Research and STEM Activities
Completed a summer undergraduate research fellowship (SURF) on designing a new 3-D lithium ion battery architecture... Participated in summer research at Middle Tennessee State University... Drafted a thesis on Chlorophyll Removal from Cannabis sativa... Research assistant in degrading several air contaminants using ozone and chlorine dioxide... Researched ways to understand contrail parameterizations in the global climate model... Researched the imprinting of nanostructures created by inorganic phototropic growth.
Prior to Caltech
Academic Honors: National AP Scholar, Commended National Merit, Class Valedictorian, Governor's School Scholar, National English Honors Society, Youth in Government member, Mu Alpha Theta member, Science National Honors Society member.
Athletic Honors: Tennessee State Tennis Champion, State Finalist, and State Semi-Finalist, Daily News Journal Player of the Year, Tennessee All-First Team.
Personal
Son of Jon and Ying... Likes Caltech because he has met great friends and learned a lot... Enjoys being a Caltech athlete because of his teammates and the ability to compete, in addition to it being a great break from academic rigors.