my B.S. in Applied Math at UC San Diego, I was a supplemental Instructor for pre-calculus, calculus, and linear algebra courses for three out of the four years of my undergraduate career. I got into the University of California Leadership Excellence through Advanced Degrees Program (UC LEADs) which funded my undergraduate research. Through UC LEADs, I was able to conduct research in the Coimbra Research Group at UC San Diego working on numerical methods for solving variable order differential equations. I also performed computational simulations of respiratory drug intake in the human trachea in the Delplanque Research Group at UC Davis. After several varied research experiences, I began my PhD in Mechanical Engineering at UC Santa Barbara with the Mechanical Engineering Excellence Fellowship. Here, I have expanded my expertise further in mathematical modeling, data science, and control theory for applications in biological systems under the supervision of Dr. Enoch Yeung in the Biological Control Lab. Most recently after completing my PhD, I now work on Power control systems in the context of extending battery life for various devices at Apple.