Tyler Tan

Tyler is currently working on their bachelor's degree in biochemistry at UCSB. Previous works include a one-year instructional assistant position/research project under the guidance of Dr. Mark Shishim for the Health and Well-Being course ED 191W at UCSB; pedagogical training at the elementary, junior high, and high school level; and a position as a learning assistant in the introductory chemistry laboratory. Currently working as a learning assistant for general chemistry classes and researching the development of student metacognition in UCSB's CHEM 3L course (an introductory chemistry laboratory) under the guidance of Dr. Stephanie Pazos.

They aim to work as a forensic scientist until they ultimately revisit academia eventually with the goal of earning a PhD and teaching chemistry in higher education.