Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Pasadena, CA USA
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Doctor of Philosophy, Geophysics, June 2017
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Master of Science, Geophysics, June 2015
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University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), CA USA
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Bachelor of Science, Geology (summa cum laude), June 2012
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RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Senior Scientist & Manager, Interdisciplinary Spectroscopy, Terramera & Miraterra, Mar 2023 - Present​
Scientist & Team Lead, Interdisciplinary Spectroscopy, Terramera & Miraterra, Jan 2023 - Mar 2023
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Developing cutting-edge technologies for the agtech industry with the mechatronics, machine-learning and computational chemistry teams
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Computational Geochemist, Terramera, Sep 2021 - Dec 2022
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Investigated mineral-associated organic matter and carbon storage mechanisms in agricultural soils using computational chemistry models and experiments
Postdoctoral Researcher, ENS Lyon, CNRS, Nov 2017 - Aug 2021​
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Modeling the behavior carbon, hydrogen and trace elements after the Moon-forming impact using ab initio molecular dynamics simulations
Postdoctoral Researcher, Caltech, Jun - Nov 2017​
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Performed synchrotron diamond-anvil cell experiments on high-pressure polymorphs of ferrosilite
Graduate Research Assistant, Caltech, 2012 - 2017​
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Investigated planetary materials using experimental and computational methods. Performed synchrotron diamond anvil cell experiments and density function theory calculations on carbonates, oxides and silicates
Division Analytical Facility Assistant, Caltech, 2015 - 2017​
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Assisted users with the scanning electron microscope and electron microprobe
Undergraduate Research Assistant, UCLA, 2010 - 2012​
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Density functional theory calculations of carbonates and silicate perovskites
Laboratory Assistant, Thermoluminescence Laboratory, UCLA, Summer 2011​
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Infrared stimulated luminescence measurements on quartz and feldspar grains
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE
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Guest Lecturer at École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
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Mineral Physics II, October 2020
Adjunct Professorship at Occidental College
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Earth Materials Lecture, Fall 2015
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Earth Materials Laboratory, Fall 2015
Teaching Assistantships at Caltech
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Mineralogy Lecture, Fall 2016
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Mineralogy Physical Laboratory, Fall 2016
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Mineral Physics, Winter 2016
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Spectroscopy of Minerals, Spring 2014
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Analytical Techniques Laboratory, Winter 2013
Tutorial Leader Position at The Learning Academic Resource Center at UCI
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Calculus, Fall 2009
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ANALYTICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL METHODS
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Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
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Electron microprobe analysis (EMPA)
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Vibrational spectroscopy (IR/Raman)
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Laser-heated diamond anvil cell experiments (LH-DAC)
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Nuclear resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (NRIXS)
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Time-domain synchrotron Mössbauer spectroscopy (SMS)
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Single-crystal and powder X-ray diffraction (XRD)
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COMPUTATIONAL METHODS
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Density functional theory (ABINIT, QE, VASP, GAUSSIAN)
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Molecular dynamics simulations (VASP, QE)
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Atomistic simulations based on force fields (GULP)
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Phonon calculations (PHONOPY)
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Structure search with particle swarm optimization (CALYPSO)
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Structure search with Darwinian evolution (USPEX)
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Post-processing and data analysis (Python)
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DATA ANALYSIS SKILLS
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Regression analysis and statistics
- Data cleaning, transformation and normalization
- Code development (Python, C++, Matlab)
- Code and data management (Gitlab, Github, LakeFS)
- High-performance computing (slurm, PBS)
- Automated pipeline workflow (Python, bash)
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