Agreed. Universal income is coming.

Excited to see UMass Lowell highlight the Art in Science Image Competition and include my first-place image in its official news story! Huge thanks to UMass Lowell and Brooke Coupal for covering the story and spotlighting the winning images. It was such a surprise (and a bit surreal) to see my face on campus TVs as part of the announcement! Opportunities like this are a great source of motivation for students and a reminder of the value of creativity in research. Grateful to the Core Research Facilities (CRF) for organizing such an inspiring event. Check out the article here: uml.edu/news/stories/2025/ar…

🎉🥇I'm incredibly honored to have won 1st Place in the first-ever Art in Science Image Competition hosted by UMass Lowell’s Core Research Facilities (CRF) and sponsored by @JEOLUSA ! My image, “Eye of the Hurricane,” captures the beauty hidden in science through scanning electron microscopy (SEM) — where art and research meet in the most unexpected ways. This SEM image, captured at 140× magnification with an accelerating voltage of 5 kV, reveals a striking “eye of the hurricane”-like structure that naturally formed within a gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA)-based tissue engineering scaffold. Huge thanks to the CRF team and JEOL for organizing this celebration of science through imagery. I’m especially grateful to Dr. Ada for her guidance during my initial SEM training, and to Anna Maria Routsi for organizing this wonderful event and always being so supportive. I also want to sincerely thank Miguel Matos, who introduced me to SEM in the very beginning and has been incredibly helpful and supportive with imaging across many of my research projects. Grateful to be guided by true masters of focus — of both the beam and the researcher. I'm still excited by the creative potential of imaging techniques and eager to produce even more inspiring visuals that blend science and art. Check out the official post to see all the stunning winning entries and the research that inspired them! linkedin.com/posts/umass-low… #ArtInScience #Microscopy #ScientificImaging #SEM #CRF #JEOL #UMassLowell #STEM #ScienceCommunication #ResearchThroughArt #TissueEngineering

🎓 A small but meaningful update—albeit a bit late—as the semester comes to a close: I'm honored to have been inducted into Alpha Alpha Alpha (Tri-Alpha), the National Honor Society for First-Generation College Students at UMass Lowell. Tri-Alpha is more than just an academic distinction—it’s a celebration of perseverance, community, and the journey many of us take as the first in our families to navigate higher education. Although I couldn’t attend the induction ceremony due to a medical emergency, I’m proud to be part of this inspiring network of first-gen scholars. Grateful for the recognition and excited to serve within this community. #FirstGen #TriAlpha

Excited to share that I successfully defended my Ph.D. dissertation proposal and passed the qualifying exam today! I'm incredibly grateful to my committee members — Dr. Camci-Unal (@GuldenCU), Dr. Manohar (@sanjeev_manohar), Dr. Wilson, and Dr. Park — for their thoughtful questions, valuable insights, and continued support throughout this process. Thank you also to everyone who attended in person and via Zoom — your presence truly meant a lot. Looking forward to the next steps in this research journey in tissue engineering and biomaterials! #biofabrication #PhDProposal #TissueEngineering #Biomaterials

I will be defending my Ph.D. dissertation proposal on May 2, 2025, at 2:00 PM in ETIC 301 at UMass Lowell. If you are interested, feel free to attend in person or reach out for the Zoom link — it will be shared upon request. Official announcement: 🔗 uml.edu/myuml/submissions/20… Thanks to my advisor, Dr. Camci-Unal (@GuldenCU), and my committee members for their support.

Grateful for the opportunity to attend the 2025 Society For Biomaterials (SFB) Annual Meeting & Exposition in Chicago, celebrating the 50th anniversary of this impactful gathering of the biomaterials community. @SFBiomaterials I was excited to present my poster, “3D Printed Composite Scaffolds Incorporating Eggshell Particles for Enhanced Bone Repair,” and to share my work with researchers, clinicians, and innovators in the field. A heartfelt thank you to my advisor, Dr. Camci-Unal (@GuldenCU), for her continuous guidance and support, and to the SFB organizers for putting together such an inspiring and well-organized event. It was a pleasure reconnecting with familiar faces and meeting new ones—friends, colleagues, and fellow researchers from across the field. Exploring the Windy City made the experience even more memorable! #SFB2025 #Biomaterials #TissueEngineering #3DPrinting #BoneRepair #PhDLife #ResearchCommunity #Chicago