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Manhattan Beach, Ca, Us

Los Angeles, California, United States

Hawthorne, California, United States

Vice President for the AIAA, which is the U.S. representative on the International Astronautical Federation and the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences for the MIT Course 16 Chapter- Handles all administrative duties for the Course 16 (Aero/Astro) Department at MIT, including the career fair dinner, merchandise, events, faculty presentations, and study breaks

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Engineer in the MIT Lunar Tower Team in partnership with the NASA Langley Research Center to develop a Self-Erecting Lunar Tower for Instruments (SELTI) which can lift payloads to vantage points high above the lunar surface- Mechanical and robotics engineer in order to develop and design tower stabilizers- Utilize photogrammetry data by determining weak points in the structure

Undergraduaute Student Researcher with the joint MIT-NASA TESS satellite to discover exoplanets and other objects of interest (TOIs) - clipsing binaries, exoplanets, interference, etc. in order to optimize the vetting process to find exoplanet candidates.- Wrote python scripts to automate the process, decreasing the number of targets needed to be individually vetted by 80%- Utilized data to create graphs that demonstrated development over time as well as analyzing reasoning behind such changes, taking into consideration the numerous factors from all exoplanet specific telescopes- Part of the individual vetting team that looks at said TOIs to determine their status

Vice President of the Sigma Kappa Sorority here at MIT, specifically pertaining to Standards and Values- Presides over all matters in relating to Standards and Values, including risk management, code of conduct, standards council, and mental health support- Created a council of trustworthy and helpful young girls for the chapter

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Extracted data from the NASA NICER Telescope to observe anomalies with black holes in their accretion disc and develop code to search from X-ray flashed on the edges of event horizons- Wrote complex python scripts in order to look for said anomalies using data analysis- Streamlined the process of data from excel to written code

Greater Chicago Area

Utilized the Advanced Photon Source (APS) to create and develop a research proposal about the ability of phytoremediation plants to change the oxidation states of harmful material- Worked on a team of 10 enhanced and dedicated students to research- Devloped and presented a full research paper and poster surrounding team findings- Utilized the APS to determine the change in oxidation states as well as compared them to the original- Included renovating the greenhouse where the plants were grown

Frankfort, Illinois, United States

Worked as a personal tutor for a number of classes, for a wide variety of ages.- Tutored kids from ages Kindergarten through 8th grade in the core mathematics and science classes- Tutored high school students in classes such as Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Calculus, Pre-Calculus, Geometry, Algebra, AP Chemistry, AP Physics, AP Calculus BC, and various other classes- Set up study programs for all students tutored as well as organized weekly schedules

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical/Space Engineering

Activities and Societies: AIAA Course 16 Vice President, Sigma Kappa Sorority, MIT Rocket Team, Kavli Space lab, Space Systems LabMajoring.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Exemplary Student Researcher Program, Vice President of National Honors Society, Mathletes 4x State Finalist.