Tepie is a physics graduate student interested in the means of ultrafast optical methods and scattering probes to study quantum materials. She graduated summa cum laude with a BS in physics from the University of South Florida. As an undergraduate, she has worked with chemical vapor deposition and Raman spectroscopy to synthesize and characterize transition metal dichalcogenides. Tepie has also worked in the Computational Nanoscience Group using molecular dynamics to study ferroelectrics. In her free time, she enjoys cooking and exploring new places or experiences.