What I Do — Research, But With Plot Twists

Welcome to the next page! Here, I’ll share more about my professional interests. My work generally begins with a problem I think matters, followed by the realization that the necessary data does not exist, and if it does, it’s guarded like a state secret. I then spend months stitching together fragments of information, occasionally surrendering and pivoting to a new question with the blind hope that maybe the data gods will be kinder. This page is a record of those journeys: mostly failures, some small victories, and a lot of stubborn optimism.

Photo: Flower Dome, Gardens by the Bay, Singapore.
I visited the Flower Dome last summer and was shocked by how chilly it was inside, especially when it was blazing hot outside. I thought it was just reckless air conditioning, but turns out the whole place is a sustainability flex. From special heat-reducing glass to cooling only the lower zones and even using waste heat to run their dehumidifiers, the tech behind it is actually super cool.

Here’s where I explain the pieces of my work and life that don’t fit neatly on a CV. If you’re curious about how I got here, what I actually study, or why any of it matters, you’re in the right place.

P.S. Beyond this page, I’ll retire the dramatic commentary and return to more traditional scientific explanations.

Origin Story

A quick journey from childhood curiosity to the research rabbit holes I now call a career.

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