Researching film cooling techniques in rotating detonation combustorsCreated design tools to characterize performance in non-idealized rotating detonation rocket enginesOperated test stand for small scale rotating detonation rocket engine test campaign

Created transient propellant injection computational fluid models to characterize recovery time in a rotating detonation rocket engine combustor Designed modular torch ignition system and created GD&T machine drawings for manufacturing team

Created iterative MATLAB scripts with integrated NASA chemical equilibrium analysis (CEA) to size injector orifices for a rotating detonation combustor with a solid fuel preburner based on regression rates from past test dataConducted modeling, analysis, and rapid prototyping of fluidic diode integrated injectors for minimizing injector recovery time in rotating detonation engines Operated injector spray facility to characterize spray and diodicity of injector elements using… Show more Created iterative MATLAB scripts with integrated NASA chemical equilibrium analysis (CEA) to size injector orifices for a rotating detonation combustor with a solid fuel preburner based on regression rates from past test dataConducted modeling, analysis, and rapid prototyping of fluidic diode integrated injectors for minimizing injector recovery time in rotating detonation engines Operated injector spray facility to characterize spray and diodicity of injector elements using schlieren and high-speed imagingWrote and led review process for a standard operating procedure for test firing a rotating detonation engine using gaseous oxygen and gaseous methane propellants Show less

Collaborated with graduate researchers to setup and execute experiments researching multi-species shockwave gas dynamicsWrote a script to calculate pressure loss in vacuum tubing and compared with ideal values obtained via vacuum pump testingRedesigned vacuum valve manifold for evacuating air from shock tube

Drafted parts, assemblies, and drawings to GD&T standards for vibration, thermal, and functional validation testing of pump, valve, and sensor packages for the Environmental Controls and Life Support (ECLSS) and Active Thermal Control (ATCS) systems of the Dream Chaser spacecraft.Performed frequency analysis on vibration test fixtures to ensure the fixture’s natural frequencies were not in the testing range.Wrote test work instructions, fracture control reports, and design… Show more Drafted parts, assemblies, and drawings to GD&T standards for vibration, thermal, and functional validation testing of pump, valve, and sensor packages for the Environmental Controls and Life Support (ECLSS) and Active Thermal Control (ATCS) systems of the Dream Chaser spacecraft.Performed frequency analysis on vibration test fixtures to ensure the fixture’s natural frequencies were not in the testing range.Wrote test work instructions, fracture control reports, and design inspection reports for components of ECLSS and ATCS. Show less

Coordinated fueling operations, maintained inventory logs, and marshaled general aviation aircraftSampled Jet-A fuel quality by measuring temperature and API gravityMaintained aircraft engine oil levels and ensured tarmac was FOD-free