Experience

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  Youth v. oil

  Aug 2020 - Feb 2022

  Youth v. oil member

  Assisted with Youth v. Oil campaign for AB345, webinars to educate youth on fracking and oil extraction in California, worked on resolution passing at school district, school board, and city council level to encourage the Governor of California to phase-out of oil drilling statewide.

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  Sandiego350

  Feb 2021 - Sept 2022

  Founder of plastic free gen z

  Educated local youth about plastic pollution, host webinars and informational events, running free online summer programs for high school/college students to learn about the intersection of plastic pollution and climate change.

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  Solana beach city council climate action commission

  May 2021 - Jun 2022

  Climate policy commissioner

  First youth member of the Solana Beach City Council Climate Action Commission. Monthly meetings to organize local climate action and side projects with Solana Beach youth to engage in sustainability projects. Experience gained in local policy, meeting with elected officials, public speaking, and team organizing.

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  Calibr at scripps research

  Jun 2021 - Aug 2022

  Infectious disease lab intern

  First High School Intern for McNamara Lab at Calibr. Assists with Malaria and Tuberculosis research with maintaining and splitting cell lines, extracting and purifying DNA, conducting PCR, dissecting mosquitoes and preparing experiments.

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  Solana beach schools foundation

  Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

  Social media co-manager

  Created Instagram posts for SBSF to promote fundraising for student educational programs in local public school district, including STEM, music, art, and physical education. Experience with Canvas, Instagram, Facebook, and other digital content design programs.

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  Plastic pollution coalition

  Aug 2021 - Feb 2022

  Youth intern

  Led 20+ International Youth Ambassadors for PPC in a campaign for the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26). Beyond the campaign, led monthly meetings with youth ambassadors from all over the world and facilitated collaboration between youth activists' projects.

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  Stanford university department of chemical engineering

  Jun 2023 - Aug 2023

  Lithium ion battery research intern

  Undergraduate internship with the Stacey Bent Lab performing experiments for Li-ion battery research. Investigated patterns of growth and elemental composition for Aluminum and Zinc oxides when layered on silicon oxide surfaces with Atomic Layer Deposition. Compared battery efficiency for different composition ratios of Aluminum and Zinc oxides on battery separators to prevent polysulfide shuttling. Composed research work into presentation and poster formats, building graphs, charts, and models to showcase experiments. (Using X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, Igor Pro, Microsoft Excel, and Multipak) Show less

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  Stanford university

  Sept 2023 - Dec 2023

  Frosh 101 section leader

  As class co-leader, I facilitated group discussions and activities to assist first-year students with their transitions to Stanford.

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  Stanford doerr school of sustainability

  May 2024 - Oct 2024

  Carbon dioxide removal technology research intern

  • Analyzing carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies to contribute to market research under Professor Stefan Reichelstein• Conducting literature reviews and reporting on innovation such as Biomass Carbon Removal and Storage (BiCRS), Bioenergy Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS), and Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW)Through SUPER program: Summer Undergraduate Program in Energy Research, Stanford University