Professional Experience

2006 - present, Adjunct Faculty, Comprehensive Cancer Center, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

2003 - present, Assistant Professor, Department Chemical Engineering, Caltech, Los Angeles, CA

2001 - 2003, NIH Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department Molecular and Cell Biology, UCB, Berkeley, CA

1998 - 2000, Graduate Student Instructor, Department Chemical Engineering, UCB, Berkeley, CA

1997 - 2001, Graduate Research Assistant, Department Chemical Engineering, UCB, Berkeley, CA

1997 - 1998, Process Engineer, Mobil Oil, Torrance, CA

1996 - 1997, Undergraduate Research Assistant, Department Chemical Engineering, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA

1995 - 1996, Facilities Engineer, Mobil Oil, Bakersfield, CA

1994 - 1997, Laboratory Instructor, Information Technology Department, USC, Los Angeles, CA

1993 - 1997, Undergraduate Research Assistant, Department Chemical Engineering, USC, Los Angeles, CA

Education and Training

1997 - 2001, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA.,  Ph.D., Chemical Engineering

1993 - 1997, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA .,B.S., Biology


This is an abbreviated document. Full CV available upon request. Information on this page may be self-reported and is subject to change at any time. Last updated: 06/08.

Honors and Awards

2006, National Science Foundation CAREER Award

2005, Beckman Young Investigator Award

2004, TR100, Technology Review’s Top 100 Young Innovators of the World

2001 - 2003, National Institute of Health Postdoctoral Fellowship

2001,  Graduated Summa Cum Laude

2000 - 2001, US Dissertation Year Fellowship

2000 - 2001, Shell Doctoral Fellowship

1999 - 2000, Chemical Engineering Departmental Citation for Outstanding Teaching

1998,  DOW Prize for Excellence in Teaching

1998 - 1999, University Award for Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor

1997 - 2000,  National Science Foundation Fellowship

1997, Tau Beta Pi Fellowship (Declined)

1997, Eugene Cota-Robles Fellowhip (Declined)

1997,  Graduated Summa Cum Laude

1997, Salutatorian

1997, Emma Josephine Bradely Bovard Student Award

1997, School of Engineering’s Outstanding Student Award

1996, Golden Key Peat Marwick Junior Scholarship

1996, Unocal Scholarship

1996, Excellence Award in Biochemistry

1995, Southern California Section AIChE Outstanding Junior Award

1994, Outstanding Achievement Award in General Chemistry

1993 - 1997, Merit Research Award

1993 - 1997, Trustee Scholar Award