Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
I am a Materials Science and Engineering-turned-Computational Mechanics PhD candidate at Carnegie Mellon University and a graduate of Dartmouth College who majored in Biomedical Engineering. My doctoral thesis will focus on structure prediction and transport phenomena of molecular, solid-solid, and solid-liquid interface systems.
I am a Materials Science and Engineering-turned-Computational Mechanics PhD candidate at Carnegie Mellon University. I led the Molecular Interfaces subgroup of a computational materials science research group and am now focused on transport phenomena in interfacial systems.
I am the lead software engineer and developer for the UniJack™, the microcontroller development platform device that is the flagship product of the electronic and embedded systems engineering startup TBench.Solutions UG.
I successfully compensated a simulated biological operational amplifier, which was something that had never been done before. I optimized performance figures of merit in preparation for implementation of the biological circuit in vitro.
I designed and executed research on a novel photon attenuation layer-enhanced silicon-based X-ray detector for my undergraduate senior honors thesis project titled "Photon Attenuation Layer Silicon-Based X-Ray Detector: Quantum Efficiency Investigation and Algorithmic Processing of Individual Detection Events." I characterized device response under controlled conditions and designed image data processing algorithms in MATLAB to discern, compute, and report individual X-ray detection events from raw data that includes substantial levels of ambient visible light detection data and background noise. I wrote and successfully defended a 53-page thesis presenting my work and analyses, which may be found at https://digitalcommons.dartmouth.edu/engs88/35/.
As a research assistant working on an “Energy Dissipation Pathway Control in Polymer Derived Ceramic (PDC) Composites” project, I designed lattice models in SOLIDWORKS and Abaqus, performed a novel 3D printing technique, simulated and tested strain-stress responses, performed extensive literature reviews, controlled experimental parameters, and designed procedures with the principal investigator. I edited the paper that our work cumulated in and that was accepted for publication in the Journal of Dynamic Behavior of Materials in June 2022.
As a research assistant working on the "X-Mask: See-Through Mask with Full-Face Protection and Early-Symptom Detection for Combatting COVID-19" project, I designed the intuitive connection mechanism in SolidWorks. I also used my experience from another research project to resolve a different sub-team’s silicone manufacturing issues, and I proposed the follow-up project that the principal investigator decided to pursue upon the completion of this project. Our CrystalGuard prototype was one of ten finalists—out of over 1,400 contestants—of the second phase of the 2022 BARDA-NIOSH Mask Innovation Challenge: https://medicalcountermeasures.gov/stories/maskfinalists/
As the sole teaching assistant for ENGS59/162: Basic Biological Circuit Engineering and ENGS262: Advanced Biological Circuit Engineering, I handled all classroom logistics for the professor, guided students working with Cadence, answered their questions about the material, graded their work, and even gave a couple lectures myself.
As the head teaching assistant for ENGS033: Solid Mechanics, I managed five teaching assistants by assigning responsibilities, ensuring a schedule was adhered to, and serving as a liaison between the TAs and the professor. Additionally, I personally aided students in their understanding of course material during after-class office hours and graded and annotated submitted homework assignments and exams.