Service to the University

CMU Graduate Student Assembly

While a Ph.D. student at Carnegie Mellon University, I was heavily involved in the Carnegie Mellon University Graduate Student Assembly. I served as a GSA Representative for the Department of Engineering and Public Policy (2014-2015), Vice President of External Affairs (2015-2016), and President (2016-2017). In these roles I sat on a variety of committees, including:

• President’s Student Advisory Council
• Provost’s Graduate Advisory Board
• Task Force on the CMU Student Experience - Mental Health and Wellbeing Working Group

I was also on the GSA Executive Committee for the first two years of the 2015-2025 GSA Strategic Plan. As part of the work in the Strategic Plan, I worked to update our governing documents, creating new positions within the Executive Committee, and advocated for the needs of a diverse graduate student body.

Call to Action

In the fall of 2015, a group of students came together at Carnegie Mellon Univresity to call the community to be better on issues of race and diversity. I was an active member of this group while at CMU, since shortly after its first meeting. As part of that group, I’ve organized meta-curricular experiences for students to discuss their experiences at CMU, facilitated discussions on how to improve the CMU experience for its diverse student body, and served as a resource panelist as part a deliberative democracy event on diversity and inclusion at CMU.

Service to the Profession

Membership in Professional Organizations

I am a member of several professional organizations. These organizations include:

• American Association for the Advancement of Science
• American Chemical Society
• American Society of Civil Engineers
• Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors

Peer Review

I also contribute to the field through peer-review of manuscripts. I have reviewed for the following journals:

• RSC Advances
• Clean: Soil, Air, Water
• Water
• Energies
• Applied Sciences
• ChemEngineering