Run Zhou

Computer Science '26 | Texas A&M University

Education

I am a member of the Texas A&M Engineering Honors program in Computer Science, having fulfilled all previous requirements to stay in the program including maintaining a high GPA.

During my time at Texas A&M, I have taken many courses in computer science:

  • 120 (introduction to programming) - Spring 2024
  • 221 (data structures and algorithms) - Fall 2024
  • 222 (discrete structures) - Fall 2024
  • 314 (programming languages) - Fall 2024
  • 312 (computer organization) - Spring 2025
  • 411 (design and analysis of algorithms) - Spring 2025
  • 421 (machine learning) - Spring 2025
  • 441 (computer graphics) - Spring 2025

    • I have background in many different computer science topics, and I did well in all of these courses, earning A's in all of them.

    Currently I am taking

  • 313 (computer systems)
  • 331 (software engineering)
  • 436 (human-computer interaction)
  • 477 (cybersecurity risk)

    • Professional Experience

    Over the past two summers, I have held two internships.

  • During summer 2024, I worked at MicroMaterials LLC, a chemical start-up company for manufacturing silica nanoparticles. My research allowed for a more effective production process as I looked into automation systems, and the products I helped manufacture were then used in industry Additionally I used AI as a tool to help me collect data on other companies attending a conference, and I helped design a website for the startup.
  • During summer 2025 (this past summer), I was an intern at LandTech Incorporation. I worked to draft plans and maps from land surveying using CAD, and I also used the programming language associated with CAD to streamline the design process.

    • Programming Experience

    I am a current member of the Blackmon Lab, a research lab here at Texas A&M focused on genomics. I have always had an interest in biology and gene expression, and wanted a way to apply my programming skills to biology. I joined a project where I am helping develop an R package to find and track retrogenes: the program takes in a FASTA file (the input file where the genetic sequence is located) and compares them to potentially find any retrogenes.

    In my freshman year, I attended the HowdyHack Hackathon during the fall semester, where I worked with three other teammates to create a bus route application for Aggies. We used Python and the Google Maps API for the backend (the part I primarily worked on) and HTML/CSS for the front end.

    Extracurriculars and Leadership

    I am the current treasurer of Texas A&M Science Olympiad Society. More information is on the Service page.