I’m really passionate about outreach and mentorship, since they’ve made an immeasurable impact on my own journey. Some initiatives I’ve been involved in include:
SU(5): During the pandemic, with a close group of colleagues and friends—senior graduate students and postdocs—I founded SU(5), a peer support and mentorship initiative for first-year graduate students in physics and astronomy.
The Grad Guide: I wrote a 20 page guide on STEM Ph.D. admissions, which I continue to update. Since publication, over a dozen students have emailed me to express gratitude, to ask questions, or just to simply connect. The guide amassed over 4,500 views and 2,000 unique visitors in its first week of publication, and through it, I’ve received feedback from dozens and dozens of students who have told me the guide was helpful in their journey to graduate school.
Yale Society of Physics Students (SPS): I was Co-President of the Yale SPS in 2019. I established new weekly study sessions, a new peer mentorship initiative, and biweekly dinners with physics professors. I organized several prize lectures, and I had the honor of inviting and introducing F. Duncan Haldane, 2016 Nobel Laureate, and Wolfgang Ketterle, 2001 Nobel Laureate.
Journal of Emerging Investigators (JEI): I participated with JEI as a peer editor and copy editor. I believe it is important to encourage middle and high school scientists, and I had the pleasure of reading and editing student manuscripts from 2020 to 2021.
Letters to a Pre-Scientist (LPS): I participated in letters over two years from 2020 to 2022, and I corresponded with two middle-schoolers who were interested in science. I’ve very much enjoyed corresponding with younger students, who have such a zeal and interest in the world that I find so refreshing to engage with! In my own life, mentors & role models have played a large part in my journey and, consequently, my desire to work in outreach.
Skype a Scientist: I have Skyped middle school classrooms to discuss physics, science, academics, and my work as a PhD student. I have really enjoyed getting to connect with younger students and hearing their questions about science.