Work

Work

Eight projects between the lab bench and the market, ordered by how close they sit to the bench: lab research, two science-fair projects, an independent study, an internship and two team competitions.

Bench experiments, devices, measurementsMarket prices, sourcing, portfolios

Ordered by distance from the bench, not by date. Select a project to open it.

Moving liquids with sound

Huang Acoustofluidics Laboratory, Duke University · Summers 2025 and 2026

Sound waves can push liquids and particles around inside a chip. Across three lab projects I fabricated the devices, tested them under the microscope, ran the simulations and analyzed the data.

Lab researchSummer researcher on three projects

500+PDMS devices fabricated

At the bench
Delivery by design

Science & Engineering Fair of Houston · research at the Huang Acoustofluidics Laboratory, Duke University · 2025–26

Rapid tests are slowed less by their chemistry than by waiting for molecules to meet. For my science-fair poster I took a lab platform that uses sound to move them and explained it: the mechanism, the sound-on versus sound-off comparison, and the graphics.

Science-fair projectPresenter: device fabrication, analysis and figures

15–20 minreadout reported for the lab’s platform

Near the bench
Storing more charge without the swelling

Prof. Yue Zhou’s research group, The University of Texas at Dallas · Summer 2026

In a graphite electrode, storing more charge means more expansion. I assembled cells, ran electrochemical tests and analyzed spectra to help study how the electrolyte changes that trade-off.

Lab researchSummer researcher

35+battery cells assembled

Near the bench
Can everyday waste make hydrogen?

Science & Engineering Fair of Houston · Grade 9, with two classmates and an experiment supervisor · 2023–24

Hydrogen could replace fossil fuels, but it has to be separated from other compounds. In ninth grade, three of us compared three ways of getting it from waste, tried the most accessible one with a customized popcorn machine, and reported honestly that the result was inconclusive.

Science-fair projectTeam member, Grade 9

3 routescompared before choosing pyrolysis

Between the bench and the market
Which city should host the Super Bowl?

HiMCM 2025, Team 16752 · The Village School · November 2025

Which city should host a Super Bowl if the environment counts? Our team built a model that compares host cities on energy, water, emissions, waste and transport, and was named a Finalist.

Team competitionTeam member

48 of 1,091teams named Finalist

Between the bench and the market
When battery prices move together

Independent research, with mentor guidance · March 2026 – present

A battery chemistry is also a bet on a basket of raw-material prices. Once I accounted for how those prices move together, 17 of 22 designs changed rank. Submitted to a journal in October 2026.

Independent researchIndependent researcher

17 of 22design rankings changed once price co-movement was included

Between the bench and the market
Sourcing bamboo for a battery anode

CATL, internship · 待补充dates

A sodium-ion anode made from bamboo-derived hard carbon is only as good as its supply. I researched prices and source locations, compared 15 sourcing options and recommended a region.

Industry internshipSourcing-research intern

15sourcing options compared

Near the market
A portfolio for a foundation

Wharton Global High School Investment Competition · Team Asgard Assets, The Village School · September 2025 – April 2026

Four of us built a portfolio for a case-study foundation and reached the Global Finale. I did the company-level quantitative research, proposed much of the allocation and designed the report and pitch.

Team competitionTeam member: company research, allocation, report and pitch design

11 of 5,400+teams reached the Global Finale

At the market

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