She obtained the Ph.D. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Caltech in 2007 and 2003 respectively, and the B.A.Sc. in Engineering Science (physics option) from the University of Toronto in 2002. She is the recipient of a MIT TR 35 award in 2012, IBM Faculty Award in 2010 and 2011, Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation Early Researcher Award in 2009, an NSERC University Faculty Award in 2008, and the Clauser Doctoral Thesis Prize from Caltech in 2007. She leads a team of graduate students to conduct combined theoretical and experimental research in the area of micro- and nano-scale photonic devices. Her group collaborates with industry, public and private institutions, and universities in Canada and abroad.