Manage team of 25 students to develop Metallic Expandable Technology for Artemis Lunar Structures (METALS) for long term lunar infrastructure; research metal fabrication/material properties, combustion, and design of lunar structures Won $147,000 grant

Building low cost sensing gloves for data collection.

Lead team of 5 students to successfully design a novel aerospace shape memory alloy using machine learning methods. Work to be presented at international industry/academic SMA conference

-Leading design and development of a casting system for roads and landing pads on the Moon in support of the Artemis mission-Won a $170,000 grant based on our proposal-Tasks include managing team members, machining parts, CAD design, metal matrix composite material analysis, manufacturing and operating a vacuum induction furnace, and mechatronics

Investigate various accidents using forensic engineering. Tasks include adhesive testing, researching and analyzing automotive structures, writing reports and collecting data for clients such as Ford and Kia, and deposition analysis

• Published paper on isogeometric analysis (IGA) • Research and manufacture carbon fiber composites to investigate different manufacturing techniques on tensile strength, specific focus in aerospace and defense applications. Support graduate team efforts focused on generating predictive models of the strength of carbon fiber composites• Collect data on 3D printed materials for predictive model, including tensile, shear, and compression testing. Help design and print 3D models. Research defects in 3D printing using computational models.• Research new methods of predicting spine deformities in patients with scoliosis using machine learning and mechanistic modeling. Research and design algorithm to collect spine data using image segmentation. Final product: app for doctors.

Mechanistic Data Science ME329 Create 14 advanced machine learning/ data science technique lectures for graduate students

Designed and successfully launched 3d-printed, low altitude rocket Experimented with different material parameters and rocket designsCollected/analyzed data on launch trajectory using PCA (Principal Component Analysis)

Helped create and present 16, 120 min lectures on data science/engineering topicsTaught class of approximately 15 graduate students, undergraduates, and high school studentsProvided feedback/help on class assignments

Lead development of aerospace products for various applications, including additive manufacturing of renewable rockets

Teach beginner/intermediate guitar to elementary school and high school students. Manage one employee.

Representative of 40 high schools in the Greater Chicago area, including underserved communitiesGave feedback to IHSA Board of Directors and discuss rule changesHelped design year-long state leadership course with the Special OlympicsPlanned annual leadership conference for athletes, including logistics and topics