Academic Education
| 2000-2003 | Diploma, Cypress Falls High School, Houston, Texas |
| 2003-2007 | B.S. Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston Texas |
| 2007-2008 | M.S. Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine |
| 2008-current | Ph.D. student in Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine |
Work Experience
| 2001-2002 | Laboratory Technician Chemistry, Cypress Falls High School, Houston, Texas Prepared materials for chemistry classes. |
| 2007-2007 | Laboratory Assistant Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas Led lab sessions of Electronic Circuits, assisting students in electronic and power audio amplifier designs. |
| 2008-current | Graduate Student Researcher Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine Research in Brain Computer Interface. |
| 2009-2009 | Teaching Assistant Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine Supervised and Led sessions of undergraduate electroencephalography labs |
Other Experience
| 2002 | Receptionist and Technical Support (volunteer work) Bear Creek Assistance Ministries, Houston, TX Data entry for aid recipient (client) information, answering phone, providing support and minor repair for office equipment, and improving operating procedures of client services. |
| 2008 | Webmaster (school) BME240, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine Design and maintenance of a student-run informational website on clinical and medical breakthroughs. |
| 2008-current | System Administrator (school) Center for BioMedical Signal Processing and Computing, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine Maintainence of Linux servers and Windows laboratory computers. |
Skills
| Human languages: | Fluent in American English and Mandarin Chinese |
| Computer languages: | TCL, C++, HTML, PHP, LaTeX |
| Computer programs: | MATLAB, mIRC, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, GIMP, IronCAD, SimuLink, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Dreamweaver, Windows Operating Systems, Linux Operating Systems |
| Laboratory: |
Tissue culture sterile technique, EEG cap mounting |
| Technical: | Electronic soldering |
Awards and Recognitions
| 2002 | First Place Winner, State Level, Science Olympiad |
| 2003 | Certificate of Distinction, American Invitational Mathematics Examination |
| 2003 | Scholar Award, University Interscholastic League Competition, Texas |
| 2003 | College Board AP Scholar with Distinction Award |
| 2003-2004 | Helping Hand Award, Disability Support Services, Rice University, Houston, Texas |
| 2006-2007 | W. L. Moody, Jr., Scholarships in Engineering |
| 2007-2008 |
Full financial support and stipend for graduate study, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine |
| 2009-2010 | Federal Work Study formula grant |
Memberships
| 2003 | Mu Alpha Theta, National High School Mathematics Club |
| 2009-current | IEEE Student Member IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society |
Certifications
| 2005 | Adult CPR / AED, American Red Cross |
| 2008 | HIPAA for Healthcare Providers, IRB Human Research protocol, IRB Animal Research protocol, University of California, Irvine |
Publications
| 2009 | O. Kuchaiev, P. T.
Wang, Z. Nenadic, and N. Przulj, Structure of Brain Functional Networks, 31st Annual International
Conference of the IEEE Engineering in
Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC'09), |