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East Hartford, Ct, Us

East Hartford, Ct, Us

Champaign, Illinois, United States

- Developed an optimization-based iterative learning control (ILC) framework which improved energy consumption by 50% over existing approaches. - Derived formal performance and stability guarantees for the ILC framework.- Created an iterative learning model predictive control (ILMPC) methodology to reduce thermal management constraint violations by 97% in unmanned aerial vehicles.- Created an integrated analytical dynamic model for a hybrid-electric aircraft with 80+ states modeling the propulsion, electric power distribution, and thermal management systems.- Designed and tuned an MPC with integrated PID controllers for online control of a system of systems, reducing tracking error and constraint violations by over 50%. - Developed control-oriented models of aircraft turbomachinery power and thermal dynamics to reduce computational expense by 98%.- Member of the Alleyne Research Group (ARG) and Center for Power Optimization for Electro-Thermal Systems (POETS).

Clemson, Sc

Conducted research on thermal optimization of film-cooling holes on gas turbine airfoil under the guidance of Dr. Sandip Dutta. Research includes thermal analysis in ANSYS, with code for boundary conditions and optimization written in Python.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Developed nodal MATLAB and time-dependent COMSOL models to assess the reliability of motor windings in electrified aircraft, using dynamic transient conditions throughout the flight profile. Assessed the impact of location (e.g. elevation, temperature profiles, humidity) on an active cooling system for electric motors in Urban Air Mobility applications.Created extensive review of literature on fault methods, modeling, detection, and assessment for stator windings in electric motors.

San Francisco Bay Area

Developed code for fully autonomous 2D movement of a robot for urban search and rescue in C++ using Arduino IDE. Work also included creating position tracking for the robot in an indoor environment, and generated a GUI in Matlab to demonstrate movement path and surrounding obstacles.

Greenville, South Carolina Area

Gained over 1000 hours of Solidworks experience designing factory automation machines, and developed PLC code for automating factory processes. I conducted the 3D modeling in Solidworks of both workstations and automated machines, and conducted troubleshooting of my designs in the field, allowing me to see how to improve. I also gained experience programming in RSLogix with my time spent with the Controls team.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Mechanical Engineering

Member of the Alleyne Research Group (ARG) and Center for Power Optimization for Electro-Thermal Systems (POETS).

Master Of Science - Ms, Mechanical Engineering

Member of the Alleyne Research Group (ARG) and Center for Power Optimization for Electro-Thermal Systems (POETS).

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Clemson University Honors College, Undergraduate Research, Tau Beta Pi, Clemson Club Golf, Phi Kappa Phi.