Isabella Zhang Contact MSC 912 1200 East California Blvd. Phone: (626) 365 7092 Information California Institute of Technology E-mail: [email protected] Pasadena, CA 91126 Education California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA Sept 2017 - June 2021 B.S. in Chemical Engineering and minor in Computer Science, GPA: 4.0/4.0 Selected Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Caltech Summer 2019 - Present Experience Seinfeld Lab for Atmospheric Chemistry • Developed a protocol to investigate the molecular-level aging mechanisms of α-pinene sec- ondary organic aerosol in order to improve assessment of its environmental and health impacts • Identified the oxidation products and proposed reaction mechanisms using the principles of atmospheric organic chemistry Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Caltech Jan 2018 - Summer 2018 Guttman Lab for lncRNA Biology • Engineered a technique for MS2-MBP visualization in mouse embryonic stem cells in order to improve visualization of lncRNAs • Maintained cells for transfection and used imaging techniques to observe fluorescence expres- sion in reporter genes in the presence of auxin protein Green Labs Associate, Caltech Feb 2019 - Summer 2019 • Established a Green Labs Network in collaboration with Caltech Sustainability and reduced energy costs generated by ultra-low tempearture freezers by 30% • Campaigned for the implementation of sustainable lab practices through presentations and meetings with professors and lab managers Assistant Technician, Lamprey Facility, Caltech Apr 2017 - Summer 2019 Bronner Lab, Beckman Institute • Improved protocol for the daily maintenance, feeding, and husbandry of 20+ adult American Brook Lamprey and Sea Lamprey and 100+ ammocoetes Dean’s Tutor, Caltech October 2018 - December 2018 • Held weekly 3 hour tutoring sessions for freshman chemistry course with 200+ enrolled students • Tutored peers in several courses including proof-based calculus, electromagnetism and mechan- ics, and introduction to programming Engineers Without Borders Caltech June 2017 - Present • Contacted mentors and sponsors, made executive decisions as part of the Executive Committee • Overhauled the website for the EWB Caltech chapter Skills Programming • Python, MATLAB, C, Java, C++ Selected Completed Coursework: Coursework Experimental Methods in Solar Energy Conversion, Chemical Engineering Computation, Differential Equations, Organic Chemistry, Separation Processes, Thermodynamics, Introduction to Economics, Applied Complex Analysis, Partial Differential Equations Current Coursework: Applied Linear Algebra, Machine Learning Systems, Introduction to Programming Methods, Data Structures, Transport Phenomena, Quantum Mechanics, Computer Language Lab in C 1
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