A little about me

I'm a senior studying mechanical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. I want to make a positive impact on the world through my work. I love learning, and I'm always looking for ways to grow with new experiences. When I'm not studying or working, you can find me sailing on the Charles River, tinkering with my custom PC, or playing video games with my brothers in Theta Xi.

Education

MIT

MIT is the world's premier STEM institution. I'm course 2-A6, Mechanical Engineering with a dash of Computer Science. I am also concentrating in Philosophy, specifically regarding cognition and philosophy of mind.

Boston Latin School

BLS is Boston's magnet public school and the oldest public school in America. Four years of Latin instruction and mandatory public speaking give me a solid backing in the humanities while a strong program in AP Physics C and AP Biology nurtured my appreciation for the sciences.

Internships

Intern (Mechanical Engineer)

NVIDIA graphics accelerators are responsible for ushering in a new generation of AI. I as a virtual intern, I was responsible for researching and implementing stiffener designs with improved manufacturability and stiffness to replace the existing DGX A100 stiffener. I worked with international vendors to align my design with their capabilities.

Intern (Mechanical Design Engineer)

Tesla is driving the world's transition to renewable energy. At the Gigafactory in Nevada, I worked with the Core Test Engineering Team to develop and support a manually operated tester to detect unit defects in Tesla energy products. I also designed mechanical fixtures to support development of new quality inspection methods.

Intern (Flight Software Engineer)

NISAR is a multi-billion dollar Earth observation satellite scheduled to launch in 2022. I worked on several tasks for NISAR, including implementing automatic SCRUB static analysis into our continuous integration process and writing tests for flight software fault protection using Python, Bash, and C.

Other Activities

Propulsion and Recovery

We make many of our parts, from rocket motors to onboard computers. On the recovery subteam, I lead the design and testing of our stage separation mechanism. On propulsion, I help mix rocket fuel and test the motor. I'm also in simulations, where I verify CAD accuracy and run flight simulations.

Undergraduate Researcher

The Biomimetics Robotics Laboratory uses nature as inspiration for groundbreaking robots. I'm assisting graduate students in the development of a novel force sensor that uses barometric pressure sensors embedded in a polymer rubber to obtain shear and torque data.

Vice President

Delta chapter is the oldest continuously operating chapter of Theta Xi, a national engineering fraternity. As the Vice President, I organized and presided over house meetings and was responsible for inducting new members. I've also held other officer positions such as Secretary and Scholarship Chair.

Teaching Assistant

I help teach 18.02 (Multivariable Calculus) in the fall and 18.03 (Differential Equations) in the spring for the Experimental Study Group (ESG). This fall, I will also be a TA for 2.005 (Thermo-Fluids Engineering) in the Mechanical Engineering department.