Teaching and mentoring approach: To cultivate curiosity and enthusiasm for environmental science and engineering by connecting research to real-world settings, providing hands-on learning experiences, nurturing students’ individual strengths, and creating a supportive research community.
Teaching assistant
Environmental Fate and Transport (Fall 2022), Washington University in St. Louis
Environmental Engineering Lab (Spring 2023), Washington University in St. Louis
Mentor
Graduate students
Lauren Doorley (2025), Washington University in St. Louis
Project: Literature review of research about heavy metals in community gardens
Grace Duong (2024), Washington University in St. Louis
Project: Adsorption of rare earth elements to gibbsite
Taylor Barnett (2024), Washington University in St. Louis
Project: Adsorption of rare earth elements to gibbsite
Xueyi Liu (2022), Washington University in St. Louis
Project: Adsorption of rare earth elements to kaolinite
Undergraduate students
Alexa Wienhoff (2024-2025), Washington University in St. Louis
Project: Oxalate-promoted dissolution of Yb-incorporated goethite
Andy Kim (2023), Washington University in St. Louis
Project: Citrate-promoted dissolution of Yb-incorporated goethite
Yingkar Bahetnur (2019-2021), Nazarbayev University
Project: Stochastic risk assessment of heavy metals in surface waters
Khadisha Yessenbayeva (2019-2021), Nazarbayev University
Project: Stochastic risk assessment of heavy metals in surface waters
Outreach
Pre-Scientist penpal mentor focused on encouraging curiosity and engagement in STEM among K–12 students (2024-2025)
Committee member for mock oral qualifying exams of first-year graduate students at Washington University in St. Louis (2023)
Mentor for first-year graduate students at Washington University in St. Louis (2022-2023)