Appointments: Post-Doctoral Student, Stanford University, Fall 2008 - Present Post-Doctoral Scholar, UCSF, Winter 2008 - Summer 2008 Education: 2007 PhD in Mechanical Engineering, UC Berkeley Major: Solid Mechanics Minor: Material Science and Mathematics Advisor: Professor T.I. Zohdi 2005 Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, UC Berkeley 2003 Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Dartmouth College Teaching Experience: Instructor at University of California Berkeley Extension - Physics I (Spring 2010) Instructor at Stanford's 2009 Summer Institute for Undergraduates in Computational Science and Engineering - Introduction to Mechanics and the Finite Element Method Teaching Assistant for ME104 - Engineering Mechanics II (twice) Teaching Assistant for ME132 - Dynamic Systems and Feedback Grader for ME280A - Introduction to the Finite Element Method Outstanding GSI (Graduate Student Instructor) Award