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Clare Yijia Xie

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    PhD student in Material Sci & Mech Eng, MS Applied Physics @ Harvard | BSc Chemistry @ Imperial

  • Education

    • Zhonghua secondary school, singapore

      2013 - 2015
      Gce o-level

      Activities and Societies: Class Monitor, English Drama and Debate. • Attained 9 Distinctions in the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level Exam.• Ranked as the top student in academic year 2014 and 2015. • Active editor and reporter to the School English & Chinese magazine.• Returning alumni speaker in the Distinguish Speakers Series (Aug 2019 & April 2022)

    • Harvard university

      2022 - 2024
      Master of science - ms applied physics

    • Harvard university

      2022 - 2027
      Doctor of philosophy - phd materials science and mechanical engineering

      Activities and Societies: PhD Secondary Field : Computational Science and Engineering.

    • Imperial college london

      2018 - 2021
      Bachelor of science - bs chemistry

      Activities and Societies: Academic Representative, Swimming, Singapore Society. BSc Chemistry – First Class Honours and ranked 1st in the cohort• Governor’s Prize – Top student by GPA of the BSc Chemistry graduating cohort• Faculty of Natural Sciences Dean’s List – Top 10% in the cohort for all 3 years of studies• The Imperial Award – Recognition for exceptional personal developments and community contributions • Academic Year Representative – Voted as Royal College of Science Union’s academic rep team of the year• Chemistry Departmental UROP Bursary… Show more BSc Chemistry – First Class Honours and ranked 1st in the cohort• Governor’s Prize – Top student by GPA of the BSc Chemistry graduating cohort• Faculty of Natural Sciences Dean’s List – Top 10% in the cohort for all 3 years of studies• The Imperial Award – Recognition for exceptional personal developments and community contributions • Academic Year Representative – Voted as Royal College of Science Union’s academic rep team of the year• Chemistry Departmental UROP Bursary Award – For solubility in ionic liquid project• Winner of Chemical Kitchen Competition 2020 – Departmental molecular gastronomy competition • Thesis: A computational study and parameterization of phosphatidylinositol phosphates for lipid simulation with AMBER; Advisor: Prof. Ian Gould Show less

    • Victoria junior college

      2016 - 2018
      Gce a-level h3: pharmaceutical chemistry, h2: physics, chemistry, mathematics, economics

      Activities and Societies: Class representative, Badminton student-athlete, A*STAR research Intern. Singapore-Cambridge GCE A-level – 7 As and Distinction in H3 Pharmaceutical Chemistry• Ranked consistently top 1% in the cohort for school-based and national examinations• Student body representative, initiator for a school-based Chemistry Olympiad peer-tutoring program • School delegate at the 9th International Science Youth Forum (ISYF) • Badminton student-athlete, competed in the A-Division National Inter-School Badminton Championships

  • Experience

    • Nanyang polytechnic

      Jun 2014 - May 2015
      Visiting research student

      • Investigated the role of phytoremediation in the treatment of metal-contaminated soil by selected tropical plants

    • A*star - agency for science, technology and research

      Jun 2016 - Apr 2017
      Research student

      Advisor: Dr. Ong Jun Rong• Designed a broad-spectrum and broad-angle solar collector suitable for tropical climate• Investigated the system’s theoretical efficiency and cost through physical prototypes and computer simulations

    • Institute of materials research and engineering (imre)

      Jul 2019 - Aug 2019
      Research intern

      Advisors: Prof. Su Xiaodi. Dr. Laura Sutarlie• Synthesized and characterized a new affinity-based gold nanomaterial for bacteria detection• Optimized the nanomaterial to improve sensing performance for different bacteria species and sample matrices

    • Imperial college london

      Jun 2020 - Aug 2021

      Advisors: Prof. Tony Cass, Dr. David Freeman• Modeled the performance of microneedle biosensors for glucose monitoring with COMSOL Multiphysics Advisor: Prof. Ian Gould• Conducted a computational study (QM/MM) of phosphatidylinositol phosphates (PIPs) charge states• Derived PIP charge parameters to update the Lipid21 Force Field for lipid simulation with AMBER Advisors: Prof. Patricia Hunt, Prof. Tom Welton • Conducted computational research (using DFT) on the solubility of organic analytes in an ionic liquid• Compared the performances of explicit, implicit, and semicontinuum solvation models • Research presented at Imperial Undergraduate Research Project Presentation and TIGER in STEMM Webinar

