Resume

EDUCATION

CGPA: 3.70/4.00.
89.5% average across physics and astronomy courses only.
Greg Mori Award (2024).
Awarded by the University of Toronto; based on academic merit and financial need.
Leslie Langbord Saunders Scholarship (2022).
Awarded by the Faculty of Arts and Science to 1st year physics students; based on academic merit.
Rose M. Patten Scholarship (2021).
Admission scholarship awarded by Woodsworth College.
University of Toronto Scholar Award (2021).
Admission scholarship awarded by the University of Toronto.

In a year-long research course supervised by Prof. Chris Matzner and in collaboration with Dr. Pavan Vynatheya.
Investigating star collisions with accretion disks as a potential mechanism of quasi-periodic eruptions, using AREPO simulations.

In a year-long research course supervised by Dr. Sam Hadden.
Implementing the equations of motion for Kozai-Lidov oscillations in celmech using hierarchical secular dynamics.

As a Dunlap Institute research assistant in UofT's Work Study program, supervised by Prof. Juan Mena-Parra and Mattias Lazda.
Learned the fundamentals of radio astronomy and interferometry.
Augmented existing very-long-baseline interferometry (VLBI) pipeline to test sub-optimal pulsar calibrator performance.
Main skills: Python and shell programming, data analysis, pipeline development.

1100+ hours tutoring first year undergraduate and grade 11-12 math and physics.
Apply practical teaching methods to improve problem solving skills, focusing on how to think, not just do.
5/5 star student rating.

Led weekly tutorials teaching students critical thinking and problem solving skills in differential calculus.
Invigilated tests; marked tests and assignments well before deadlines.
Voluntarily helped maintain online student Q&A forum, contributing dozens of detailed answers over the semester.

Organize and host events including research presentations, telescope observation nights, and cabin trips.
Manage major expenditures including department-wide merchandise orders and cabin trip transportation.
Created and manage a Discord server to facilitate an online community of astronomy students.
Mediate and record weekly meetings with executives, ensuring smooth event planning and execution.

Engaged in and occasionally led bi-weekly discussions on current astronomy papers.

Facilitated weekly study sessions for first year physics courses through UofT's Recognized Study Group Program.
Guided study sessions with 5 peers, collaboratively revising course content and completing practice problems.

Maintained a social media presence for the club, promoting events and scientific literacy.
Hosted weekly astronomy discussions for students, posing and trying to answer questions about astronomy news.
Organized public outreach events enabling attendees to observe the Moon, Sun, and planets using an amateur-grade telescope.

Independent research project under the mentorship of an IB Physics teacher.
Investigated the origins of the positions and compositions of Milky Way globular clusters.
Developed critical research and analysis skills, with a focus on communication in astrophysics.