Hey! I'm Stella
I build projects where medicine, engineering, and curiosity overlap. I've had an interesting path to where I am today, and I couldn't be more proud of it.
If you're wondering...
what I'm working on: I've always been big on inclusivity and equity. Right now, I'm working to bring this to Western's engineering students by co-chairing the EDID Committee. Alongside this, I'm working with Dr. Sree Ram Valluri and Professor Natalie Mathieson in the field of Gravitational Space Waves. For fun, I've been working on a few LLM-powered tools; one being a project to help learn music theory on the guitar!
where I come from: Being consistently curious, my goal has always been try every field I could to find what I enjoyed most. I've worked in fields from crypto banking to ML dev; Visual Arts to ophthalmology. But, I've now found my niche in combining all these fields, and just building with the end goal of helping people, even if its just a little bit.
where I'm going next: A major goal I have is to advance efforts towards inclusivity for students, especially in the STEM fields. It took me years to understand what truly makes a space inclusive, and I want to make life easier for students; to make a space in academia where they are given an equitable opportunity. Parallel, I want to travel, explore, and see what is unimaginable and be able to help anywhere, where I can
Reading Right Now
Hover the stack to flip through what I've been reading.
Kitchen Confidential
Anthony Bourdain
Slapstick or Lonesome No More!
Kurt Vonnegut
Closer to Hugh
Marina Endicott
On the Shelf
Books I've finished.
Year in Review
Monthly highlights, one year at a time.
2026⌄
Montréal, QCWatched the Artemis II Crew panel.
I've seen talks from influential people, from Vanessa Williams to Sam Altman, but none as moving as the Artemis II Crew
FloridaFlown out to Florida for a conference.
After years working with Eukapay, they flew me out to represent them at SBC in Florida
Toronto, ONWent to a Tame Impala Concert.
I used to be terrified of concerts, so finally shaking that fear off to see him live felt like a huge deal
Montréal, QCFinished my term in Montreal.
Acrylic Robotics gave me more than great tech experience, it gave me opportunities to grow some beautiful relationships (including with myself!)
2025⌄
Sauble Beach, ONTook time to focus on myself.
Fun Fact: I learned how to ride a bike on this trip
Toronto, ONWorked at a Yacht company.
After having experience working at tech companies and in medical clinics, I decided to change it up and try something new
London, ONMoved back to University.
As much as I enjoy my time in London, it's always hard to leave Toronto. But, our Ring doorbell is pretty fun
Montréal, QCAttended CSChE.
I had the opportunity to attend the Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference (CSChE) in Montréal
London, ONOfficially became a Co-Chair on Western's Engineering EDID Committee.
The EDID Committee at Western University is working towards creating a more equitable, diverse and inclusive community
London, ONInitiated Western's first Women in Engineering support directly from faculty.
Turned a conversation with a professor into a faculty-supported Fix-It Night, pushing for real institutional support for women in engineering