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Zurich, Switzerland

Zurich, Switzerland

Princeton, Nj

- Developed an understanding of the fluid dynamics of air-sea gas exchange by exploring the behavior of bubbles in turbulence- Performed stereoscopic high-speed imaging} and {particle image velocimetry to obtain three-dimensional reconstructions of (1) bubbles rising through turbulence and under laboratory breaking waves, (2) the pinch-off of bubbles deformed by turbulence from an underwater needle, and (3) the turbulent bubble break-up cascade- Numerically simulated the motion of… Show more - Developed an understanding of the fluid dynamics of air-sea gas exchange by exploring the behavior of bubbles in turbulence- Performed stereoscopic high-speed imaging} and {particle image velocimetry to obtain three-dimensional reconstructions of (1) bubbles rising through turbulence and under laboratory breaking waves, (2) the pinch-off of bubbles deformed by turbulence from an underwater needle, and (3) the turbulent bubble break-up cascade- Numerically simulated the motion of point-bubbles in turbulence and solved the population balance equations for bubbles being broken apart by turbulence Show less

Golden, Co

- Employed statistical methods to analyze photovoltaic (PV) performance degradation due to dust and dirt soiling- Developed and implemented an algorithm to infer the reliability of PV sun-tracking hardware with PV power production data, leading to one first-author journal publication- Implemented a machine learning approach to impute air pollution data missing from publicly-available datasets

University Park, Pennsylvania

- Designed, carried out, and analyzed laboratory experiments on impinging gas jets with high-speed schlieren imaging- Developed a model to predict diesel spray impingement, leading to a journal paper and first-author conference paper

Livermore, Ca

- Carried out signal and image processing on experiments on ducted fuel injection (DFI), a combustion technique designed to enhance mixing in multiphase fuel-air flows and mitigate soot formation in diesel engines- Wrote code to facilitate the comparison of results of DFI experiments, producing figures for multiple journal papers

Hagerstown, Md

- Supported experiments and simulations of advanced combustion strategies and waste heat recovery systems for diesel engines, interfacing with collaborating researchers at the Pennsylvania State University

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering (Honors), 3.74 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Penn State Soaring Club, Penn State Glee Club

4.44 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity (Treasurer)