Education and Research Experience
- Full Professor, University of California, Irvine (2016-present)
- Associate Professor, University of California, Irvine (2012-2016)
- Assistant Professor, University of California, Irvine (2005-2012)
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University (2002-2005)
(Advisor: Prof. Eric N. Jacobsen) - Ph.D. in Chemistry, Boston College (2002)
(Advisor: Prof. Scott J. Miller) - B.Sc., Honours, Chemistry, Acadia University, Canada (1997)
(Advisor: Prof. Michael A. Kerr) - Undergraduate Research, Concordia University, Canada (1994)
(Advisor: Prof. Youla Tsantrizos)
Awards and Honours
- Synlett Best Paper Award 2021
- Journal of Organic Chemistry 2020 Outstanding Article of the Year
- Chemmy Award, Emory Department of Chemistry (2020)
- Novartis Chemistry Lectureship (2017/2018)
- UCI Chancellor’s Faculty Fellow (2017-2020)
- Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellowship (2015)
- ACS Women in Chemistry Committee Rising Star Award (2014)
- Thieme Chemistry Journal Award (2010)
- UCI School of Physical Sciences Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education Award (2009)
- NSF CAREER Award (2008)
- ACS-PRF Type G Award (2006)
- Lilly New Faculty Award (2005)
- Amgen New Faculty Award (2005)
- NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship (1997, declined)