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Mountain View, CA, US

Arlington, Virginia, US

Lead laboratory and discussion sections for undergraduate engineering courses to aid students.Courses taught: Mechatronics, Dynamics, System Dynamics

• Collaborate with PhD student to design and implement control algorithms for the RoboBee, a micro-scale flapping robot.
• Developed “hardware-in-the-loop” configuration to simulate neuromorphic sensor in real time using Python and OpenCV.
• Implementing real time Path-Planning algorithms for the robot using neuromorphic camera images.

• Collaborate with graduate and undergraduate students to design and build a small satellite propelled by water, winning the 4th and final Ground Tournament of NASA’s CubeQuest Challenge and earning a spot aboard NASA’s.
• Designed spacecraft’s orbital trajectory and ballistic capture with the Moon using STK.
• Optimized lunar transfer orbit, reducing both propellant consumption and time of flight for the orbit.

• Designed 2019 competition airframe, increasing endurance by 33% and reducing turning radius by 50%.
• Simulated potential aircraft designs with finite-element vortices to optimize airfoil selection and flight performances.
• Used Pole-Placement methods to ensure static and dynamic stability, as well as acceptable responses to control inputs.

• Evaluated potential tolerance expansion of a nonconforming engine part seen in the field. Modeled stresses using Unigraphics and ANSYS Workbench, and the resulting engine performance using kinematics and turbomachinery.
• Supported 3000-hour life expansion of the fan and compressor modules through statistical analysis of bushing wear.

Cincinnati, OH, US

• Created the Borescope Inspection Guide for the GEnx Engine Series. Inspection Guide distributed to airports across the world and helps inspectors identify typical engine conditions and part defects.
• Analyzed Continuous Engine Operating Data to develop more accurate removal forecasts.
• Wrote Python Script to automate labeling of inspection photos and video files, making them easily searchable.

Santa Clara, CA, US

• Worked on redesigning Upper Lamp Module to increase temperature uniformity to within 1%.
• Collected and analyzed data from tests, created 3D models using NX 10, ran simulations on models using ANSYS.
• Individual project explored the use of lenses as an option in Lamp Module design.

Chicago, IL, US

Led groups of 20-45 kids, and taught swimming, chess, and photography

Ensured player safety while upholding The Laws of the Game for competitive CYSA matches

Master'S Of Engineering, Aerospace Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering