California Institute of Technology

Research and STEM Activities 
Worked in the Rossman Lab Group as a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow (SURF) to analyze an array of rare mineral specimens using X-Ray fluorescence, infrared, Raman, and visible spectroscopy. Cataloged results in RRUFF database to study rare earth signatures in visible/infrared spectrums.

Prior to Caltech
Academic Honors: National Honor Society Member... National Merit Commended Scholar... AP Scholar with Distinction.
Athletic Honors: 3 Season High School Varsity Captain in Cross Country... Nordic Skiing... and Outdoor Track... Boston Globe All Scholastic in Cross Country finishing 12th in the Division 1 MA state meet.

Personal
Chose Caltech because of its student community and the invaluable resources and opportunities provided through the school. You might run into him trail running in the nearby mountains.