Outreach

Outside the university environment, I mentored a local high school FIRST robotics team, guide lab tours to visiting students, speak at schools, and engage in broader community educational events. I strongly believe in education at all levels of exposure and age. I make an extra effort to reach out to girls, encouraging them to pursue STEM fields.

Institute for Astronomy Open House

The Robotic Space Exploration undergraduate rover team reached over 1,200 people at the 2022 IfA Open House, where we brought our research rover, competition rover, remote-controlled car, and robotic car kit.

4-H Career Exploration Workshop

25 students began not knowing if they wanted to be an engineer, explored some engineering career options, and ended the workshop with a water bottle rocket design and build competition.

Kid's Science Day

Kids and parents in the local Ithaca community learn about science being done at Cornell. My station demonstrated flux pinning physics, in which kids poked a levitating magnet!

JPL Women in STEM

Girls from middle school and high school of LA County are exposed to speakers and workshops. Phenomenal female role models, who now work at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, tell their windy, hard path to get to where they are now. Workshops included recreated space environment in virtual reality, space mission design, and conversations with scientists/engineers.

FIRST Robotics Team Mentor

Congratulations to the Trumansburg Robotics Team 5254 HYPE for qualifying for the 2018 FIRST Robotics World Championship  in Detroit on April 25-28th! This amazing team of high school students design, build, and compete robots to accomplish different tasks in an interactive arena. My efforts reside mostly in design guidance and review.

Space Systems Design Studio Lab Tours

Space Systems Design Studio tour guide, speaking about research advancements and facilities to students, visiting scholars, and industry partners, over 20 private tours and demos.

The picture on the right is at NASA JPL and shows a typical flux pinning demonstration, speaking about the technological collaboration between NASA JPL and Cornell University.