Education
PhD in Applied Physics, Harvard University
Subjects
Chaos, Soft Matter, Statistical Physics, Geometry and Topology
Achievements
BA in Mathematics and Physics with a minor in History from the University of Chicago; first-author paper Transition to chaos with conical billiards in Physical Review E (Editor's Suggestion); Selove Prize (2021); James Franck Institute Award (2019, 2020); Heising-Simons Scholarship Award (2018, 2019); Dean's List (2017-2020)
About
Lara is an Applied Physics PhD student at Harvard University focused on chaos, soft matter, and statistical physics and their interactions with geometry and topology. She has tutored physics for two years, helping a student raise their grade from a C to an A, and has developed curriculum and taught lectures.
Discipline
Physical Sciences
Academic Achievements
Undergraduate BA in Mathematics and Physics and minor in History at University of Chicago. Editor suggestion for first author research paper "Transition to chaos with conical billiards" in Physics Rev E. Selove Prize Award (2021), James Frank Institute Award (2019, 2020), Heising-Simens Scholarship Award (2018,2019), Deans List (2017-2020)
Teaching & Mentoring Experience
Tutoring in physics for 2 years for 1 hour a week (student raised grade from a C to an A), Tutoring in college essay writing (roughly 10 hours 5 times), Developed curriculum for and taught 3-4 lecture courses at a summer camp for high school students (Historiography (2021), Physics of phase transitions (2023), Course on rhetoric (2017 and 2024), statistical mechanics (2025))
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