Achievements:
2x MIT Math Prize for Girls Invitee (ranked top 300 US female mathletes); 2x AIME (American Invitational Mathematics Exam) Qualifier with Distinction (top 2.5% of 130k+ participants)Co-authored 2 published optical engineering papers, co-invented 3 granted U.S. patents on optical technology (ex #11268880)Youngest-ever Recipient of SPIE (Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers) International Optics and Photonics Education ScholarshipSWENext Global Innovator Award, presented by the International Society of Women EngineersQuarter-Finalist (Final Rank: #5) at 2021 New York State Grand Championship Tournament in Lincoln Douglas Debate (Preliminary Rank: #1); U.S. National NCFL Lincoln Douglas Debate Tournament QualifierU.S. Presidential Scholars Program Semifinalist (Top 10 Female Scholars in NY); Coca-Cola Scholars Program Semifinalist (Top 1.7% of 91k Applicants)HOSA International Leadership Competition, Top 5 of 100+ global teams; 2x State Gold-Medalist, 1x State Silver-Medalist24th Annual National High School Poetry Contest Winner; 2022 Skipping Stones Magazine National Youth Honor Awardee; 2x Gold Key (Journalism), 3x Silver Key (Poetry) at Scholastic Writing Awards; Champion of NYS Capital Region History Day Research Paper Contest (State-Finalist)National Honorable Mention for the NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing, presented by the National Center for Women & Informational TechnologyPresident’s Gold Volunteer Award; AP Scholar with Distinction

Activites:
Captain and Competitor of the EWS(Emma Willard School), Albany (ranked #40 nationally), and Upstate NY Math TeamsCaptain and Coach of EWS Lincoln Douglas Debate Team (23 members)Co-Founder and President of the EWS HOSA Club (31 members)MLOptic Corporation Paid Engineering Research Intern; only high school presenter at the 2022 SPIE (the largest professional society for optics technology) International Optics ConferenceConcertmaster and Co-Head of EWS Orchestra and Select Orch.; piano+violin playerEngineering Intern at BU (Boston University) RISE Summer Program (<10% acceptance); researched in Prof. Goyal’s STIR (Signal Transformation and Information Representation) LabPublished Writer and Poet; IOWA Young Writers Studio Summer Program attendee and Kenyon Young Writers Workshop participantSchool Newspaper’s Life + Arts Section Editor; Poetry Editor at Polyphony Lit. (international literary magazine for teenagers)Co-Founder and Co-Head of EWS TEDx ClubBallet Dancer of 13 yrs; trained at professional school for 8 yrs and member of EWS Advanced Ballet Program

Additional:
ER + EGD Volunteer at a local hospital (started a patient-family support program)Founded free summer program for local underprivileged girls: Math Competitions for GirlsHost 3-week SAT Math Bootcamps on Schoolhouse.world for mainly foreign studentsAdvanced Algebra/Trigonometry Math Teacher, AP Chinese Teaching Assistant, & Events Coordinator (ex., Chinese New Year Gala, Moon Festival activities) at Albany CCC Chinese SchoolSunday School Volunteer at Grace Fellowship (lead worship, teach Bible stories, organize activities)