Position Professional Development Associate 2023-24 Email [email protected] Website LinkedIn Profile Bio/Description I am a 3rd year PhD Candidate in CBE and 2023-2024 GradFUTURES Professional Development Associate. Advised by Prof. Jonathan Conway, my research focuses on engineering the extremely thermophilic, non-model bacteria Caldicellulosiruptor bescii for producing biofuels. Thanks to GradFUTURES, I interned at MilliporeSigma before matriculating at Princeton, which was a great first exposure to working in the pharmaceutical industry. Working in the Analytical Chemistry division under a great supervisor, I had the chance to see firsthand what scaled-up lipids manufacturing for mRNA vaccines looked like in industry. Now being halfway through graduate school, I'm excited to help provide fellow students with ample opportunity to similarly explore a wide range of professional careers through networking and skill-building events.Research is very time consuming, but I think pausing briefly to consider what you would like to do after graduate school, and how to acquire the skills needed to get there, can make an especially big difference. Upcoming Professional Development Events Dec 10 Fargo Film Screening Dec 10 Python Quick Strike Learning Cohort 2024: Bonus Topics Dec 10 PFAS in US Tapwater, December Lecture, Princeton Section of the American Chemical Society (PACS) Dec 11 LaTeX Drop-in Consultations Dec 13 GradFUTURES Graduate Student Internship/Fellowship Fair Dec 13 Professional Headshots at the 2024 Graduate Student Internship/Fellowship Fair Dec 13 30 Minutes Towards Better Bibliographies and Footnotes! (online) Dec 13 How Video Can make your scholarship Shine Dec 16 Office Hours with Graduate Alum in Residence Sam Wang *76 MAE Jan 10 Office Hours with Graduate Alum in Residence Jean Tom *93 CBE Jan 17 Office Hours with Graduate Alum in Residence Jean Tom *93 CBE Jan 31 30 Minutes Towards Better Bibliographies and Footnotes! (online) (COPY)