...During 2004--2012, I earned an M.S. and Ph.D and was a Postdoc in Mechanical Engineering at MIT, where I also was a teaching assistant for seven courses. My teaching was recognized with the Wunsch Foundation Outstanding Teaching Award in 2009. Prior to graduate school, I completed a 2190-mile thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail. (read more)
...My online rapid rating on chess.com is around 1400. I have taught a course to introduce students at my school to chess. I can teach an introduction to chess including opening ideas, tactics, positional play, and end games. (read more)