Co-Principal Investigator, Pedagogy Development Project (Singapore) 2016 – 2020
Conceived and led a collaborative project with Singapore’s Ministry of Education (Curriculum Planning Division) to build modern physics demonstrations that foster engaging and research-oriented learning.
- Developed 4 hands-on and 3 online demonstrations that were distributed to all junior colleges in Singapore. The project was featured in the national news (The Straits Times).
- Led 2 pedagogy publications and 1 policy research brief for the National Institute of Education.
- Organized a National Workshop on pedagogy for modern physics, attended by ~ 60 educators.
Teaching Assistant, Department of Physics, NUS (Singapore) 2013 – 2015
- Designed, organized and led interactive tutorials and practical sessions for core and elective 8 undergraduate courses, on themes of classical and quantum physics, engineering physics, and exposure courses on nanoscience, chaos theory, and astronomy. Student Evaluation Score: 4.32/5.
- Pioneered and organized physics induction workshops for first year students.
- Developed demos for physics enrichment camps for pre-university students from across Singapore.
Advisor and Science Faculty, Raising a Mathematician Foundation (India) 2014 - present
This non-profit organization champions the use of research-centric pedagogies to inspire passionate students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds, including women, and rural and underprivileged communities who are given special scholarships.
- Founded the sciences division by conceiving the Quantum Wonder program, which has now run 3 times. Participants have joined top-tier undergraduate programs, including Ivy League schools in the U.S. and Oxbridge in the U.K. 1 student won a Bronze medal at the International Math Olympiad.
- Co-organized and promoted the All Girls Nurture Camp.
- The organization has impacted > 6000 students via workshops, seminars, and competitions.
Modern Physics Pedagogy development (National Institute of Education - Singapore)
Publications:
- A cost-effective quantum eraser demonstration. Physics Education 56, 033007 (2021).
- Modern Physics Demonstrations with DIY Smartphone Spectrometers. The Physics Educator 4, 2250003 (2022).