teaching

compilation of my previous teaching experiences

At the University of Washington

Teaching Assistant for ATMOS 211 (Fall 2023)
  • ATMOS 211 (Climate & Climate Change) is an in-person, introductory climate science class for 100+ environmental science/studies majors
  • Led four discussion sections every week and designed eight inquiry-based ”labs”. Activities ranged from creating their own visualizations, working with simple climate models, simulating infrared molecular spectra, and interpreting satellite imagery
Teaching Assistant for ATMOS 212 (Spring 2026)
  • ATMOS 212 (Air Pollution: Societal Impacts and Solutions) is online, asynchronous class for 300+ non-science majors. This course provides a broad, conceptual overview of air pollution, both from science (urban air pollution, ozone hole) and policy points of view
  • Held 2 office hours/week, monitored the class discussion forum, and updated and organized course logistics and materials
Reader/Grader for ATMOS 358 (Spring 2023)
  • ATMOS 358 (Fundamentals of Atmospheric Chemistry) is an in-person, upper-division atmospheric chemistry course for 30 atmospheric sciences and related majors
  • Held weekly office hours, provided feedback on homework assignments and exams, and led problem set review sessions
Reader/Grader for ATMOS 212 (Spring 2024)
  • Graded and provided feedback on the free response portions of each exam

 

At UCLA

Pedagogy and Logistics Head Learning Assistant for PHYS 4AL & 4BL (Spring 2020, Summer 2020 (A & C), Fall 2020)
  • Physics 4AL and 4BL (Mechanics & E&M Laboratory) are the lab components of the mechanics and E&M courses for physics and engineering majors, respectively
  • Facilitated 4 sections (1 in Spring 2020; 2 in Summer 2020, and 1 in Fall 2020) of 30 students each with virtual, hands-on lab experiments
  • These activities focused on circuit design and Arduino programming; Python data analysis and visualization using Matplotlib, Numpy, Scipy; and experimental design for their final group projects
  • Organized a learning assistant initiative to create introductory coding videos for future students
Pedagogy Head Learning Assistant for PHYS 1C (Spring 2021)
  • Physics 1C (Electrodynamics, Optics, and Special Relativity) is the last of three introductory physics classes for physics and engineering majors
  • Facilitated two discussion sections of 30 students each week, held office hours with the TA, and organized two midterm review sessions led by the learning assistants
Learning Assistant for CHEM 113A (Fall 2021)
  • Chemistry 113A (Introduction to Quantum Mechanics) is an upper-division quantum mechanics class for chemistry majors and the second course in the physical chemistry sequence
  • Facilitated a weekly discussion section and office hours alongside the TA for 50 students

 

Guest Lectures

Guest Lecturer for CHEM 170 @ Harvey Mudd College (Spring 2025)
  • Guest lectured in CHEM 170 (Chemistry of the Ocean and Atmosphere) on organic oxidation mechanisms in the atmosphere, including alkane, alkene, and isoprene oxidation
  • Incorporated group discussions and think-pair-shares for classroom engagement
Guest Lecturer for ATMOS 358 (University of Washington) - Atmospheric Chemistry (Spring 2026)
  • Guest lectured in ATMOS 358 (Fundamentals of Atmospheric Chemistry) on the ideal gas law and measures of atmospheric composition