Experience

Caltech

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Sep 2020 - Present

• Teaching Assistant

  • Apr 2023 - Jun 2023

• Teaching Assistant

  • Sep 2021 - Mar 2022



NASA Ames Research Center

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• PhD Research Intern

  • Jul 2022 - Sep 2022



Analytical Mechanics Associates

• United States
• Research Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• PhD Research Intern (Co-op) at NASA Ames

  • Jun 2021 - Jun 2022



University of Michigan College of Engineering

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Researcher

  • Jan 2019 - Apr 2020

  • Undergraduate researcher in the U-M Nonequilibrium Gas and Plasma Dynamics Laboratory • Characterized hypersonic, high-altitude, nonequilibrium flows around entry vehicles using a CFD aerothermal Navier-Stokes solver (LeMANS) • Systematically compared different chemical kinetic models for entry into H2-He environments (gas giants) to determine which reactions change bulk flow field properties most significantly • Investigated effects of gas-surface chemistry interactions… Show more • Undergraduate researcher in the U-M Nonequilibrium Gas and Plasma Dynamics Laboratory • Characterized hypersonic, high-altitude, nonequilibrium flows around entry vehicles using a CFD aerothermal Navier-Stokes solver (LeMANS) • Systematically compared different chemical kinetic models for entry into H2-He environments (gas giants) to determine which reactions change bulk flow field properties most significantly • Investigated effects of gas-surface chemistry interactions to estimate products of ablation • Presented poster on preliminary results at IPPW 2019 workshop to audience of scientists, engineers, and space agency representatives Show less • Undergraduate researcher in the U-M Nonequilibrium Gas and Plasma Dynamics Laboratory • Characterized hypersonic, high-altitude, nonequilibrium flows around entry vehicles using a CFD aerothermal Navier-Stokes solver (LeMANS) • Systematically compared different chemical kinetic models for entry into H2-He environments (gas giants) to determine which reactions change bulk flow field properties most significantly • Investigated effects of gas-surface chemistry interactions… Show more • Undergraduate researcher in the U-M Nonequilibrium Gas and Plasma Dynamics Laboratory • Characterized hypersonic, high-altitude, nonequilibrium flows around entry vehicles using a CFD aerothermal Navier-Stokes solver (LeMANS) • Systematically compared different chemical kinetic models for entry into H2-He environments (gas giants) to determine which reactions change bulk flow field properties most significantly • Investigated effects of gas-surface chemistry interactions to estimate products of ablation • Presented poster on preliminary results at IPPW 2019 workshop to audience of scientists, engineers, and space agency representatives Show less



IBM

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Software Engineering Intern

  • Jul 2019 - Aug 2019

  • Created mobile phone application using React-Native to recognize food items from pictures and present user with nutritional information • Implemented image recognition capabilities using Watson Visual Recognition and communicated data between client and server side programs via REST API’s • Deployed server-side program on IBM Cloud to dynamically monitor and manage memory usage of program as new instances of application were created • Created mobile phone application using React-Native to recognize food items from pictures and present user with nutritional information • Implemented image recognition capabilities using Watson Visual Recognition and communicated data between client and server side programs via REST API’s • Deployed server-side program on IBM Cloud to dynamically monitor and manage memory usage of program as new instances of application were created



Kawada Technologies Inc

• Japan
• Civil Engineering
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Mechanical Engineering Intern

  • Jul 2018 - Aug 2018

  • Redesigned and modeled a lightweight 3-axis camera gimbal stabilizer on Solidworks for use on a construction-inspection drone, using a carbon fiber frame to cut total mass of the gimbal by more than 40% • Collaborated with multiple different disciplines of engineers to optimize camera assembly performance by reducing size and mass of individual components, leading to larger payload margins for drone • Verified performance of gimbal under loaded conditions using FEA simulations… Show more • Redesigned and modeled a lightweight 3-axis camera gimbal stabilizer on Solidworks for use on a construction-inspection drone, using a carbon fiber frame to cut total mass of the gimbal by more than 40% • Collaborated with multiple different disciplines of engineers to optimize camera assembly performance by reducing size and mass of individual components, leading to larger payload margins for drone • Verified performance of gimbal under loaded conditions using FEA simulations, ultimately leading to my design being used for the production model of the drone Show less • Redesigned and modeled a lightweight 3-axis camera gimbal stabilizer on Solidworks for use on a construction-inspection drone, using a carbon fiber frame to cut total mass of the gimbal by more than 40% • Collaborated with multiple different disciplines of engineers to optimize camera assembly performance by reducing size and mass of individual components, leading to larger payload margins for drone • Verified performance of gimbal under loaded conditions using FEA simulations… Show more • Redesigned and modeled a lightweight 3-axis camera gimbal stabilizer on Solidworks for use on a construction-inspection drone, using a carbon fiber frame to cut total mass of the gimbal by more than 40% • Collaborated with multiple different disciplines of engineers to optimize camera assembly performance by reducing size and mass of individual components, leading to larger payload margins for drone • Verified performance of gimbal under loaded conditions using FEA simulations, ultimately leading to my design being used for the production model of the drone Show less



Technische Universität Berlin

• Germany
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Researcher

  • May 2017 - Jun 2017

  • Tested, analyzed and interpreted the aerodynamic properties of an unmodified and modified (1:18) scale model car using wall pressure measurements, wake measurements and flow visualization tests in a closed wind tunnel • Calculated pressure coefficients/ gradients with data gathered from pressure taps to find corresponding coefficients of drag and numerically analyze the aerodynamic benefits of modifying exterior of the car • Tested, analyzed and interpreted the aerodynamic properties of an unmodified and modified (1:18) scale model car using wall pressure measurements, wake measurements and flow visualization tests in a closed wind tunnel • Calculated pressure coefficients/ gradients with data gathered from pressure taps to find corresponding coefficients of drag and numerically analyze the aerodynamic benefits of modifying exterior of the car



University of Michigan College of Engineering

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Researcher

  • Sep 2016 - Apr 2017

  • Studied effects of heat treatments on the microstructures of the two-phase titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V. Purpose of research was to assess how the manufacturing method of linear friction welding used in the production of single-piece turbine bladed disks (BLISKS) would influence the microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti-6Al-4V • Graphed and interpreted data from heat treatments and mechanical tests (tensile and compression tests) using MATLAB, prepared samples for heat treatment… Show more • Studied effects of heat treatments on the microstructures of the two-phase titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V. Purpose of research was to assess how the manufacturing method of linear friction welding used in the production of single-piece turbine bladed disks (BLISKS) would influence the microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti-6Al-4V • Graphed and interpreted data from heat treatments and mechanical tests (tensile and compression tests) using MATLAB, prepared samples for heat treatment experiments, and took micrographs of samples using an optical microscope • Presented findings at a research symposium before an audience of professors and peers Show less • Studied effects of heat treatments on the microstructures of the two-phase titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V. Purpose of research was to assess how the manufacturing method of linear friction welding used in the production of single-piece turbine bladed disks (BLISKS) would influence the microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti-6Al-4V • Graphed and interpreted data from heat treatments and mechanical tests (tensile and compression tests) using MATLAB, prepared samples for heat treatment… Show more • Studied effects of heat treatments on the microstructures of the two-phase titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V. Purpose of research was to assess how the manufacturing method of linear friction welding used in the production of single-piece turbine bladed disks (BLISKS) would influence the microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti-6Al-4V • Graphed and interpreted data from heat treatments and mechanical tests (tensile and compression tests) using MATLAB, prepared samples for heat treatment experiments, and took micrographs of samples using an optical microscope • Presented findings at a research symposium before an audience of professors and peers Show less