California Institute of Technology

Research and STEM Activities 
Research Intern, Biohybrid Systems Laboratory, Emory University: Conducted biomedical research on cancer cachexia, atherosclerosis and tissue engineering under Dr. Sung Jin Park Presented at the High School Poster Expo at the Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Conference in 2024 and 2025...  NASA Ames Aviation Systems Division Concept Design Experience: Worked with NASA engineers and students to propose a UAV, hyperspectral-imaging and machine-learning system for monitoring soil salinity and desertification... Johns Creek High School FIRST Robotics Competition Team 5109: Served as Club Manager and Logistics Lead, coordinating build schedules, robot wiring, outreach and mentoring. 

Prior to Caltech
Academic Honors: National Merit Finalist, Class of 2026... National Center for Women  Information Technology Aspirations in Computing Georgia Affiliate Winner (2025)... Georgia Science  Engineering Fair Second Honors in Biomedical and Health Sciences and recipient of the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy Award (2025) ... Georgia Certificate of Merit... AP Scholar With Distinction.

Athletic Honors: Four-time varsity letter recipient... Varsity cross-country team captain (2025)... Coca-Cola Scholar Athlete Award recipient (2025)... Top-10 finisher at the Fulton County Championships in the 1600m (2026) and the 800m (2025,2026)...  Regional runner-up and state top-10 finisher in the 4×800-meter relay (2026)... Recipient of the Coach’s Award, Track Gladiator Award and Academic Award 

Personal
Classically trained Bharatanatyam dancer with more than 13 years of experience... Chose Caltech for its close-knit STEM community, interdisciplinary research opportunities and collaborative culture.