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University Park, Pa

Resident Assistant in Atherton Hall: Schreyer's Honors College Special Living OptionAdvised and mentored 70+ residents in personal and academic issuesOrganized educational and recreational events to build a strong residence hall communityManaged various administrative duties including maintenance requests and incident reportingEnforced school policy and resolved interpersonal problems through mediation and conflict resolution

University Park, Pa

A part of the multiple semester capstone class to build a human powered aircraft for the Kremer PrizeApplied aerodynamic and structural principles towards construction of human powered aircraft propeller Constructed aircraft structures such as spars and propellers using pre-preg carbon fiberAnalyzed propeller aerodynamics with XFOIL and XROTOR programs with aircraft propertiesDesigned and built prototype propeller hub connections through structural analyzation

University Park, Pa

Structual Engineering Lead at Lion Tech Rocket Labs for the NASA Student Launch Competition.Employed project management and engineering skills to lead structures subsystem of 15+ studentsDesigned a safe and competitive rocket to compete in NASA’s annual Student LaunchBuilt a full-scale, 10-foot rocket with avionics, recovery and a payload out of carbon fiber with wet layupWrote and edited reports to explain the systems of the rocket and to validate the safety of its design

Indian Head, Md

Summer intern working under mentor Greg Young in rocket propulsion. Studying and experimenting with the combustion of solid fuels in hybrid rockets and ramjets. Involved with working in a laboratory setting with inert materials.