Graduate Mentoring
Arne Van Zegbroeck (Advisor: Bart Soree)
Masters Research Project: Spin wave based artificial synapse
Sabyasachi Tiwari (Advisor: Bart Soree)
Doctoral Research Project: Design of novel 2D magnetic heterostructures
Sam Liu (Advisor: Jean Anne Incorvia)
Masters Research Project: Context-aware neuromorphic computing
Nupur Navlakha (Advisor: Sanjay Banerjee)
Postdoctoral Research Project: Design of novel 2D electronic devices
Can Cui (Advisor: Jean Anne Incorvia)
Doctoral Research Project: All-electrically tunable skyrmion lattice for oscillating neurons
Suyogya Karki (Advisor: Jean Anne Incorvia)
Doctoral Research Project: Tunnel Magnetoresistance in ScN Magnetic Tunnel Junctions
Undergraduate Mentoring
Dhruv Dagwar 2022-23
Indian Institute of Technology ASMP Mentorship Program
Aditya Mehta 2022-23
Indian Institute of Technology ASMP Mentorship Program
Ajinkya Patil 2022-23
Indian Institute of Technology ASMP Mentorship Program
Coordinator of National Science Foundation – Research Experiences for Undergraduates center (NSF-REU).
Supervised summer research projects for undergraduate students
Oversaw program advertisement, student recruitment, project design, research progress, obtainment of
deliverables, student learning and dissemination of results.
Frank Yang (Advisor: Daniel Wasserman) Summer 2019
REU Project: Fabrication and characterization of free-standing infrared pixels for high-speed IR detector applications
Scott Burlinson (Advisor: Deji Akinwande) Summer 2019
REU Project: Controlled Thermal Oxidation of TMDs: TMO/TMD Interface
Isaac Bodeman (Advisor: Sanjay Banerjee) Summer 2019
REU Project: Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition of MoSe2
William Bennett (Advisor: Alex Q. Huang) Summer 2019
REU Project: Use of a Field Plate to Optimize a Schottky Diode
Jonathan Zheng (Advisor: Ray T. Chen) Summer 2019
REU Project: Silicon-on-Insulator Holey Photonic Crystal Waveguides for Mid-IR Gas Sensing
Outreach & Diversity
Member, Forum on Diversity and Inclusion (FDI), APS (2021)
Members of FDI work to initiate opportunities and support efforts to increase diversity and inclusion in physics
Featured Mentor, Mentor Moment Monday (2021)
Women in STEM Leadership Collaborative (WiSTEM-LC)
Participated in a Q&A session that showcases women leaders in STEM fields and facilitates interaction with students from underserved communities
Reviewer, Engineering Design Project (2021)
UT Women in Engineering Program (WEP)
Reviewed engineering design projects undertaken by high school students from minority backgrounds attending the WEP summer camp
Mentor & Volunteer, First Year Interest Group Seminar (2019)
UT Women in Engineering Program (WEP)
Mentored first-year women engineering undergraduates at UT, advising them on managing undergraduate school, seeking opportunities and future career choices
Coordinator (2018 – 2019)
UT NSF-REU program
Designed and executed strategy to boost the recruitment of undergraduates from minority backgrounds:
(i) Collaborated with UT WEP and Equal Opportunity in Engineering Program, to advertise REU center to national networks of minority undergraduate students
(ii) Collaborated with faculty members to boost selection of undergraduates from minority backgrounds
Mentor & Volunteer, Lunch with an Engineer (2017)
UT Women in Engineering Program (WEP)
Interacted with female high school students. Advised them to follow their passions and encourage interested students to pursue higher education in STEM fields
Volunteer, Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day (2013, 2016)
UT Women in Engineering Program (WEP)
Engaged female high school students in fun, interesting experiments