Recently, I've been taking a lot of walks around the neighborhood and enjoying the scenery of my neighbors' yards. I have particularly enjoyed yards in which it is clear the owners have deliberately planted native plants. In an area as drought-stricken as California, planting natives can help conserve water, reduce maintenance, and encourage local pollinators. Makes sense – the plants would have been living here anyway without us humans!

2021 February 24

The other day I was enjoying our rocking chair in the apartment when I came to two realizations: It would be nice to transport this experience to an outdoor gathering and It would be nice if this chair didn't take up so much floor space when it wasn't being used. This all led me to ask the question: how might we create a transportable, floor-space friendly rocking chair?

2021 February 20

I never did finish this, but I probably won't so I'm putting it out there now. Note: this page does not operate well on my website. I would go to the Observablehq if you want to see it in its original state.

  Observablehq  | 2020 July 27

Prior to moving to the SHAPE Lab, my research proposal for my graduate studies at Stanford had two goals: (1) clarify the role of the nucleus in driving cell migration and (2) determine the role of force generation in endometriotic cell invasion through other cells. I have since moved on to other research topics, but still enjoy discussing my cell migration work. Below are some of my depictions of those proposals.

2020 April 18

Elasticity, viscosity, and plasticity are important material parameters. But what do they actually look like? And why should biologists care about these properties? Below is an interactive exploration of the ways we mathematically describe viscoelasticity and plasticity. Please note that this demonstration is geared toward those who have studied college level mechanics of materials. The math could be quite difficult if you haven't taken it before!

  Observablehq  | 2020 March 01