Outreach

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Effective communication and outreach are a key aspect of promoting innovation. I enjoy developing these skills while sharing my passion for science with others.

Outreach to decision-makers and the public

• Worked with communications team to develop visualizations, news stories, and videos translating scientific findings to decision makers and the public.
• Developed an interactive web application highlighting data-driven insights about the recent historic California drought. The application was named a finalist in the 2016 California Water Data Innovation Challenge, hosted by the State of California and the White House Council on Environmental Quality.​
• ​Participated as a member of a Bay Area regional drought task force effort, organized and hosted by local water utilities and stakeholders in pursue of collaborative approaches to enhance urban water reliability.

• Participated in a planning workshop on Regional Water Reliability Enhancement, hosted by Water in the West program, the Bill Lane Center for the American West, and the NSF Engineering Research Center ReNUWIt at Stanford.
• Collaborated and worked closely with local Bay Area water agencies in defining research priorities and methods.

In the News

• "How Cap-and-Trade Could Help Water Districts Meet Conservation Goals". Water Deeply, February 23, 2018.
• "California's Water Savings Dwindle When Drought Fears Subside". American Geophysical Union EOS Research Spotlights, February 8, 2018.
• "Share the wealth: A Cap-and-trade system of water conservation and resiliency?," Stanford Water in the West News, January 24, 2018
  • Re-posted by Water Online, February 23, 2018.
  • Re-posted by Stanford Engineering Research & Ideas, February 13, 2018.
• "Seeing is believing: Stanford researchers visualize California's drought," Stanford News Service, September 15, 2017
  • Re-posted by PreventionWeb of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, September 15, 2017
• "Understanding Urban Water Reliability Amid Changes in Supply and Demand," Advanced Science News, September 13, 2017

Outreach to scientists, researchers, and industry partners

• Presented research findings at several scientific conference venues, including regional and national meetings of the American Water Resource Association (AWRA), the American Geophysical Union (AGU), and the WaterSmart Innovations conference.
• ​Authored and co-authored 7 papers currently published in scientific journals.
• Collaborated and reached out to innovation partners in the water industry at annual meetings of the NSF Engineering Research Center ReNUWIt.

One of my first poster presentations at the SACNAS national conference in 2012

Outreach to students

• Performed over 100 hours of education and outreach to students from 5th to 12th grade, including leading interactive lessons about water and stormwater management, and creating an educational video about environmental engineering careers.

Leading a "Stormwater design challenge" at the 2015 Orange County Water Education festival

• Mentored several masters-level students and interns pursuing environmental research.
• Served as a teaching assistant for the summer course "Foundations of Water Science and Engineering", developed course materials and supported students from high school and undergraduate institutions visiting Stanford.​
• Supported minority students interested in pursuing a graduate education, serving in information panels, and providing feedback on applications to graduate school and to fellowships.