Outreach events 

I have participated in various outreach and community engagement programs where I volunteered and organized events for rising middle school and high school students. Through programs like Catalyst Academy and Expanding Your Horizons (EYH), I taught about the role of soft robotics and its impact on our future. Additionally, I volunteered for a Research Experience for Teachers (RET) program to educate teachers about soft robotics and 3D printing. I am also involved in Graduate Students Mentoring Undergraduates (GSMU) and the Multicultural Academic Council (MAC), where I mentor first-year students graduate and undergraduate students on time management and coursework while conducting research. I organized public engagement workshops as a Trainee Leadership Council member of CROPPS.

Catalysis Academy 

In 2023, I volunteered for Cornell's Catalyst Academy program. This is a one-week residential program designed for high school juniors and seniors who want to learn about engineering in a real college setting. During the program, I taught over 54 students about soft robotics and even built a gripper prototype to help them understand how soft robots can be used in agriculture.

Expanding Your Horizon (EYH)

I have organized two workshops for EYH 2022 and EYH 2023. In 2022, I presented a whole-day workshop on "Soft Robotics Race to the Finish." The workshop focused on molding and 3D printing of soft robots, followed by testing with various objects. In 2023, I presented a demonstration table, showing students how to control and use them in different unstructured scenarios.

Research Experiences for Teachers (RET)

I volunteered for a program that teaches high school teachers about 3D printing and soft robotics, including CAD and generating 3D printing files using an SLA printer.