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I am a PhD student specializing in Computational Science at the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC San Diego, advised by Prof. David Saintillan and Prof. Albert Chern. I received my bachelor’s degree from the same department in 2019. I am currently seeking a postdoc position.

My research focuses on geometric problems in the shape and flow of soft matter, particularly active systems of thin bodies commonly found in biology. Modeling, simulating, and controlling these coupled fluid–elastic dynamics has broad implications for developmental biology, regenerative medicine, and material design.

I approach these questions through the lens of modern differential geometry and geometric mechanics, developing computational methods that faithfully capture the underlying continuous geometry and dynamics (aka. discrete differential geometry and structure-preserving discretization). This perspective often uncovers simple and robust numerical solutions to problems once thought difficult, opening new pathways for modeling and understanding these complex systems.



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