Education
Education
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University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics
Advisor: Dr. James H. Pikul
Dec 2024
University of Toronto
University of Toronto
Honours Bachelor of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Xinyu Liu
June 2020
Exchange Student at Nanyang Technological University (Singapore, 2016) and Korea University (Korea, 2016).
Professional Experience
Professional Experience
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University
Postdoc Researcher
Advisor: Dr. Chaoqun Dong
2026 – Present
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Postdoc Researcher
Advisor: Dr. James H. Pikul
2025 – 2026
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Pennsylvania
Graduate Research Assistant
Advisor: Dr. James H. Pikul
2020 – 2024
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Advisor: Dr. Xinyu Liu
2019 – 2020
Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Visiting Research Assistant
Advisor: Dr. Robert Langer and Dr. Giovanni Traverso
2018 – 2019
College of Engineering, University of Liverpool
Visiting Research Assistant
Advisor: Dr. Ahmed Elsheikh
2017 – 2017
Professional Services
Professional Services
Peer reviewer for Science Robotics (American Association for the Advancement of Science)
Peer reviewer for Microsystems & Nanoengineering (Springer Nature)
Peer reviewer for EES Battery (Royal Society of Chemistry)
Peer reviewer for Processes (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute )
Teaching assistant for MEAM 2110 – Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics (Spring 2023, University of Pennsylvania)
Teaching assistant for MEAM 321 – Vibrations of Mechanical Systems (Spring 2022, University of Pennsylvania)
Teaching assistant for MEAM 110 – Introduction to Mechanics (Fall 2021, University of Pennsylvania)
Personal Interests
Personal Interests
Sailing
Snowboarding
Photography
Travelling
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