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Honors & Awards

Recognition

Selected grants, scholarships, academic honors, competitive event placements, and service awards.

Grants & Fellowships

NASA-SURA CRESST II Travel Grant — 16th International LISA Symposium

NASA · University of Washington Bothell

Awarded funding to present at the 16th International LISA Symposium in College Park, Maryland, in support of the future Laser Interferometer Space Antenna collaboration between NASA and ESA. Shared work on automating the identification of extremely high velocity quasar outflows at the highest velocity limit studied to date, with an international delegation of researchers.

Scholarships

Washington State Opportunity Scholar (Baccalaureate)

Washington State Opportunity Scholarship

Granted $22,500 in individual funding for pursuing a B.S. in a STEM field, as a first generation student. Awarded based on need, merit and commitment to advancing the future of STEM.

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Academic Honors

Sigma Pi Sigma — National Physics Honor Society

Sigma Pi Sigma Honors Society, American Institute of Physics (AIP) · University of Washington Bothell

Inducted into the national physics honor society for outstanding academic achievement in physics. Membership is restricted to top-ranking students who demonstrate high standards of scholarship, professional merit, and a dedication to the advancement of physics.

Dean's List (3.5+ Annual GPA)

University of Washington · University of Washington Bothell

Outstanding STEM Project — Portable Electric Cloud Chamber

Edmonds College

Recognized for co-designing a reusable, dry-ice-free cloud chamber; invited to present the device to the college's Board of Trustees and made it available to students as a public demonstration tool.

AP Scholar with Distinction

College Board

Recognizes exemplary college-level achievement for attaining an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams.

President's Award for Educational Excellence

U.S. Department of Education

Competitive Events

1st Place Hackathon Solution — TimeSlice

TechTogether 2023 Seattle

Developed the concept and prototype overnight for an AI-assisted daily planner app built in Python and JavaScript. TimeSlice helps college students, professionals, and neurodivergent individuals with daily scheduling by recognizing patterns in routines and habits over time.

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Business Achievement Award — Future Level

Future Business Leaders of America - Phi Beta Lambda

Nationally recognized for completing a series of achievements focused on service, education, personal progress, and chapter growth.

8th Place Nationals — Public Service Announcement

Future Business Leaders of America - Phi Beta Lambda

Recognized for a digital spoken presentation on the importance of financial literacy for youth via a filmed Public Service Announcement.

Volunteering & Service

Outstanding Service Award

IEEE New Era AI World Leaders Summit · University of Washington Bothell

Creative & Other

Executive Artwork Display — Photograph: "Clear Vision"

Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, State of Washington