Science communication
Below are an assortment of public lectures I’ve given and public science content I’ve created, mostly to communicate the connection between crystals, solar energy, and the climate crisis.
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Shining light on solar cells and their material impacts
Description: A 2023 public lecture at the American Chemical Society (ACS) California Chapter’s Women Science Committee.
Intended audience: general public with an interest in science.
Alchemy in the 21st century: New materials to combat the energy crisis
Description: A 2022 lecture through Science at Cal’s “Midday Science Cafe”, in collaboration with Dr. Matthew Horton.
Intended audience: general public with an interest in science.
Step into a solar cell:
Clever contacts to combat climate change
Description: Semifinalist contribution video to the UC Berkeley’s 2021 “Grad Slam,” a three-minute research pitch competition (watch full event video here).
Intended audience: general public with an interest in science.
How do you make a solar panel?
Description: An animated video to describe what goes on inside solar panels. I made this for a 4th grade class to respond to a student's question during our Skype a Scientist lesson: "how do you make a solar panel?"
Intended audience: K-8 students
Materials Project demo: Exploring new systems
Description: A lesson about modeling new solid solutions using the Materials Project and pymatgen framework as part of the 2020 Materials Project Workshop.
Intended audience: Materials scientists with some experience in python programming.