Brittany Trinh is a Vietnamese-American website designer and chemist. She helps enterprising scientists, science communicators, and academic entrepreneurs create a website that integrates your creativity and expertise. Brittany knows when your website reflects the awesome things you do within and beyond STEM, it helps you forge your own path.
She hosts the Beyond Your Science Podcast, where she talks about integrating science, entrepreneurship, and creativity within and beyond STEM, from her own experiences and interviews with other scientists and small-business owners. Listen to the Beyond Your Science Podcast.
Brittany is a PhD candidate in Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research focuses on synthesizing high-impact polymers in a more eco-friendly way and leveraging their tough mechanical properties into industrial applications. She received her BS in Chemistry with a minor in Psychology from the University of Houston. Follow her research on Google Scholar.
When she’s not in the lab, she’s probably playing piano or violin, watching slice-of-life anime, or cooking some kind of noodle. Connect with Brittany on LinkedIn.
Education
Ph.D. (expected May 2026)
M.S. 2023
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Chemistry
Advisor: Andrew J. Boydston
B.S. 2018
University of Houston, Chemistry
Advisor: Melissa L. Zastrow
Leadership & Community Activities
University of Wisconsin-Madison
2024 – Present
Chemistry Graduate Student Career Development Team
2024
McElvain Materials Seminar Lead Organizer
2023 – 2024
Chemistry Undergraduate Research Board Advisor
2022 – 2024
Catalyst (First Year Peer Mentoring) Leadership Team and Mentor
2021 – Present
Medical Sciences Orchestra, Member and Graphic Designer
Around Madison, WI
2024 – Present
Madison Symphony Orchestra, Student Ambassador
University of Houston
2017 – 2018
Scholar Enrichment Program Tutor
2015 – 2017
Non-music Major Orchestra, Founder and President
2022 – 2024
Catalyst (First Year Peer Mentoring) Leadership Team
Around Houston, TX
2018
Houston Museum of Natural Science – Sugar Land, Summer Camp Coordinator
2017 – 2018
Houston Citizens’ Environmental Coalition, Government Relations Intern
2015
Houston Pre-freshman Enrichment Program, Summer Camp Counselor
Honors & Awards
University of Wisconsin-Madison
2024
Outstanding Teaching Assistant for Undergraduate Research
2024
PPG Science Communication Travel Grant Award
2022 – 2023
Catalyst Leadership Scholarship
2021 – 2022
UW Madison Pei Wang Scholarship
University of Houston
2018
University of Houston Natural Science and Mathematics Alumni Association Scholarship
2017 – 2018
Houston Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Scholarship
2017
Houston Scholars Research Scholarship
2017 – 2018
Thomas & Richard Franklin Scholarship
2016
Undergraduate Research Day Audience’s Favorite Poster
2016
Baldwin Pi Kappa Alpha Scholarship
2014 – 2018
Academic Excellence Scholarship
2014 – 2018
Cullen Leadership Scholarship
2014 – 2017
Foundation Excellence Scholarship
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