From international science competitions to civic retreats and Model UN committees, advocating for science, equity, and evidence-based policy at every level. Open to speaking opportunities.
Selected as a student researcher panelist for Ohio's premier public science event, presenting original work on microbial fuel cells and renewable energy to a public audience at COSI. Engaged with scientists, educators, and community members on accessible, real-world STEM applications.
Qualified for and presented original research at ISEF, the world's largest pre-collegiate science competition, to an international panel of scientists and engineers. Recipient of the EPA Award for environmental impact research.
Presented original independent research to a statewide panel of scientists and educators at the Ohio Academy of Science's flagship event. Recipient of multiple Superior ratings across five appearances, the OAS President's Award, and the Melvin Scholar designation.
Selected to represent The Ohio State University at the national UNA-USA Leadership Summit, engaging on global policy, multilateral diplomacy, and international advocacy with student leaders and UN experts from across the country.
Invited speaker at Rotary Club meetings in Allen County, delivering presentations on environmental research, renewable energy innovation, and the importance of STEM education to community and civic leaders.
Invited to speak at the Allen County Juvenile Court's retreat, addressing youth audiences on themes of leadership, opportunity in STEM, and the role of community engagement in shaping a purposeful future.
As a member of Ohio State's Model UN team through the Collegiate Council on World Affairs (CCWA), I compete in collegiate-level MUN conferences, researching complex global issues, drafting policy positions, and negotiating multilateral resolutions in committee.
My work in MUN sits alongside my engineering and research training: I'm interested not just in building technical solutions, but in the policy architecture that determines whether those solutions reach the people who need them.
Connect on Policy Work →Each runs 20–45 minutes and adapts to the room, from a public science audience to a technical seminar. Happy to tailor one to your event.
In 2023 we learned the deep seafloor produces oxygen with no sunlight at all. The same seabed holds the metals the energy transition depends on. This talk covers what dark oxygen is, how I modeled its production across the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, and why the mining decision is arriving before the science does.
Most machine learning models will happily predict something physically impossible. Physics-informed models won't. Using tidal energy site selection as the worked example, this talk shows what changes when you build the governing equations into the network itself, and where that approach actually belongs.
I watched science fairs from the sidelines in Lima, Ohio long before I competed in one. This is the honest version of that path: what opened the door, what nearly closed it, and what FairGame has learned, across 500+ first-time competitors, about which barriers are real and which are simply unmarked.
A recorded talk, if you'd rather see the delivery before you book it.
Recorded talk · full event details to follow
Open to speaking invitations from academic institutions, conferences, civic organizations, and youth programs.
Navigating independent research, ISEF, and the science fair pipeline, from first project to national stage.
Microbial fuel cells, tidal energy, and the future of decentralized, accessible clean power.
Dark oxygen production, the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, and the stakes of international seabed mining governance.
Why resource gaps in STEM education compound over time, and what the FairGame model offers as a response.
The intersection of technical expertise and policy advocacy, and why engineers need to be in the room.
Building a research portfolio, founding a nonprofit, and navigating institutional spaces as a young woman in engineering.
I'm open to speaking engagements at conferences, universities, civic events, and youth programs. If you have an event in mind, I'd love to hear from you.