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Kenmore, Wa, Us

Seattle, Washington, United States

As a structures engineer for the 2024 Supersonic Configurations at Low Speeds (SCALOS) capstone team at the University of Washington, I worked with a team of engineers toward developing a detailed supersonic airliner concept and a database for supersonic aircraft performance to be delivered to NASA. In this role, I gained experience working in commercial wind tunnels, running experiments, collecting and analyzing data, and designing and machining components for testing. This data was then used to inform the design of a supersonic airliner concept. For this effort, I was in charge of designing the wing structure and spatial integration, including landing gear design and integration, fuel tank design, and control surface definition. This experience taught me invaluable skills in professional teamwork, engineering design, and technical writing and presentation in addition to technical engineering skills in CAD and data analysis.

Seattle, Washington, United States

As a member of the University of Washington's Ram Accelerator Research Team, I worked alongside combustion experts Dr. Carl Knowlen and PhD candidate John Correy on the development of a hypervelocity launch system. Repurposing the thermodynamic processes used in ramjet engines to propel a projectile through a fuel filled environment, the Ram Accelerator has exciting implications for hypervelocity launch applications such as direct space launch and mining technologies. While on the team, I gained valuable technical experience with thermodynamics, instrumentation, and data analysis and processing in addition to experience with being part of a diverse team of engineers.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Under the Washington NASA Space Grant Consortium, I received funding to further my involvement in the Ram Accelerator research at the University of Washington for several months. During this time, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to lead an investigation on rearward moving shockwaves that were identified in the starting stages of the accelerator after each hypervelocity launch. Using magnetic sensors fixed in the apparatus to identify the exact location of the projectile in time while using pressure transducers to track the shockwaves, the team and I were able to collect and analyze data from over 40 experiments. The investigation yielded exciting results, as we were able to conclude that the success of a shot (whether or not the projectile experienced a wave unstart event) was correlated with the location of origin of the rearward moving shockwave. With further investigation of the relationship between the starting point of the rearward moving shockwave in the accelerator and the success of a launch, our understanding of undesired wave unstart events could be greatly improved. I am very grateful to the Washington NASA Space Grant Consortium, the University of Washington, our sponsor Pipeline to Space, and my mentors Dr. Carl Knowlen and PhD Candidate John Correy for this opportunity which provided me with hands on experience in thermodynamics, instrumentation, data analysis and collection, technical writing and presentation, professional teamwork, and leadership.

Master Of Science - Ms, Financial Mathematics

Engineering Undeclared, Undeclared, 3.98

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Activities and Societies: I was a cellist in both the Inglemoor large strings ensemble and the school's elite chamber orchestra. During my.