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Golden, Colorado, United States

District heating and cooling:· Researching decarbonization solutions for district heating and cooling including renewable thermal sources, electrification, thermal storage, and renewable electrical power production.· Modeling a “5th generation” district energy system (or "geothermal network") with vertical geothermal borehole thermal storage for a demonstration site in Massachusetts.Hybrid solar-geothermal power systems:· Investigating combined solar topping and geothermal bottoming power cycle options.· Designing power cycles, performing off-design analysis, and simulating annual energy dispatch for techno-economic analysis of hybrid systems.

Advisor: Dr. Eric Loth-Conducting computational research on energy storage for wind energy integration-4 first-author journal publications, 1 conference publication, 1 provisional patent-Mentored two undergraduate students on research projects, one co-authored a paper with our group.-NSF Graduate Research FellowshipModeling of Spray-Cooled Compressed Air Energy Storage-Investigate liquid piston compression with spray cooling as economical option to increase efficiency of compressed air energy storage (CAES) by approaching isothermal compression.Energy Storage for Wind Energy Integration-Investigate cost of energy metrics for variable renewable energy sources.-Model offshore compressed air energy storage system for use with saline aquifers and liquid metal battery storage system for offshore wind energy.Segmented Ultralight Morphing Rotor (SUMR) Wind Turbine-Worked with multi-university team on SUMR project to design extreme-scale offshore wind turbines. (Funding: ARPA-E)-Developed new model for Tower Shadow effect and compare to field test data from novel demonstrator turbine to test fidelity in OpenFAST code.

-Co-taught undergraduate Fluid Mechanics course to over 100 engineering students.-Responsible for 50% of the course, including lectures, lesson plans, office hours, and homework.

Nc State University

-Performed outreach to high school students to encourage studying STEM and answer questions about higher education. -Promoted the Goodnight Scholars Program to potential new students.-Led Goodnight Scholars programming events on a monthly basis.

Conducted an undergraduate research experiment related to the use of a static ceramic particle bed as an energy storage medium. Designed and built a test fixture and then conducted the experiment.

Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

Worked in the Propulsion and Fuel Systems group to engineer new solutions, troubleshoot issues, and update technical documents. Led a test project throughout the summer, running weekly meetings with team members. Took the project from test plan to build to final report. Designed a test fixture in Catia and created drawings for fabrication.

Raleigh, Nc

Monitored the mechanical systems in the Solar House and work to improve the running and efficiency of the house. Designed and implemented a research project to test the effectiveness of the passive solar Trombe wall and look for ways to improve the system.

Perform energy assessments at mid-sized industrial facilities, looking for ways to conserve energy and reduce utility costs.Work with a team to write technical reports detailing energy savings based on engineering calculations.

San Antonio, Texas

Worked as a Student Engineer in the Propulsion & Energy group of the Mechanical Engineering division.-Conceptualized, designed, and analyzed ideas for new models-Utilized Python and Solidworks to create and display data-Created and presented written reports and presentations to document progress on projects-Gained experience with heat exchangers, gas turbines, reciprocating compressors, and test rig design.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Mechanical And Aerospace Engineering

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Minor: Sustainable Energy; Study Abroad: Engineers in London, 2015