CV
Education
- B.S.E. in Civil & Environmental Engineering, Princeton University, 2019
- M.S. in Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, 2023
- Ph.D in Civil & Environmental Engineeringy, University of Washington, 2026 (expected)
Employment History
Awareness Instructor, Northwest Avalanche Center
Seattle, WA | Nov 2024 – Present
Deliver avalanche awareness presentations in Seattle, providing practical safety information for backcountry recreationalists with little to no formal avalanche education.
Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Washington
Seattle, WA | Sep 2022 – Present
Teaching assistant for:
- CEWA 565 Data Analysis for Water Science (Fall 2022)
- CEE 500 Water Seminar (Spring 2024)
- CEWA 578 Water Resource System Management and Operations (Spring 2025)
Led office hours and assisted students with problem sets, projects, exams, and course questions.
Graduate Research Assistant, University of Washington
Seattle, WA | Sep 2021 – Present
Member of UW’s Mountain Hydrology Research Group, studying mountain hydrology in the western U.S. Conducted fieldwork in Colorado for the 2023 Sublimation of Snow campaign.
Site Solutions Consultant, Ramboll
Emeryville, CA | Jul 2019 – Jul 2021
Led soil, air, and groundwater sampling. Conducted lithologic observations and managed well installations. Used SQL, Python, and ArcGIS for data management and reporting. Assisted with Phase I & II site assessments and document reviews.
Geotechnical Engineering Intern, Mota-Engil
Kraków, Poland | Jul 2018 – Sep 2018
Selected for Princeton’s competitive international internship program (IIP). Conducted slope stability modeling, soil analysis, and settlement calculations. Assisted with drilling, sampling, and in-situ testing.
Research Intern, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Pretoria, South Africa | Jun 2017 – Aug 2017
Selected for Princeton’s competitive IIP in remote sensing at CSIR South Africa. Processed LiDAR and Sentinel-1 SAR data, assisted with canopy height modeling, and optimized SAR imagery for wildfire management in Kruger National Park.
Skills & Competencies
Languages
Strong reading, writing, and speaking competencies in English, Mandarin Chinese, and Bahasa Malaysia.
Coding
Python, R
Hydrologic Modeling
HBV, SUMMA
Geospatial
- Terrestrial and UAV LiDAR acquisition and processing
- UAV operations
- Proficient in ArcGIS, QGIS, and geospatial data visualization
- Geospatial programming in Python (GDAL, Rasterio, Geopandas, rioxarray)
Miscellaneous
Academic research, academic writing, teaching
Publications
Talks
Synoptic-scale systems control winter sublimation at a Colorado Alpine Site
Conference at Western Snow Conference Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA
Seasonal Influences on Hydrologic Anomalies in Headwater Catchments
General Exam at University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Influence of Spring Precipitation on Streamflow and Predictability
Conference at Colorado River Hydrology Work Group, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Recent upper Colorado River streamflow declines driven by loss of spring precipitation
Conference at Wyoming Water Forum (online), Cheyenne, WY, USA
Recent upper Colorado River streamflow declines driven by loss of spring precipitation
Conference at Colorado River Hydrology Work Group, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
East River Precipitation Comparison during SAIL/SPLASH/SOS
Conference at SAIL/SPLASH Bi-weekly Telecon (online), Seattle, WA, USA
AGU23
Conference at Mascone Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
S3 Science Summit
Conference at University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
Masters Defense
Masters Defense at University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
SAILing with SPLASH: Updates to the 2023 Sublimation of Snow Campaign
Talk at SAIL/SPLASH Monthly Teleconference, Seattle, WA, USA
SAILing with SPLASH: Winter 2021-2022 Analysis to Inform the 2023 Sublimation of Snow (SOS) Field Campaign
Conference Presentation at Park City Marriot, Park City, UT, USA