Resume
Education
Aug 2008 – present Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, New York, NY. Expected M.S. Journalism, May 2010.
- Learn metro reporting. Strengthen hand at science writing. Build multimedia skills. Coursework: Reporting and Writing I, Environmental Reporting, Science Reporting, History of Journalism, Computer Assisted Reporting, Flash, Video skills, Photo skills.
Sept 2002 – Sept 2006 Stanford University, Stanford, CA. B.S. Earth Systems (interdisciplinary environmental studies). Concentration in Energy Science and Technology.
- Coursework: environmental science, economics, and policy; energy studies; biology; geology; physics; ecology; mechanical engineering; green architecture; computer science; psychology; religious studies.
June 2004 – Sept 2004 Environmental Engineering in China, University of Missouri and Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
- Coursework: Chinese language, culture, economics, and environment. Participated in cultural exchange with local university students. Visited power plants, landfills, wastewater treatment plants, Three Gorges Dam, and Yangtze River.
Reporting and Writing
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July 2008 – present Freelance Reporter, Cambridge, MA, and New York, NY.
- Articles have appeared in the Sharon Advocate, Sharon, MA; the New York Daily News; and Atoms and Leaves, a student-initiated science journalism blog.
Jan 2008 – June 2008 Living on Earth-Editorial Intern, Somerville, MA.
- Produce Q&As, pitch stories, pre-interview sources. Produce radio segments on emerging science and green technologies. Assist with research, logging, writing, and editing reported pieces. Edit audio using ProTools.
Oct 2007 – Dec 2007 Psychology Today-Editorial Intern, New York, NY.
- Write articles for Insights section of magazine. Pitch stories. Assist editors in various tasks. Strengthen skills writing for a popular audience.
July 2007 – Sept 2007 National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University-Science Writing Intern, East Lansing, MI.
- Write news and feature articles about nuclear physics and its applications. Crafted stories for many different audiences at varying technical levels. Articles published in symmetry magazine, Innovation America magazine, MSU Alumni Magazine, LiveScience.com, and MSU News.
Jan 2007 – June 2007 Stanford News Service-Freelance Writer and Science Writing Intern, Stanford, CA.
- Report on university research and events. Articles included news and features and science and other subjects. Proactively contacted editor to learn about science writing. Developed interviewing, writing, and self-editing skills. Articles published in Stanford Report, university’s faculty and staff newspaper.
Additional Information
- Stanford Tango Club president (2004-2006) and treasurer (2003-2004). Administered club logistics. Planned classes and events, recruited professional instructors, directed outreach efforts, oversaw finances, and created first core member’s committee to manage club.
- Math and physics tutor for elementary school students (1/05-1/06 East Menlo Park, CA) and high schoolers (11/0/67-7/07 Academic Trainers independently, Bay Area, CA). Focused on Socratic teaching methods to prod students to build understanding.
- Multimedia skills: audio, audio slideshow, video, Flash. Software skills: ProTools and Audacity for audio editing; Soundslides for audio slideshows; Adobe Flash; Final Cut Pro for video editing.
- Languages: Chinese: native speaker (Mandarin), basic reading and word processing. Spanish: basic speaking, reading, and writing.
- Member: National Association of Science Writers, Society of Environmental Journalists, and Asian American Journalists Association.
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