Experience

MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering (MechE)

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Undergraduate Researcher

  • Feb 2021 - Present

  ● Design and automate an experimental apparatus used to perform boiling experiments on scalable surface profiles ● Fabricate samples and perform boiling curve acquisition experiments ● Characterize and parametrize experimental data used to develop machine learning models to design surfaces for optimized boiling performance, relevant for many applications such as nuclear power plants, water treatment, and thermal management ● Design and automate an experimental apparatus used to perform boiling experiments on scalable surface profiles ● Fabricate samples and perform boiling curve acquisition experiments ● Characterize and parametrize experimental data used to develop machine learning models to design surfaces for optimized boiling performance, relevant for many applications such as nuclear power plants, water treatment, and thermal management



MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering (MechE)

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

  • Sep 2020 - Dec 2020

  ● Mentored students individually and in groups for fundamental mechanical engineering class (2.001: mechanics and materials I) through office hours and virtual hands-on labs ● Graded weekly quizzes that evaluated students’ conceptual understanding of material ● Attended meetings with course staff and provided feedback on structure of class ● Mentored students individually and in groups for fundamental mechanical engineering class (2.001: mechanics and materials I) through office hours and virtual hands-on labs ● Graded weekly quizzes that evaluated students’ conceptual understanding of material ● Attended meetings with course staff and provided feedback on structure of class



Lockheed Martin

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Semiconductor Process Engineering Intern

  • Jun 2020 - Aug 2020

  ● Supported various process changes in focal plane array production such as spray coat, grinding, hybridization, and diamond point turning to optimize cost efficiency and production quality of infrared sensing devices ● Performed experiments involving photolithography processes and observed results under a microscope ● Investigated the usage of an electrostatic chuck in wafer processing as an improved production method ● Analyzed various machining methods and their effects on wafer surface finish to a micron level using an interferometer Show less



Praevium Research, Inc.

• United States
• Semiconductors
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Mechanical Engineering Intern

  • Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

  ● Assembled and performed root cause analysis on Tormach 770 CNC machine ● Modeled several components of a laser assembly in SolidWorks ● Developed tool paths in both SprutCAM and MeshCAM computer-aided manufacturing softwares, and manufactured parts on CNC machine ● Detailed usage and maintenance of CNC machine through an instructional manual ● Assembled and performed root cause analysis on Tormach 770 CNC machine ● Modeled several components of a laser assembly in SolidWorks ● Developed tool paths in both SprutCAM and MeshCAM computer-aided manufacturing softwares, and manufactured parts on CNC machine ● Detailed usage and maintenance of CNC machine through an instructional manual



MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering (MechE)

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Undergraduate Researcher

  • Jan 2019 - May 2019

  ● Formulated hydrogels and investigated their properties using a confocal microscope and stretching apparatus ● Utilized a laser cutter to manufacture fixtures for experiments ● Designed and carried out experiments testing different characteristics of hydrogels, specifically alignment of nanocrystalline structures, suggesting tougher, more flexible, and long-lasting hydrogels ● Formulated hydrogels and investigated their properties using a confocal microscope and stretching apparatus ● Utilized a laser cutter to manufacture fixtures for experiments ● Designed and carried out experiments testing different characteristics of hydrogels, specifically alignment of nanocrystalline structures, suggesting tougher, more flexible, and long-lasting hydrogels