Personal
Running
I love long-distance running. I ran 5 km as an undergraduate, and after moving to Northwestern, the views along Chicago’s Lakefront Trail inspired me to run longer distances. My race results and personal bests are listed below.
My race results are also available on Athlinks:
Race results on Athlinks
2025 Life Time Chicago Spring Half
Ranking: 98th place out of 5,360
Finish time: 1:29:57
2024 Philadelphia Marathon
Ranking: 2,479th place out of 12,590
Finish time: 3:34:53
2024 Life Time Chicago Fall Half
Ranking: 561st place out of 7,389
Finish time: 1:43:25
2024 Chicago Run Mag Mile 10k
Ranking: 27th place out of 2,219
Finish time: 39:29
2023 Under Armour Chicago 10k
Ranking: 43rd place out of 1,674
Finish time: 43:24
2023 Abbott Chicago 5k
Ranking: 210th place out of 9,251
Finish time: 20:07
2022 Abbott Chicago 5k
Ranking: 100th place out of 7,013
Finish time: 19:02
2022 Under Armour Chicago 10k
Ranking: 38th place out of 1,858
Finish time: 40:55
Personal bests
1 km - 3:28
1 mile - 5:45
5 km - 18:25
10 km - 39:29
Half marathon — 1:29:57
Marathon — 3:34:53
Languages
I passed the N1 level of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT).
I am learning Korean and French. I scored 98 on TOPIK II.
Travel
I have been to most large cities in the US.
Check out my travel itinerary and travel bucket list.
Boxing
I started boxing in October 2024 to work on my upper-body strength alongside running.
Writing
I write about research, hackathons, and my experiences on Medium.
Photography
I enjoy photographing Chicago’s neighborhoods, Halloween parades, and apple-picking trips.
Hackathons
I have participated in dozens of hackathons, from machine learning and AI to solid-state chemistry. I enjoy building projects with teammates, many of whom have become close friends. A few events I have taken part in:
MaRDA Hackathon 2022
UChicago AI4Science Hackathon 2024
Argonne ALCF AI Hackathon 2022
MIT iQuHack 2022