In May 2024, I completed my PhD in Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the Device Realization Lab (PI: Dr. Brian Anthony). My thesis work focused on acoustic focusing as a method for assembling sub-mm particles in multiphase composites. For more information, please see this page

I completed my MSc in Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. My thesis centered around strategies for externally actuating origami lattices for precision 2D+ assembly. That work was conducted in the Precision Compliant Systems Lab with Professor Culpepper. For more information about that work, please see this page.

My senior thesis in mechanical engineering describes the design and construction of an arterial phantom for validation testing of blood pressure measurement using ultrasound. The thesis documented the modeling, design, construction and prototype testing results - both static and dynamic fluid flow tests. For more details, please see this page.

In this class, students learn the fundamental concepts and experimental techniques for measuring physical variables. The class centers around each student's individual semester-long research project, supported by a team of professors, lab instructors, lab managers, communication instructors, and teaching assistants.

From September 2020 to December 2023, I alternated between two roles: teaching assistant and lab/prof (lab instructor). As a teaching assistant, my responsibilities included mentoring students by defining a viable research objective and reviewing proposed experiment setups. As a lab instructor, I was a research advisor and instructor of defined labs teaching measurement and analysis techniques. For more details, please see this page.

Design and Manufacturing II (2.008) teaches upper level engineering students principles for designing common manufacturing techniques - machining, injection molding, lithography, sheet metal bending, welding, etc. The class is project based, with students designing and producing yoyos made via injection molding and thermoforming.

As teaching assistant, I wrote problem sets, provided guidance to students on problems during office hours and graded mid-terms. I was a TA for Spring 2018 and Spring 2019, taught by Professor Chun.

For details and images of past projects, please see:

• Design Portfolio - projects showcasing mechanical design, instrumentation/control, and design for manufacturing.

• Leadership/Mentorship Overview - student government roles, mentorship, and teaching.

• Hobbies/Miscellaneous - Scuba Diving, Archery, and the MIT Solar Car Team.

Location: Future Concepts Group (Esslingen, BW, Germany)

• Supported transformation of R&D ideas into concept designs for optical measurement of in-line process quality of fluids.

• Turned concept ideas into CAD models (ProEngineer) and machine drawings (GD&T). Early designs prototyped using Selective Laser Sintering. Final designs milled by external shop using aluminum.

• Successfully demonstrated suitability of prototypes for optical in-line measurement of fluids through experiments.

• Characterized light output of externally sourced LED light sources to assess suitability for concept design requirements and provide constructive feedback to vendors.

Date: October 2012 - June 2013

Location: Houston Completions Product Center (Houston, TX, USA)

Determined the cause of defects in manufactured parts through statistical analysis of measurement data spanning three years, combined with root cause analysis of the manufacturing process of parts from programming to testing

July 2012 - September 2012