Teaching and Advisorship

University of Southern California
• AME 526: Partial Differential Equations for Engineering Applications. Spring 2025
Stanford University
• Research group subgroup leader/lecturer, Quantum and Classical dynamics, Reaction Kinetics and Rate Theory, Numerical Integration. 2021-24
• Guest lecturer, ME 371: Combustion Fundamental, Winter 2019
• Teaching Assistant, ME 371: Combustion Fundamental, Winter 2018

University of Southern California (Faculty advisor)
• Boyuan Yu, Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering, 2025-present
• Andrés Chamorro Domenech, M.S. student in Aerospace Engineering, 2025-present
Stanford University (Mentor)
• Garrett Kukier, Ph.D. candidate in Theoretical Chemistry, 2023-2024
• Soren Holm, Ph.D. in Theoretical Chemistry, 2021-2024
  Thesis: "The dynamics and mechanisms of molecular reactions under tension"
  
• Alexander M. Chang, Ph.D. in Theoretical Chemistry, 2020-2024
  Thesis: "Advancing automated reaction discovery through novel acceleration techniques for ab initio molecular dynamics"
  Current position: Lecturer in Chemistry & Biochemistry, Santa Clara University
  
• Nicholaos Kateris, Mechanical Engineering, 2018-2020
  Thesis: "Alkali polysulfide phosphorus complexation batteries: a quantum chemistry electrochemical study"
  Current position: Postdoctoral Scholar in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University
  
• Kevin Wan, Mechanical Engineering, 2017-2020
  Thesis: "Characterization of NO_x and soot in premixed stagnation flames"
  Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Sandia National Laboratories
  
• Yue Zhang, Mechanical Engineering, 2016-2020
  Thesis: "Neural network assisted combustion chemistry reaction model optimization and uncertainty minimization"
  Current position: Applied Scientist II, Amazon Web Services (AWS)