Amanda is an undergraduate studying Chemistry-Materials Science with an interest in sustainable materials development. She currently conducts research in Professor Ben Schwartz’s group, where her project focuses on studying the counterion-polymer interactions in doped conjugated polymers through the control of both dopant size and polymer crystallinity. She hopes that greater understanding of the interplay between crystallinity, dopant size, and carrier mobility in organic semiconductors will enable the development of inexpensive, Earth-abundant materials for use in renewable energy harnessing. Amanda enjoys investigating materials problems from a chemistry perspective and plans on continuing this by pursuing graduate research. Outside of lab, she also conducts chemistry outreach with Alpha Chi Sigma and performs with UCLA drumming group Kyodo Taiko.