Experience

MIT Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Aug 2023 - Present

  -Quantifying error in RANS models of buoyancy driven flows through comparison to LES and experiment using STAR-CCM+ -Quantifying error in RANS models of buoyancy driven flows through comparison to LES and experiment using STAR-CCM+



X-energy

• United States
• Nuclear Electric Power Generation
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Nuclear Engineering Intern

  • Jun 2023 - Aug 2023

  -Performed verification and validation of key phenomena in the reactor using STAR-CCM+ -Implemented various meshing methods to decrease cell count and improve efficiency -Eliminated sources of error and quantified remaining sources of uncertainty through a mesh refinement study -Performed verification and validation of key phenomena in the reactor using STAR-CCM+ -Implemented various meshing methods to decrease cell count and improve efficiency -Eliminated sources of error and quantified remaining sources of uncertainty through a mesh refinement study



Plasma Science and Fusion Center at MIT

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Undergraduate Researcher

  • Sep 2022 - Feb 2023

  -Model convection currents in molten FLiBe salt using Ansys Fluent -Model convection currents in molten FLiBe salt using Ansys Fluent



Imperial College London

• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Researcher

  • Jul 2022 - Aug 2022

  - Analyzed experimental data on cracking in zirconium alloys with GIMP image editing software - Performed simulations using Abaqus to predict cracking due to corrosion in zirconium alloys - Reevaluated and adjusted parameters within the Abaqus model, resulting in more accurate simulations - Analyzed experimental data on cracking in zirconium alloys with GIMP image editing software - Performed simulations using Abaqus to predict cracking due to corrosion in zirconium alloys - Reevaluated and adjusted parameters within the Abaqus model, resulting in more accurate simulations



Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Researcher at the MIT Nuclear Research Laboratory

  • Sep 2021 - Jun 2022

  -Researched and evaluated materials to simulate FLiBe molten salt based on thermal properties -Tested components for a molten salt loop through repeated high-temperature tests -Used Ansys to predict the transient temperature profile of components within a mock molten salt loop -Made recommendations for operation of the loop based on the thermal analysis -Researched and evaluated materials to simulate FLiBe molten salt based on thermal properties -Tested components for a molten salt loop through repeated high-temperature tests -Used Ansys to predict the transient temperature profile of components within a mock molten salt loop -Made recommendations for operation of the loop based on the thermal analysis



Plasma Science and Fusion Center at MIT

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Undergraduate Student Researcher

  • May 2020 - Sep 2021

  -Implemented various libraries to extract plasma temperature and density data from remote database -Created new Python functions to filter experimental data and generate accurate fits in Python -Designed support structures for ~10kg HDPE lenses in Fusion 360 -Realized and assembled a replica optical set up of a sector of the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak -Collected, analyzed, fit, and plotted experimental data in MATLAB -Implemented previously written code to extract raw data from ASDEX database -Created new functions to filter this data and generate accurate fits -Applied various formulas from relevant literature to produce user-friendly plots -Clearly communicated progress at weekly meetings; received and implemented feedback from senior group members Show less