CV

Experience

Graduate Researcher | Hénaff Lab | New York City, NY | 2023 - Present

MakeCode Consultant | Friday | Remote | 2024

Program Director | Roots of Renewal | New York City, NY | 2024

Foodborne Disease Surveillance Intern | NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene | New York City, NY | 2024

LGBTQIA Youth Mentor | APICHA Community Health Center | New York City, NY | 2023

Lead Artist | Healthy Havenscourt Collaborative | Oakland, CA | 2022

Project Coordinator | East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation | Oakland, CA | 2022

Health Educator | Public Health Institute | Oakland, CA | 2017 - 2020

Education

Masters of Arts in Microbial Ecology, Art, Design | 2025

New York University, New York

Bachelor of Science in Microbial Biology | 2017

University of California, Berkeley

Conference Presentation - Invited Talks

“Past Premonitions and Future Fossils” | Genspace | New York, NY | October 2025

“Bioremediation with Heavy-metal-binding Hydrogels and Microbial Heritage Sites” | What Around Design? 2024 | Portimão, Portugal | October 2024

“More-than-human Mapping: Microbial Heritage in Post-industrial Landscapes” (Poster) | Spatial Humanities | Bamberg, Germany | September 2024

“Roots of Renewal: Biodesign Community Program for AAPI Youth” | Biodesign Symposium | New York, NY | June 2024

“Biomaterials in Art” | Gallatin Arts Festival | New York, NY | April 2024

“Lifting the Voices of Asian Youth: Creating Youth Centered Emotional Wellness Support” | Asian & Pacific Islanders Mental Health Empowerment Conference | Clovis, California | November 2019

Fellowships - Awards - Grants

Genspace Artist in Residence | 2025

Horn Family Fund for Environmental Research | 2024

Global Research Initiative Research Institute Fellow | 2024

Asian American Art Alliance What Can We Do? Fellow | 2024

Tandon Research Excellence Exhibit 1st Place | 2024

Horn Family Fund for Environmental Research | 2023

NYU Social Sector Leadership Diversity Fellow | 2023 - 2024

Publications

(Forthcoming) Chou, C., Shih, H.-W., Sulich, K., Montclare, J., & Hénaff, E. (2025). Bioremediation with heavy-metal-binding hydrogels and microbial heritage sites. In A. Mateus (Ed.), What’s around design? Strategic and speculative biodesign for a sustainable future: Volume 2. Springer Nature Singapore.

abracadabra!, A., Marie, A., Yakirevitch, A., Tirrell, A., Possanza, A., West, B. B., Chou, C., Goodwin, C., Lenahan, C., Bassett, D., Ruzova, D., Ahn, E., Tsatsos, I. G., Breakell, J., Grieve-Carlson, J., Finnell, J., Carpenter, J., Rozenberg, K., Mills, K., ... Wong, Y. M. (Eds.). (2025). Journal Journal (Vol. 1). 72 p.

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

Creation and Destruction | Genspace Biomaterials Studio | September 2025

Microbes! The Musical | April 13, 2025

Gallatin Arts Festival | April 2024 & 2025

Gallatin Masters Showcase | May 2024 & 2025

Healthy Havenscourt 2.0 | September 2022

Skills

Digital fabrication: CAD (Fusion 360), 3D printing, Laser cutting, Mold casting

Programs: Javascript, Arduino, Geographic Information System, Adobe Premire Pro

Art: Oil painting, Risoprinting, Screenprinting, Linoleum printing