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Continuation of internship from June 2021 to June 2022- Poster presentation during LPSC (Lunar and Planetary Science Conference) in March 2023

• Employ voter registration database to verify 6,000 petition signatures and qualify municipal ballot initiatives in Austin, El Paso, Denton, and Edinburg• Assist and volunteer in voter registration drives and phone banksGround Game Texas is a political organization with the primary goal of putting progressive initiatives on city ballots in Texas, such as marijuana decriminalization and a $15 minimum wage. Texas does not allow statewide initiatives, but city initiatives (enacting policies without the need for legislative approval) are completely legal.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• Standardized two ETL pipelines to improve migration of vendor data to long-term warehousing (AWS Redshift)• Documented and developed methods to display various report generation statuses/errors on Datadog UI• Profiled database migration architecture (AWS DMS) and wrote Excel macros to improve load balancing

Austin, Texas, United States

• Utilized Agile Scrum principles to lead 6-member team and delegate individual tasks• Led testing campaign of in-rocket fluid components to successful System Requirements Review (SRR) and Preliminary Design Review (PDR)• Wrote professional design reviews, P&IDs, and test procedures for 15 flight components• Debugged water flow test stand’s hardware and electronic issues, served as test operator during tests of cooling channel pieces• Designed curriculum and taught lab-wide weekly Python tutorialsTREL is a student-run laboratory at UT aiming to become the first collegiate rocketry team to launch a liquid bipropellant rocket to the Karman Line, or 100 kilometers straight up.The Fluids Component Test team is responsible for testing the fluid components on the rocket, such as solenoid valves and pressure regulators. Each component (either made in-house or purchased by a vendor) must be rigorously tested for information such as rate of leakage, amount of electrical power required, and ability to withstand a certain temperature range prior to being used on the rocket.

Austin, Texas, United States

• Developed an interactive, GUI-based Python application to visualize test-generated data from LabVIEW, significantly decreased time required for data analysis• Build and test first iteration of rocket engine to gather data and improve designs• Provide inter-team support for GUI-related questions

• Developed MATLAB-based simulations to model Europa’s surface evolution for 2024 NASA mission (Europa Clipper)• Wrote unit and integration tests to validate new code and demonstrate robust code coverage• Optimized Monte Carlo algorithms through caching and parallel processing, reduced runtime by 37%• Reduced memory usage of photon-simulating Monte Carlo architecture by over 70%• Spearheaded redesign of lab component through development of collision detection algorithm and visualizationIn 2024, NASA will launch a satellite to study Europa, a moon of Jupiter. The Galileo mission, orbiting Jupiter from 1995 to 2003, suggested that Europa may have a subsurface ocean of water underneath its icy surface, which is particularly intriguing for the search for extraterrestrial life. This follow-up 2024 mission, known as Europa Clipper, will reach Europa in 2030.There is also the possibility of sending a lander to Europa (conveniently known as Europa Lander) to perform analyses on the lunar surface. However, scientists know that in certain locations on Earth such as Mount Kilimanjaro, blade-like ice structures known as "penitentes" naturally form. These penitentes have been documented to grow to the scale of humans, which would be of great concern to the Europa Lander mission should it encounter them. Consequently, the million-dollar question is: If penitentes can form in certain conditions on Earth, can they form on Europa?The Ocean Worlds Lab team that I am a part of is trying to answer this question both computationally, through Monte Carlo simulations, and experimentally, through an apparatus built and operated in a facility at JPL. The results will also inform the Europa Clipper team of certain topological signatures that the satellite can try to detect should penitentes exist (or not exist) on the surface.

Austin, Texas, United States

The Sanger Learning Center is an on-campus facility that provides free academic support (tutoring, public speaking, workshops, etc.) to all UT students.• Supported over 30 students per semester with Calculus, Physics, Java, Python, and Statistics• Tailored and refined lesson approaches to better engage with diverse learning styles of students• Fostered independent learning through teaching of strategic and dynamic study strategies

Austin, Texas, United States

• Constructed fiberglass body tubes and rocket fins utilizing engineering laboratory equipment• Collaborated with 20-person team to write NASA-specified professional design reviews • Modeled and simulated 2:3 subscale rocket to identify flight characteristics

Cupertino, California, United States

• Wired three competitive robots designed to drive, climb, and pick up and release itemssuch as gears and crates over three respective six-week periods• Led rookie trainings on crimping and soldering with a specific emphasis on motors and motor controllers• Assisted leadership team with design and configuration of robots• Scouted 5 - 10 other teams before and during competitions, acquired statistics to help coordinate team strategy

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Engineering Honors, Texas Rocket Engineering Lab, Longhorn Rocketry Association, Longhorn Band, Sanger Learning.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Drum Captain of the Monta Vista Marching Band, Monta Vista Winter Percussion, Study Buddy Society