San Francisco, California, United States
• Structures, Mechanisms, and Hardware Integration Team • Performed structural analysis (FEA) using Siemens FEMAP with Nastran for static, dynamic, and modal evaluations on composite aircraft primary structures and subassemblies. • Conducted model optimization in FEMAP, reducing RMS error from 30% to under 7% through model correlation with hardware testing. • Collaborated with cross-functional teams (materials and process, avionics, hardware test, etc.) for various testing activities, including vibration, failure, strain gauge instrumentation, materials, and tensile tests. • Generated analysis specifications and designed experiments to validate structural responses under varying environmental conditions, identify failure test loads, and perform test load validation.
PI: Professor Manan Arya • Created a compact, lightweight folding method for deployable membrane RF antenna in collaboration with NASA/JPL. • Fabricated and tested innovative setups for deployable space structures using machining, 3D printing, laser cutting, CAD and SolidWorks. • Validated complex structures (RMSE 0.04) using metrology tools, such as a Faro arm and digital image correlation (DIC) for high-precision components. • Conducted finite element analysis (FEA) on a honeycomb structure for a space telescope with various materials (aluminum, carbon fiber, etc.) to estimate its stiffness and mass. • Mentored undergraduate students and assisted visiting research scholars by providing hands-on training in data processing, mechanical testing, and FEA; guided them through composite structures, material idealization, and research methodologies based on my prior project experience.
PI: Professor Ruike Renee Zhao • Experimental design for snap-folding rings with different geometries. • Mechanical testing using Instron machine to capture and quantify the force required for the snapping motion.
PI: Professor Fu-Kuo Chang • Prepared and tested Boeing fuselage coupons under cyclical loading in various temperature ranges with piezoelectric sensors to detect damage. • Simulated and automated crack propagation with various crack lengths using Abaqus FEA and Python scripting.
PI: Professor Namiko Yamamoto • Prepared and integrated carbon nanotubes (growth, functionalization, and magnetization) using magnetic fields to reinforce aerospace composites. • Processed and analyzed micro CT scanned images to study the structure-property relationship using machine learning.
Please see Projects under Accomplishments for details. Advisor: Professor Masataka Okutsu Jun 2019 - Aug 2019: Feasible Study of Martian Concrete Aug 2018 - Jul 2019: Design, Fabrication, and Testing of Delta-Wing Air-and-Underwater Drone
• Student support for international students (500+ students) and study abroad. • Provided an inclusive community through information sessions, mentoring, and social events among international and other students. • Assisted international students with visas, classes, and cultural adoption. • Organized and executed International Student Orientation for 250+ incoming international freshmen.