      • Research Intern

        Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

      • Final Year Project Research Student

        Dec 2020 - May 2021

      • Research Student

        Jun 2020 - Nov 2020

    • Institute of high performance computing (ihpc)

      Jul 2021 - Aug 2022
      Research engineer

      • Developing a Python-based automated workflow for high-throughput screening of heterogeneous catalysts• Working on screening bimetallic alloy catalysts for ethanol dry reforming and CO2 reduction• Participated in the 71st Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting – Singapore National Research Foundation Nomination • Scientist-in-School Programme – volunteer scientist-mentor at Edgefield Secondary School

    • Harvard university

      Aug 2022 - now
      Graduate student researcher

      @ Materials Intelligence Research (MIR) Group, Advisor: Prof Boris Kozinsky

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Clare Yijia Xie
      Governor's Prize (BSc) - Aug 2021 This prize is awarded to the final year BSc student who has achieved the highest Grade Point Average (GPA) mark over all aspects of the degree and is therefore is given to the top ranked BSc student in the year.(see: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/chemistry/undergraduate/undergraduate-prizes/final-year-prizes/)
    • Awarded to Clare Yijia Xie
      Academic Rep Team of the Year Royal College of Science Union Jul 2021 Recognised the hard work in going above and beyond to enhance the student experience by the RCSU.
    • Awarded to Clare Yijia Xie
      Dean's List (academic year 2018/2019, 2019/2020, & 2020/2021) Imperial College London Jul 2021
    • Awarded to Clare Yijia Xie
      The Imperial Award Imperial College London Jun 2021 The Imperial award recognises the student's achievement in effectively demonstrating their abilities and development of key transferable skills and personal attributes in: 1. Independent, open-minded thought,2. Effective teamwork. 3. Self-awareness and active self-management.This is an exceptional achievement and recognises the student's ability to reflect on the development of their skills, attitudes and the wider impact they have made.
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      Chemistry Departmental UROP Bursary Award Department of Chemistry Jun 2020
    • Awarded to Clare Yijia Xie
      Chemical Kitchen Competition Winner Imperial College London Mar 2020
    • Awarded to Clare Yijia Xie
      National Science Scholarship (BS) A*STAR Jul 2018 The prestigious National Science Scholarship (BS) nurtures young talent for an exciting and rewarding career in scientific and technological research. (see: https://www.a-star.edu.sg/Scholarships/for-undergraduate-studies/national-science-scholarship-(bs) )
    • Awarded to Clare Yijia Xie
      Distinction in American Mathematics Competition (2017) - 2017
    • Awarded to Clare Yijia Xie
      Distinction in Australian Mathematics Competition (2017) - 2017
    • Awarded to Clare Yijia Xie
      Distinction in Euclid Mathematics Contest (2017 & 2016) - 2017
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      Singapore Science and Engineering Fair, Merit Award (2017) - 2017
    • Awarded to Clare Yijia Xie
      Top Student of the Academic Cohort, Zhonghua Sec (2015 & 2014) - Jan 2016
    • Awarded to Clare Yijia Xie
      Singapore Chemistry Olympiad, Bronze Medal ( 2016) - 2016
    • Awarded to Clare Yijia Xie
      High Distinction Award in the UNSW Mathematics Competition (2015) - 2015
    • Awarded to Clare Yijia Xie
      High Distinction Award in the UNSW Science Competition (2015) - 2015
    • Awarded to Clare Yijia Xie
      Singapore Junior Chemistry Olympiad, Silver Medal (2015) - 2015
    • Awarded to Clare Yijia Xie
      Singapore Youth Festival, Certificate of Accomplishment for English Drama (2015) - 2015
    • Awarded to Clare Yijia Xie
      The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition, Silver Award (2015) - 2015
    • Awarded to Clare Yijia Xie
      Top Achiever Award, National Secondary Schools Translational Competitions (2015) - 2015
    • Awarded to Clare Yijia Xie
      Singapore Mathematics Olympiad, Bronze Medal (2014) - 2014
    • Awarded to Clare Yijia Xie
      MOE Pre-University Scholarship - Aug 2013 Full tuition and living allowance for secondary and high school studies