Ashita Karim
Ashita Karim
Learner - She / Her
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31
Location
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Bio

Hi there! My name is Ashita, and I'm an astrophysics and music undergraduate student at the University of Calgary. I love data, research, reports, and all things related to space. I have a passion for self-improvement and have thrusted myself into a variety of extracurricular and leadership roles in the past few years - ranging from being a science lead for my school's space rover team, to being an executive for one of the largest clubs on campus, and writing articles about science and underrepresented voices at my university's newspaper company.

One of my professional goals is increasing the accessibility of education, arts, and sport to underrepresented groups. In my free time, I love playing the violin, creative writing, and playing contact sports like MMA and rugby.

If all this aligns with your company's or project's vision, I'd love to connect further!

YorkU portals
Categories
Biotechnology Market research Artificial intelligence Data science Scientific research

Skills

Blog posts 2 Cosmetic dermatology 2 Dermatology 2 Health sciences 2 Holistic health 2 Molecular microbiology 2 Research 2 Search engine optimization 2 Skin care 2 Writing 2

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Recent projects

Curù Skin Inc.
Curù Skin Inc.
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

SEO-Optimized Blog Writing in Skincare and Natural Raw Materials for Sun Care Startup

Our startup is passionate about natural skincare, wellness and the science behind it. We ​​want to increase awareness about trending topics in skincare that will drive traffic to our website. To do this, we would like to collaborate with students ideally studying in the scientific field especially relating to dermatology and/or health sciences and/or digital marketing who have a flair for writing. As our brand continues to grow, we need compelling, well-researched website journal/blog posts for our target customers who are skincare lovers and tend to research ingredient lists before making a purchase decision. Teammembers will: Familiarizing themselves with our goals, target market, ingredients and products. Market research and trends. Researching blog topics and maintaining sources for citation. Researching keywords to determine the most relevant terms that our customers search for. Researching Search Engine Optimization requirements and suggesting recommendations for us to rank on the first page of Google. Recommending topics for our blog posts. Drafting blog posts relevant to our business. Revising blog posts based on feedback and SEO recommendations Team roles can be filled based on desired focus and expertise/academic background: Focus: SEO research, recommendation and final edits/review of blog posts and, Focus: Scientific concepts, skincare topic research and blog writing

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Category Communications + 4
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Work experience

Market Research Intern
Maman Biomedical
January 2025 - Current

- Created a product market fit questionnaire for needle-free IVF alternatives in a start-up environment

- Researched survey and interview methodologies and recommendations using scientific literature

- Creating interview questions for infertility doctors

- Creating customer/competitor profiles and researching the target market for trends, opportunities, and pain points

- Presenting updates on a weekly basis with a slide deck or deliverable

- Analyzing data in a final report including methodology, analysis, results, and future recommendations

Volunteer Writer
The Gauntlet Publications Society
January 2025 - Current

- Writing articles for the university newspaper with a focus in the ‘underrepresented voices’ and ‘science’ sections

- Conducting interviews with scientific experts and underrepresented groups for article features

Vice President Gigs
Schulich Soundstage
November 2024 - Current

- Managing extensive email communications with external organizations for one of the largest club on campus

- Assisting in developing a website for the club using HTML

- Created a program for student musicians to earn money through performing at external events - development included making an audition process, conducting interviews, creating an orientation, providing professionalism training, writing a contract, and managing performers

- Promoted from JR VP to SR VP within one month due to high intake of responsibilities and excellent communication

Junior Science Division Lead
Schulich Space Rover Team
October 2024 - Current

- Leadership role in a sub-team to do experimental research/design for the Canadian International Rover Challenge (CIRC)

- Supporting senior division lead by conducting meetings and assisting in logistical work such as timeline, deadline, and agenda creation

- Analysis of gas detection data sets - communicating findings in a scientific report to summarize findings and recommendations

- Creating experimental design for gas and radiation detection with pin sensor Arduino systems

Education

Music, BA
University of Calgary
September 2023 - April 2028
Astrophysics, BSc
University of Calgary
September 2023 - April 2028

Personal projects

Journalism Article Sample from The Gauntlet Publications Society
January 2025 - Current
https://thegauntlet.ca/2025/02/09/for-the-safety-of-all-pedestrian-accidents-in-calgary/

- Sample of my volunteer writing for my school newspaper
- Exhibits writing style and proficiencies in communication

Scientific Report Sample from Modern Physics
January 2024 - April 2024
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Le3EWkDWfqjutP68Q2DfxZtNkYe76B_O/view?usp=sharing

- Scientific report example from the university course 'Modern Physics'
- Received a grade of 95% or more on all reports including the linked one
- Extensive uncertainty calculations
- Collaborated with a partner
- Reports written in LaTeX