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PhD Student, Chemistry, University of British Columbia

I am a chemistry PhD student at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. My research focuses on the physicochemical properties and the reactions of biomass burning aerosols, particles that are emitted from wildfires. I am particularly concerned with their effects on the climate and human health, and with comparing field samples to the proxies that atmospheric chemists typically use in the lab.

Prior to my current work, I did research in several different fields of chemistry; my projects involved inorganic antibacterial compounds, organic liquid crystals, and using liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry to support drug development and detection.

Experience

  • 2021–present
    Research assistant, University of British Columbia, Chemistry Department
  • 2020–2020
    Research assistant, Simon Fraser University, Chemistry Department
  • 2019–2019
    Research assistant, Xenon Pharmaceuticals
  • 2018–2018
    Research assistant, LifeLabs

Education

  • 2019 
    Simon Fraser University, Bachelor of Science, First Class with Distinction

Publications

  • 2022
    Rate of atmospheric brown carbon whitening governed by environmental conditions, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Research Areas

  • Environmental Chemistry (Incl. Atmospheric Chemistry) (039901)
  • Analytical Chemistry (0301)
  • Physical Chemistry Of Materials (030304)