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Texas, United States

Goal is to build a transitioning VTOL Drone capable of fully autonomous operation.Currently in stage 2 of the project to design and build a low cost transitioning VTOL drone/flying wing.

College Station, Texas, United States

- Increased the test stand safe load capacity from 1000 to 4000 lbf by creating a redundant anchoring solution. - Overhauled outdated CAD to accommodate upgrade from 2 to 3 load cells, improving measurement accuracy.- Acquired new sponsorships to manufacture critical engine and test stand parts resulting in $500+ saved.

College Station, Texas, United States

- Developed an AR calibration application for the Magic Leap 2 headset in Unity, a game engine written in OOP C#.- Utilized plane detection and vector math to create a custom algorithm to position digital elements onto real geometry.

College Station, Texas, United States

- Filtered over 10,000 ultraviolet observations to match supernova data across databases with APIs and Python scripts- Empowered the submission of 104 targets of opportunity for NASA to observe via SWIFT space telescope.- Presented Aggienova research progress to judges at the Student Research Week symposium.

College Station, Texas, United States

- Constructed and designed a remote-controlled catapult to precisely launch balls and score points in a competition.- Researched commercial misting nozzles to atomize water for a high-pressure aeroponics growth system.

Grapevine, Texas, United States

- Investigated XR technologies that could potentially be used in an educational setting such as a VR public speaking platform, a hands-on AR guidance system, and AR guided tours.- Proposed a timestamp system on help desk articles to incentivize staff to follow through and close tickets faster. - Attended new hire events to distribute and setup laptops to new hires, ensuring smooth onboarding.

- Collaborated with TRIPP VR to design, execute, and academically document an IRB approved research study: correlated virtual reality meditation with an 18.2% reduced perceived stress and 6.1% increase in mindfulness.- Presented research at 5 science and engineering fairs including the International Science Fair, receiving 5 awards and honorable mentions from companies such as Lockheed Martin and the American Psychological Association.