ENGINEERING RESOURCES
Here is a collection of resources relating to optics, computation, and scientific research I've found useful over the years and hope you do too:
Websites:
https://www.laurawaller.com/opensource/
This is my lab's open source page which contains code related to Computational Imaging. There's also a page on Optics Fun :)
This is R&D Engineer Alfred Millett-Sikking's website, which has a wealth of hardware and software resources related to microscopy.
Videos:
Jordan Edmunds's Youtube Channel on Electrical Engineering Videos
This is a great resource for anyone studying for their optoelectronics prelims!
How to Speak - Patrick Winston
This is one of the best talks I've seen on how to speak and communicate scientific ideas.
Course: Introduction to Linear Algebra - Gilbert Strang
I've watched these videos twice now and still learning something new...
Course: Intro to Deep Learning
Great lectures for anyone wanting a preview into what all this deep learning buzz is about.
Course: Convex Optimization - Stephen Boyd
Great intro for anyone completely new to optimization like me. Also has a link to the textbook.
The Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams - Randy Pausch
Very inspiration and great to watch again and again
Free Pilot Training Ground Course
Helped me out when I got bored of reading the textbook
Textbooks worth reading:
Optics:
Building Electro-Optical Systems: Making it all Work by Hobbs
Great reference that teaches you the value of a "photon budget"!
Principles of Fluorescence Spectroscopy by Lakowicz
Introduction to Fourier Optics by Goodman
Computation:
High Dimensional Data Analysis with Low Dimensional Models by Wright and Ma
Information Theory, Inference, and Learning Algorithms by MacKay
Other:
Introductory Applied Quantum and Statistical Mechanics by Hagelstein, Senturia, and Orlando
Signals, Systems, and Inference by Oppenheim and Varghese
Articles:
You and your research by R.W. Hamming
Effective Communication (What I Learned from Patrick Winston by Holden Lee)
The VSNC framework greatly helped me during writing my Masters thesis.
SERVICE LEADERSHIP
I'm a big believer in service leadership and being a part of your community. Below are some of the non-profit organizations I like to volunteer with empower women. You can click on them to learn more.
Big Sisters of Bay Area is an opportunity to mentor youth through monthly meet-ups and fun activities. My "little" and I explore science museums, ice-skating, grow plants, and more together. You can also sign up to "be a Big"!
I transformed into an athlete when I found ultimate frisbee in college. Now I volunteer as middle school youth coach through Bay Area Disc Association. We hope to instill confidence and sportsmanship in middle-school girls.
MIT was my golden ticket to the world of engineering and connections. Now I continue to serve as 2016 class president to plan reunions. I also serve on the Educational Council as an interviewer for undergraduate applicants.
I was a Girl Scout from elementary through high school, and it was where I formed lifelong friendships and confidence. I continue as a lifelong member and am looking to volunteer in a local troop (Richmond-Berkeley).