Biography

During my bachelors at the University of Texas at Dallas, I was exposed to the sheer beauty of physics and the elegance of the tools it uses to deconstruct and understand the natural world. In materials science, particularly device physics, this beauty and elegance comes together with a chance to address some of the serious engineering problems our society faces looking forward. During my PhD in Materials Science, I seek to explore electrically driven phase transitions and electrocaloric effects in ionic liquids and dipolar fluids. These materials, which are eco-friendly and scalable, may be the key to displacing current vapor compression cooling with more efficient and accessible electrical cooling technologies. With this research, I seek to address not just issues in energy scarcity and environmental sustainability, but also in global health, where accessible cooling and temperature regulation are crucial in maintaining healthy, pathogen free environments.