California Institute of Technology

Research and STEM Activities
Chemical Process Engineering Intern at Honeywell... President of AlchE... Worked in the Sustaniable Separations Lab at UMD, College Park exploring polyester synthesis for carbon molecular sieve gas separation membranes...  Completed summer undergraduate research fellowship at Caltech's Manthiram Lab where he focused on optimizing a method to synthesize ammonia electrochemically using a solid-state electrolyte.

Prior to Caltech
Academic Honors: AP Scholar with Distinction Award... 2023 Eleanor Roosevelt Math Competition winner... 4-year Principal's Honor Roll.
Athletic Honors: Player on DMV Hoopstarz AAU basketball.

Personal
Son of Getachew and Kidist... Brother to Leuel and Aman... Favorite part about Caltech is the highly collaborative environment and approachable faculty... Enjoys being a Caltech athlete because he is able to play a sport he loves and because it provides an outlet to take a break from academics.