Hello

I’m Julia

Eco-innovator • Builder

A teen with a passion for using nanotech to solve big eco problems. A teen with a passion for using nanotech to solve big eco problems.

A teen with a passion for using nanotech to solve big eco problems. A teen with a passion for using nanotech to solve big eco problems.

I want to...

Elevate our modes of transit, electricity, & water for humans to live with the earth not off it.

I believe that in the gaps in our knowledge, are where we make true progress. If we can elevate innovative solutions to those gaps we can elevate how we live our lives.


I love to build things that fall on the edge of science fiction and reality some of my recent builds were harnessing electricity from plants to charge my toothbrush and my first attempt at building a hyperloop motor.


Plus I just started doing a BE in Nanotechnology engineering at the University of Waterloo --it’s pretty fun so far!

Things I love

Fuel cells

2022 & 2023, I built fuel cell prototypes for EVs, new fuels & catalysts, and stuffing plants & algae into them to squeeze

out even more green energy.

Early diagnostics

I think cancers are insanely cool and by designing cheaper rapid diagnostics means that more people can access the medicine everyone deserves.

Advanced transit

Advanced transit

I want to see a REAL hyperloop around cities and then countries in the next 10 years. I’m working on the problem of maximizing motor efficiency at & beyond 1000 kph!

Water conservation

I’ve worked on nearly every corner of water tech from household & urban purification to helping big agricultural companies use water sustainably.

Stuff I’ve done...

Undergrad University of Waterloo

2022-present

Nanotech engineering degree. Spend my time w Waterloop, Socratica, Velocity.

Fuel Cells Lab Research Assistant

Summer 2023

Synthesizing platinum-cobalt & platinum-nickel catalysts with carbon black and graphene.

The Knowledge Society Student

2022-present

Learning to solve the world's biggest problems and pitching ideas to companies like Walmart, Switch Health, and Shell.

CDL Apprentice

2022-2023

Creative Destruction Lab program to support young women+ individuals to participate in CDL sessions and modules.

High school co-op lab assistant

2022-2023

Preparing, assisting, and participating in 1st-3rd year labs conducting lab inventory for Nanotech Engineering at the University of Waterloo.

Freelance writer

2021-present

Writer of A Nerd’s Shower Thoughts on Substack, and via many publications on Medium like Betterism, Illumination, Intuition, and StudentsxStudents.

Customer & Volunteer Relation Manager

2021-2023

Volunteered as the CRM & later VRM for Creative Minds Tutoring. Creating newsletters, company analytics reports, and managing complaints.

Self-learner

2015-present

Spent lots of time learning online via edX, Coursera, and Codeacademy for everything from Quantum Physics to Python.

Thanks for stopping by!