Infrared position sensing for an adaptive treadmill
Oral Presentation at 25th Annual University at Buffalo Undergraduate Research Conference (2019), Niagara Falls, New York
CV
Education
Ph.D. in Engineering, May 2027 (expected); Brown University
Concentration: Fluids & Thermal Sciences; Minor Area: Computer Science
National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellow
B.S. in Aerospace Engineering [GPA: 4.0/4.0], May 2022; University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
Barry Goldwater Scholar, US Congress & DoD National Defense Education Programs
Ronald E. McNair Scholar, US Department of Education
Engineering Experiences
Summer 2022: Spacecraft Mechanical Engineering Intern
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Caltech), Pasadena, CA
Mechanical Structures & Articulation - Graduate Student Internship
Supervisor: Nicolas Haddad
- Performed comprehensive bolted joint structural analyses in FEMAP for the Mars Sample Retriever Lander (SRL) test fixture
- Led mesh convergence study for spacecraft deployable cup-cone separation interface
- Orchestrated flight system Assembly, Test, and Launch Operations (ATLO) for the Europa Clipper mission
- Prepared technical documentation for assembly and integration of mission-critical flight hardware and ground support equipments
Summer 2021: Structures Technology Engineering Intern
The Boeing Company, Seattle, WA
Advanced Structural Analysis, Boeing Research and Technology (BR&T)
Supervisor: Gerardo Pena
- Partnered with lead engineers to improve stress analysis on projectile impacting fuselage for the 767 model, resulting in task completion at half the proposed timeline
- Programmed Python scripts to facilitate to automate processing and conjoint analyses in Abaqus CAE software
- Led the preliminary RxWing sealant peel-off predictive model study between design engineers & material scientists
- Performed FEA evaluations on the 747-8 tail cone nozzle components for various pressure and forming conditions
- Utilized non-linear, transient, dynamic analysis tool, LS-DYNA to perform Finite Element Modeling (FEM) supporting Boeing’s goal of Zero Parts Departing Airplane (PDA) safety events
Summer 2020: Mechanical Engineering Intern
GKN Aerospace, Dallas, TX
- Analyzed cost reduction on the Trent XWB & JAS39 Gripen engine components and deduced reasonable estimates on a variety aspects of product lifecycle performance
- Contributed to turbomachinery analysis for Boeing 777X-GE9X engine through productivity comparisons
- Performed flight physics using MATLAB to simulate the lander mechanism for varying flying conditions
Leadership Experiences
Fall 2019 & Spring 2020: Technical Operations Co-lead
NASA Micro-G NExT Student Design Challenge
Project: NASA-2020 Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts – Academic Linkage (RASC-AL) competition (Top 4 universities at national level [Phase-2])
- Proposed a solution to the SAVER challenge, which required a fully autonomous UAV capable of assisting astronauts in distress within a maritime environment
- Piloted the integration of Pi (portable lightweight) camera with TensorFlow software to perform astronaut determination
- Devised feedback control mechanism between software and motor control, changing course for optimal location estimation
- Documented procedures, suggesting improvements to existing design based on structural constraints and testing done at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center
Fall 2018 & Spring 2019: Project Associate
State University of New York Engineering Science Intramural
Project: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) Design, Build and Fly
- Delegated a team of 5 students to design, build and pilot a mini-UAV by meeting all constraints of the test including cost, dimension, and part constraints
- Formulated the project to devise design evolution, electrical, mechanical & software analysis, and selected components to reach required lift and payload
- Presented our proposal and research objective to the Engineering Dean’s Advisory Council
Skills
- Drafting: Siemens NX, SolidWorks, Autodesk - Fusion 360 & Inventor, Creo, PowerPoint Engineering
- Machine shop: Mill, Lathe, Drill Press, Bandsaw
- Computer programs:
- Programming: ROS, MATLAB, Python
- Controls: Simulink
- FEA: Femap, LS-DYNA, Abaqus
- CFD: SimScale, COMSOL, ANSYS
- DAQ: LabVIEW, MS Excel
- Writing: LaTeX, Overleaf
Publications
Talks
Flow control and separation delay in morphing wing aircraft using traveling wave actuation
Poster Presentation at Florida International University Research Conference (2019), Miami, Florida
Satellite orbital simulation using Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) and Fourth order Runge-Kutta method
Oral Presentation at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) National Conference (2020), Los Angeles, California [virtual due to COVID-19]
Numerical simulation of unsteady aerodynamics for a transverse gust encounter
Oral Presentation at Goldwater Scholar Community Symposium (2021), Virtual
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) of aircraft wing in transverse gust encounter
Poster Presentation at 2021 Naval Academy Science and Engineering Conference, USNA, Annapolis, Maryland
Numerical Simulation of Unsteady Aerodynamics for a Transverse Gust Encounter
Oral Presentation at 2021 AIAA Young Professionals, Students and Educators (YPSE) Mid-Atlantic Section conference, Maryland (virtual due to COVID-19)
Teaching
Service
- AIAA New England Section - Chair, Awards Planning Committee, Aug 2023 - Present
- University at Buffalo Engineering Alumni Association - Awards Committee, Oct 2022 - Present
- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Young Professional Committee, Dec 2022 - Present