United States
Hi! I'm a recent graduate from Cornell University, having double majored in Physics and Mathematics. I enjoy learning the 'Why?' behind everything, and am currently pursuing programs and research in these subjects to further my understanding.
Studied compact objects under Prof. Wasserman, focussing on their equations of state arising from different interactions.
- Read previous literature involving research on occultations of outer Solar System objects. - Worked with Arduino's (Uno, Portenta H7 Lite) and custom boards to integrate a rotary encoder into the Hartung-Boothroyd Observatory. - Wrote a script to automate the discovery and selection of relevant occultations and their observation by the NASA SWIFT satellite and analysed the data received to probe the nature of occultations found. - Identified discrepancies in the JPL Horizons tracking system and prepared a report.
- Worked at the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) development project under Cornell University’s TFPx team. - Major contributions were to the thermal team in the analysis and improvement of the Dee-structure sensors and their heat capacity. - Developed image recognition algorithms for data from thermal cameras. - Calibrated devices like resistance-temperature detectors, humidity sensors and thermal cameras. - Developed a web database using PHP and MySQLi for the storage and lookup of protoype and produced Dees.
- Involved in implementing a Vernier UV-Vis spectrometer with corresponding biochemical tests on the 2022-23 rover, Atlas, which qualified for the URC Finals. - Researched and tested methods that can detect life by identifying compounds in simulations of rover functions such as the Fluorescamine and Dische Diphenylamine tests. - Designed a basic fluorescence spectrometer to perform as per our own requirements.