Curriculum Vitae

Experience

Graduate Researcher
Hénaff Lab · NYC · 2023–Present
MakeCode Consultant
Friday · Remote · 2024
Program Director
Roots of Renewal · NYC · 2024
Foodborne Disease Surveillance Intern
NYC Dept. of Health · 2024
Lead Artist
Healthy Havenscourt Collaborative · Oakland · 2022
Project Coordinator
East Bay Asian Local Development Corp · Oakland · 2022
Community Engagement Lead
Public Health Institute · Oakland · 2017–2020

Education

MA in Science Communication, Political Ecology
NYU · 2025 — Thesis: “Chemical Communication: An Evolutionary Dialogue Between Fungi, Bacteria, and Insects”
BS in Microbial Biology
UC Berkeley · 2017

Conference Presentations & Invited Talks

“Past Premonitions and Future Fossils”
Genspace · October 2025
“Bioremediation with Heavy-metal-binding Hydrogels and Microbial Heritage Sites”
What Around Design? 2024 · Portugal · October 2024
“More-than-human Mapping: Microbial Heritage in Post-industrial Landscapes” (Poster)
Spatial Humanities · Germany · September 2024
“Roots of Renewal: Biodesign Community Program for AAPI Youth”
Biodesign Symposium · NYC · June 2024
“Biomaterials in Art”
Gallatin Arts Festival · NYC · April 2024
“Lifting the Voices of Asian Youth: Creating Youth Centered Emotional Wellness Support”
Asian & Pacific Islanders Mental Health Empowerment Conference · California · November 2019

Fellowships, Awards & Grants

Genspace Artist in Residence
2025
Horn Family Fund for Environmental Research
2024 & 2023
Global Research Initiative Research Institute Fellow
2024
Asian American Art Alliance What Can We Do? Fellow
2024
Tandon Research Excellence Exhibit — 1st Place
2024
NYU Social Sector Leadership Diversity Fellow
2023–2024

Publications

Chou, C., Shih, H.-W., Sulich, K., Montclare, J., & Hénaff, E. (2025).
“Bioremediation with heavy-metal-binding hydrogels and microbial heritage sites.” In Mateus, A. (Ed.), What's around design? Springer Nature Singapore. (Forthcoming)
Chou, C., Kong, S., & Magdaraog, A. (2024).
“Roots of renewal: Biodesign community program for AAPI youth.” Research Directions: Biotechnology Design. Cambridge University Press.

Exhibits & Performances

Genspace Biomaterials Studio: Creation and Destruction
September 2025
Gallatin Masters Showcase
June 2025 & May 2024
Gallatin Arts Festival
April 2025 & April 2024
Microbes! The Musical
April 13, 2025
Healthy Havenscourt 2.0
September 2022

Skills

Digital Fabrication
CAD (Fusion 360), 3D printing, laser cutting, mold casting, Arduino
Bioinformatics & Data Analysis
R, Python, molecular biology techniques, GIS
Content Creation
Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Canva
Art
Oil painting, risoprinting, screenprinting, linoleum printing
Community Engagement
Relational project management, interdisciplinary collaboration, partnership development, event planning