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Full-time jobs

Research Fellow (PD)・ Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (Tokyo, JP)  /  Oct. 2022 - 
Department of Advanced Energy, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo.

  • Adopted as a JSPS postdoctoral research fellow to continue research undertaken during my Ph.D.

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Research Fellow (DC2)・ Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (Tokyo, JP)  /  Apr. - Sept. 2022

Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo.

  • Adopted as a JSPS doctoral research fellow during the final year of my Ph.D. at The University of Tokyo.

  • Project title: "Design of future low Earth orbit small satellites by combining aerodynamic force and solar radiation pressure" (link to project page)

Internships / part-time jobs

Teaching assistant ・ English Writing Consultant (ERIC) (Tokyo, Japan)  /  Nov. 2021 - Aug. 2022

Institute for Innovation in International Engineering Education, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo

  • ​Reviewing academic documents and providing feedback on academic writing to students and researchers.

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Intern ・ Space Systems Development Corporation (Tokyo, JP)  /  Feb. 2019 - Sept. 2020

  • Physics-based simulation development for satellite orbits. JAVA, Fortran and C++.

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Intern ・ Air France Industries, Engineering & Maintenance (Paris, FR)  /  June - Sept. 2017

  • Database development for the aircraft engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) unit. MS Excel and VBA.

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Research assistant ・ Institute for Computational Cosmology (Durham, UK)  /  Nov. 2014 - Sept. 2015

Ogden Centre for Fundamental Physics, Department of Physics, Durham University

  • Data processing for the Evolution and Assembly of Galaxies and their Environments (EAGLE) project, in Python, SQL and UNIX.

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Intern ・ Renault (Flins sur Seine, FR)  /  July 2014

  • Production line worker in a car assembly factory.

Competitions

Winner (1st place) ・ 2022 UTokyo Three Minute Thesis (3MT) (Tokyo, JP)  /  July 2022

The University of Tokyo

  • I obtained the Grand Prize in the University of Tokyo's 3MT competition, and represented the university at the 2022 Virtual Asia-Pacific 3MT Semi Final. (video)

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Participant ・ KiboCUBE Sixth Round (Tokyo, JP)  /  June 2021

United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs / Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

  • Alongside colleagues from the University of Tokyo and the Institute of Technology of Cambodia, I submitted a detailed proposal to develop a 1U CubeSat for remote sensing applications in Cambodia, via deployment from the Kibo module of the International Space Station. (mission proposal link) 

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Participant ・ Satellite Design Contest ("Satcon") (Tokyo, JP)  /  July 2020

  • I submitted the small satellite design concept "SEIMEI" - a nanosatellite to sample the plumes of Enceladus - to the Idea Section of the Small Satellite Contest. This was a collaboration with four colleagues from the University of Tokyo. My main responsibilities were orbital design and simulation. (competition link)

Workshops

Organiser ・ Humanitarian crises and COVID-19 (Tokyo, JP)  /  Oct., Nov. 2021, March 2022

Global Leader Program for Social Design and Management (GSDM), The University of Tokyo​

  • I organised and facilitated a three-part symposium to explore topics surrounding humanitarian crises during the COVID-19 pandemic. (webpage link)

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Moderator ・ Asia-Pacific Space Generation Online Workshop (Online)  /  Dec. 2020

Space Generation Advisory Council

  • I co-moderated Working Group 1, "Specificities of Asia Pacific Space Development".

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Organiser ・ Interactive Evening Lounge (IEL) – Gender series (Tokyo, JP)  /  Oct. 2019, Feb., May 2020

Global Leader Program for Social Design and Management (GSDM), The University of Tokyo​

  • ​I organised and facilitated a three-part event series to explore topics surrounding gender in 2019/20 in Japan.

Volunteering

Mentor ・ Asia-Pacific Oceania Space Association (Online)  /  July 2021 -

  • I am a mentor for a recently developed space community for young professionals in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Business Mentor ・ BEST programme (Hong Kong, CN)  /  Oct. 2021 - Apr. 2022

Orion Astropreneur Space Academy

  • I served as the mentor of a team of highschool students in Hong Kong. We developed a 1U CubeSat prototype to address light pollution in Hong Kong and other metropolitan areas, with a dual focus on technical and commercial feasibility.

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Student Committee member ・ Global Leader Program for Social Design and Management (Tokyo, JP)  /  April 2019 - March 2022

The University of Tokyo

  • I organised programs and events to enhance students' experience in the GSDM program.

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Organiser ・ UT-ITC CubeSat Design Challenge (Tokyo, JP)  /  Dec. 2020 - June 2021

Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo

  • I designed and managed a 6-month small satellite design challenge between the University of Tokyo and the Institute of Technology of Cambodia. (link to page)

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Co-founder ・ Lighthouse (Tokyo, JP)  /  June 2020 -

Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo

  • I co-founded a networking community for engineering researchers at the University of Tokyo. (link to website)​

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Co-founder ・ Toward Diversity (Tokyo, JP)  /  March 2020 - 

The University of Tokyo

  • I co-founded a registered student group to raise awareness of gender equality at the University of Tokyo. (link to website)

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Meal distributor ・ Salvation Army (Paris, FR)  /  Aug. - Sept. 2017

  • I gave out evening meals to those in need in Paris' 10th district.

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Translator ・ SynLab (Paris, FR)  /  July - Sept. 2017

  • I translated online content from French to English for an association working to revitalise the French education system.

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Fundraiser ・ The Running Charity (London, UK)  /  Feb. - July 2017

  • I raised £600 and cycled from London to Paris to support an inspiring British charity. (testimony)

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Student Ambassador ・ The University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong, CN)  /  Sept. 2015 - May 2016

  • I was a student helper at open days, campus tours, and other events organised by the university.

Professional socities

Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences.

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

American Astronautical Society.

Space Generation Advisory Council.

Royal Aeronautical Society.

Women in Aerospace Europe.

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