Hampton Roads, Virginia Metropolitan Area
Experienced Aerospace Engineer leading exciting and innovative research in In-Space Servicing, Assembly and Manufacturing and Space Nuclear Propulsion. Background in composite materials characterization and digital image correlation. Board member of the International Digital Image Correlation Society. Recipient of the 2021 Space Technology and Mission Directorate Early Career Award and one of Kappa Alpha Theta's 35 under 35. STEM outreach enthusiast!
Structural Mechanics and Concepts Branch at LaRC • Lead Early Career Initiative LANDO project - Lightweight Surface Manipulation System Autonomy Capabilities Development for Surface Operations and Construction • Lead for NASA LaRC carbon-carbon heat exchange tube development under Space Nuclear Propulsion Technology Demonstration Mission Project Other involvement: • International Digital Image Correlation Society (iDICs) Board Member 2020-present
• Led experimental characterization efforts of PE composites & development of manufacturing simulations to reduce new material insertion time & cost for soldier body armor protection materials • Utilized experimental mechanics expertise to aid mission program by conducting mechanical characterization and experimental method development to examine failure in metal alloys of interest Awards: ARL Customer Service Award (2)
Materials Response and Design Branch, Weapons and Materials Research Directorate (WMRD) • Determined influence of shear material properties on ballistic performance for body armor PE composites • Developed a single fiber test method able to measure fiber diameter in situ
• Evaluating the mechanical behavior of composite materials with nano reinforcement. • Developing a novel composite material characterization methodology that will reduce the number of tests by a third and provide accurate nonlinear properties. • Developing tools to enable certification by analysis of composite structures.
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UTA Courses instructed (Fall 2015): MAE 1312 Engineering Statics, MAE 2312 Solid Mechanics
Courses: Engineering Statics, Solid Mechanics, Materials & Structures Laboratory