Curriculum Vitae
Education
- 2021-2025
University of California, Los Angeles
Computer Science BS and Physics BS
Honors and Awards
- 2024-2025
Clare Booth Luce Scholar
- 2021-2025
Pedrozzi Scholar
Research Experience
- AUG 2025 - Present
University of Ottawa
Advisor: Augusto Gerolin
- Jun 2023 - Present
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Advisor: Layla Hormozi
- Researching non-Abelian topological quantum error-correcting codes
- Dec 2023 - Present
Furlanetto Research Group (UCLA)
Advisor: Steven Furlanetto
- Assessing the sensitivity of the 21 cm signal to different models of reionization (Python)
- JUN 2022-JAN 2023
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Science Undergraduate Laboratory Intern
- Designed the PurgaExtendWithTF4 model utilizing the Purgatorio and Thomas-Fermi electron model (C++)
- Developed scripts to for utilizing MEOS (Bash, Python)
- Presented PurgaExtendWithTF4 at the 2022 LLNL Summer Slam and 2022 LLNL Summer Slam Special Edition
- Published a technical report on the PurgaExtendWithTF4 model
Work Experience
- JUL 203-AUG 2023
LabSmith
Intern
- Ported the uProcess SDK from Windows to Linux while preserving parallel computation advantages and ensuring cross-compatibility (C++, CMake)
- Implemented the dynamic menu for developing in the uProcess scripting language (C++)
- MAR 2021-SEP 2021
LabSmith
Intern
- Integrated the Sensirion Flow Sensor to the uProcess software (C++)
- Wrote an application note on maintaining a consistent flow rate with feedback control using a flow rate sensor
- Ensured quality and reliability of microfluidic components through careful cleaning, inspection, and assembly
- Programmed, calibrated, and tested microfluidic components for accurate performance and functionality
- Updated and refined documentation and application notes to improve clarity and usability
Other Experience
- AUG 2017-JUN 2021
FIRST Robotics Team
GravitechX - Team Co-Lead (2020-2021), Programming Lead (2019-2020)
- Programmed vision code (Python, OpenCV), rotating mechanical arm (Java), and projectile launcher (Java)
- Taught programming, applied for grants, managed budget of $20k, organized projects and meetings
- Organized the fundraising and distribution of Arduino kits for hands-on learning during the pandemic
Presentations
- May 2025
UCLA Undergraduate Research & Creativity Showcase
“A Phenomenological Model of Reionization”
- August 2024
Brookhaven National Laboratory Summer Internship Programs Symposium
“Quantum error-correcting code architectures” (poster)
- August 2022
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Summer Slam Special Edition
“Extending and Smoothing Two-dimension Equation of State Simulation Data”
Publications
- Dungwatanawanich, N. 2022. “Extending and Smoothing Two-Dimension Equation of State Simulation Data.” LLNL-TR-840394. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States). https://doi.org/10.2172/1890073.
Skills
- C++ , C, Python, Java, Verilog, Lisp, Octave, Bash, and JavaScript/HTML/CSS
- Git, Jira, Object-Oriented Programming, Functional Programming, Parallel Programming, Linux, and Windows