Graduate Engineering Community Organization (GECO), Yale
GECO was started in 2022 by my good friend Ethen Lund, at first to put together a dedicated lounge for engineering graduate students. It soon became much more. We hosted events for the entire School of Engineering & Applied Science (SEAS), across all five departments, to build community and a sense of belonging for engineering students at Yale. Events ranged from monthly TGIFs with catered food, drinks, and outdoor games to bake-offs and the annual SEAS tailgate for The Game (Harvard vs. Yale).
- Was there from the start: helped pick out the furniture for the Mann Engineering Student Lounge and set up the space.
- Helped run our monthly TGIF events.
- Co-hosted the annual Paint-a-Pot and Plant-a-Plant event: picked out house plants and pots for students to decorate, then taught them how to pot their new plant and care for it.
- Hosted Nintendo Switch game nights and board game nights, with snacks, in the student lounge.
- Co-hosted the annual SEAS tailgate for The Game.
- Helped the other activities coordinators with their events.
Missouri S&T Astronomical Research Society (STARS)
I helped found and run Missouri S&T's Astronomical Research Society, a group of astronomy-loving students from across campus. Members met once a week, taking turns presenting something related to astronomy. When the weather was right we hosted viewing events at the on-campus observatory, which drew a mix of students and families from the local community.
- Communicated with members each week about meeting times, events, and announcements.
- Coordinated community outreach events at Missouri S&T's observatory.
- Managed the society's equipment, including the telescope and astronomy textbooks.
- Kept the society's Facebook and other social media pages up to date.
STEM Outreach & Mentoring
- Funbotics (Yale): volunteered teaching elementary school students CAD and helping them build 3D printers.
- Yale Pathways: took part in Yale's STEM outreach program for local students.
- Drone demonstrations: created live multi-drone demos for students visiting the lab, like the Yale "Y" swarm.
- Research mentoring: mentored incoming researchers in the lab.
- Astronomy nights: helped lead public observing events as co-founder of STARS.
- FIRST (2010 – 2014): more than 1,000 volunteer hours: summer STEM camps every year (including the all-girls Gears Are for Girls camp), four FIRST LEGO League teams, FTC Team Aluminum, and community events like "Burgers, Beakers, and Bots." See the FIRST section →
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Recipient of the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (NSF-GRFP), which supports outstanding graduate students in science and engineering pursuing research-based degrees. More information
Sigma Pi Sigma & Society of Physics Students
Member of Sigma Pi Sigma, the physics honor society, and of the Society of Physics Students.
National Honor Society
Member of the National Honor Society, which recognizes students for scholarship, service, leadership, and character.