I develop future-forward strategies merging design, technology, and systems thinking to drive circular and regenerative economies. My work spans biotech, food, and fashion, blending science with market innovation for lasting impact.
Emerald
Personal bioreactor with an automated system to grow and harvest spirulina algae that anyone can use at home.
circular economies with material Provenance
A DNA-based data encoding system to track substance flows worldwide, the Material Provenance Project organization helps to support sustainable practices by providing insight into the provenance, properties, and journeys of materials.
Wearable olfactory interface
Planning a dinner party in space? Aromata is a personal wearable olfactory interface with a modular system that leverages synthetic biology to enhance the food experience for astronauts, by safely and conveniently producing aroma compounds on demand.
Microbial Memories
Microbiome as cultural archive—based on the emerging science linking microbiomes to terroir in wine and food, anyone can use environmental metagenomics to capture the complexities of a time and place to create the potential for novel experiences of flavor.
Biodesign in space
What does farming in space look like? This project explores a symbiome designed to create a closed loop bio-regenerative system that promotes harmonious cohabitation among humans, fungi, and microorganism.
Selected talks & Moderation
Speaker, Harvard Design Conference, Harvard GSD
Moderator, Biomaterial Innovators, SynbioBeta
Lead Organizer & Host, Business of BioDesign
Speaker, Bio-innovation for Creatives, New Museum
Curator & Moderator, Foodhack x Newlab
teaching & mentorship
Adjunct Professor (BioDesign Studio), NYU
Mentor in Residence (Creative Science), NEW INC
Mentor, HTGAA (Synthetic Biology), MIT Media Lab
Instructor, Genspace
Workshops & Facilitation
Instructor, Microbial Memories, Genspace
Facilitator, Interplanetary Synbio Workshop, GCBS, MIT
Facilitator, Speculative Synbio Workshop, HTGAA, MIT
Judging & Fellowships
Alumni Board Member, BioDesign Challenge
Judge, BioDesign Sprint (BDC x Mars)
Fellow, GCBS Fellowship 3.0
