Yale University · Physics & East Asian Studies
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Creating, connecting, and catalyzing positive change.
hello, I'm Madison
I’m drawn to physics, writing, teaching, and art because each offers a different way to understand and shape the world. Physics helps me investigate how things work, writing translates my ideas into something tangible and shareable, teaching challenges me to make complexity clear, and art lets me give form to my imagination. Together, they reflect what I value most: curiosity and creation.
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Questions, experiments, discoveries
Aug–Dec 2024
Oakland University · Prof. Sarah Beetham
Developed a PINN in Python to model a pendulum forcing problem, integrating physical constraints and differential equations.
Skills used Programming Machine Learning
2022–Aug 2024
Yale University · Prof. Steve Konenzy
Modeled charge transport in nanostructured materials to enhance solar cell efficiency.
Skills used Programming Data Analysis CAD & Modeling
Spring 2024
Yale QBI · Prof. Allison Sweeney
Researched hyperuniformity in black spruce forests and giant clams, examining spatial properties.
Skills used Data Analysis
Summer 2022
Yale · Prof. Simon Mochrie
$8,500 REU fellowship for single molecule optical tweezers measurements of nucleosomes.
Summer 2021
Yale · Prof. Corey O'Hern
Developed MATLAB simulations to model cell wall expansion, creating visualizations of deformable polygonal structures.
Skills used Programming
Spring 2021
Yale · Prof. Amit Dayte
Conducted nano-indentation studies and generated stress-strain curves.
Explaining, mentoring, supporting
2020–Present
YourAdmissionsMentor
500+ students across 30+ states and 10 countries.
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Skills used Writing
Global Teaching Project
2024–Present
Global Teaching Project
Supported classes of 20+ students, creating lesson plans & curriculum for AP readiness.
Articles
2024–Present
Yale University
Designed and taught 10+ original courses across 15+ class offerings for classes of ~30 middle and high school students.
Mar–Dec 2024
Snapology
Led robotics and pre-engineering classes for up to 35 elementary students.
2024–Present
Pivot / Matriculate / PASCHAR
Designed writing lessons focused on structure, clarity, and narrative development.
Skills used Writing
Stories, ideas, perspectives
2023–Present
China Hands Magazine
Chinese history, technology & social issues.
2021–Present
Her Campus at Yale
Weekly lifestyle content.
2023–Present
Yale Daily News
Personal essays with illustrations.
2024–Present
Yale Herald / Layer
Personal essays.
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Yale Layer
Writing and editing for Yale's lifestyle magazine.
Yale Environmentalist
Author of “Kill on Site”.
295 Magazine
Featured personal essays in the Yale Asian American Cultural Center's annual magazine.
Global Teaching Project
Writing on teaching, lesson planning & educational access.
Organizing, connecting, guiding
2020–Present
Yale Society of Physics Students
Led chapter to nationwide recognition as Outstanding SPS Chapter.
2020–2024
Air Force ROTC
Directed 60+ cadets, mentored underclassmen, and planned events for 100+ people.
2022–2023
$5,000 Award
Awarded $5,000 towards flying lessons.
2021–2022
Jonathan Edwards College
Organized sports events for 500+ students.
2022–2023
Yale Aerospace Association
Managed financial operations for the association.
2022–2023
Yale SWE
Designed logos and merchandise.
Languages, places, learning
Summer 2025
CET Jordan
MSA & Jordanian Dialect · Language Intensive.
Skills used Languages
Summer & Fall 2024
Oakland Community College
Coursework across literature, philosophy, social sciences, history, languages, and programming.
Skills used Programming Languages Writing
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Conductivity, humidity response and structural analysis for Perovskite solar cells. Energy Science Institute Researcher
Personal essays with illustrations Yale Daily News, and logos and merchandise Yale Society of Physics Students Yale SWE
Open to research collaborations, creative projects, and interesting conversations.
