Conducted thermal analysis for pintle injector to mitigate against extreme temperatures during combustionTested feed system and injectors for experimental determination and calibration of flow characteristics

Assessed the use of semipregs in wind turbine blade repairs for mechanical property restorationManufactured composite specimens using hand lamination and vacuum assisted resin infusionConducted rheological and mechanical testing to respectively quantify properties of viscosity and tensile stiffnessPerformed stress analysis for a ply-wise FEA model of scarf joint specimens using Ansys Composite PrepPost

Conducted convergence study of 5 NASA-provided flat plate meshes for experimental validation using different free stream turbulence intensities and RANS transition models using OpenFoamConcluded high freestream turbulence ratios and viscosity ratios led to deviation in experimental convergence

Designed a composite spacecraft structure using CAD for a dark matter surveying telescope mission conceptPerformed Finite Element Analysis (FEA) including Static Structural Analysis and Modal AnalysisIncorporated thermal modeling into design of structures to provide optimal heat transfer of componentsCreated a composite properties estimation calculator based on a database of fibers and matricesModel, trade, and select appropriate structure types, materials, and launch vehicles based on mission requirementsMass analysis resulted in savings of 40% to primary and secondary structures

Participated in hand layups to manufacture composite structures for the motor case, nozzle, and noseconeAided the operations of solid motor static fire, propellant characterization, and launch in Mojave Air & Space Port