Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
I'm a Ph.D. student at Carnegie Mellon University's Department of Engineering and Public Policy, advised by Professors Valerie Karplus and Nicholas Muller. I study the climate change, air quality, and environmental justice impacts of industrial decarbonization pathways, currently focusing on the iron and steel industry with the goal of identifying Green Steel solutions that are effective, economic, and equitable. I became interested in industrial decarbonization through my time at engineering consulting firms AtkinsRealis and Hatch, where I spent three years as a Mechanical EIT working on mining and metals projects around the world. Before that, I studied Mechanical Engineering at McGill University, where I did my undergraduate thesis on metal particle combustion at the Alternative Fuels Lab.
Working with Professors Valerie Karplus and Nick Muller to study the climate change, air quality, and distributional impacts of carbon and air pollution emissions from the industrial sector, with the goal of identifying decarbonization pathways for hard-to-decarbonize sectors like Iron & Steel that are effective, economical, and equitable.
Developed and produced engineering designs, calculations, design bases, and technical specifications for mechanical and HVAC equipment for the mining and metals industry. Assisted in the evaluation, design, and implementation of equipment and process solutions to improve energy efficiency and pollution control in metallurgical processes. Collaborated with colleagues across multiple departments while demonstrating excellent communication skills with both internal and external contacts.
Worked on large-scale, international projects involving Electric Furnaces and Blast Furnaces for project stages including project development, engineering design, construction, and testing/inspections. Efficiently produced technical specifications, manuals, engineering calculations, FEA models, and Matlab-based 3D visualizations for non-destructive testing reports. Developed engineering work plans and schedules to oversee the successful completion and delivery of high-value Engineering Work Packages. Travelled internationally to perform field engineering work, including site inspections, vendor inspections, and construction management.
Worked as a full-time RA during summers and part-time (~10h/week) during the school year. Conducted combustion experiments with metal particle suspensions, which has applications in renewable energy and sustainability. Designed, built, operated, and performed maintenance on the experimental apparatus, including a custom-made particle flow diffuser for the even suspension of metal particles in air, and an Arduino-based control system for the apparatus and its surrounding systems. Performed data analysis using Matlab to measure flame speeds and identify different types of combustion instabilities from experimental data. Efficiently collaborated with graduate students to successfully complete two research projects on metal fuels, one culminating in a high-impact journal publication, and the other in an Honours Thesis.
Demonstrated strong communication skills by holding one-on-one and small-group tutoring sessions for students in Calculus and Ordinary Differential Equations classes, with excellent reviews from students.
Conducted tutorial lectures to a class of 60 to 90 students and provided individual help to students both in-person and online. Held 2-hour review sessions before every final and midterm exam. All lectures and review sessions had high attendance and reviews. Earned recognition by becoming the first undergraduate TA to be awarded the Outstanding TA Award by the Faculty of Engineering.
Assisted in the development of a single-molecule microimaging device for a biomechanics lab by designing micro-scale silicon/PDMS chucks to be bonded to microscope slides, conducting research for material selection, and proposing a new manufacturing method to minimize cost and time required.