Drexel University 40 Under 40 Award
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I'm honored to be named among Drexel University’s 40 Under 40 Awardees. Drexel is where I learned to be a scientist — not just the technical skills, but the value of persistence, collaboration, and thinking across disciplinary boundaries.
My Ph.D. advisor, Prof. Mitra Taheri, and the faculty in Materials Science and Engineering gave me the foundation that everything since has been built on, from the early days of electron microscopy to leading a research group focused on AI-driven materials discovery. This recognition really belongs to the mentors, collaborators, students, and family who have made the work possible. I'm grateful to Drexel for the start and motivated to keep pushing the boundaries of what's possible in materials science.