I am a development engineer at Optics11, developing new tools for life sciences based on sensing with optical fibers. Previously, I was a research fellow at the Imaginering Institute in Iskandar Puteri, Malaysia working in the field of human computer interaction. In 2016, I graduated from the University of Washington with a PhD, while developing new devices for microfluidic research and medical diagnostics. One of the key themes tying my research together was the use of magnets to either improve actuation of measurement capability without intruding on the fluid with a foreign object. Before studying at the University of Washington, I studied mechanical engineering at the University of Michigan, then worked at an oil refinery just outside of Houston, TX for a few years. When not working or studying, I tend to spend most of my time running, bicycling, or, on weekends, finding a remote place to camp.
