I recently graduated with high distinction from the University of Virginia with a major in Mechanical Engineering, minor in Biomedical Engineering, and an interest in Biomechanics. Now I am finishing up a few master's classes and expect to receive my Master of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering this December 2025!
2025, Mar 10 — 1 minute readI started interning at the UVA Center for Applied Biomechanics during my third year at UVA. After taking my Strength of Materials Class with Dr. Richard Kent and hearing about some of his biomechanics work, I knew I had to get involved. While I was always interested in working at the intersection of mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, and medicine, this...
2025, Mar 05 — 3 minute readTo graduate, all Mechanical engineering students must undertake a capstone design project where they create a solution for some type of problem. My chosen project focuses on Distal Radius Fracture Reduction, and my team and I are designing an accessible and inexpensive 3D-printed reduction device.
2025, Mar 01 — 2 minute readI have 8 years of experience using machine shop tools, including mill, lathe, drill press, mitre saw, band saw, hand drills, soldering, belt sanders, dremels, angle grinders, etc. As the mechanical fabrication lead on my high schools robotics team, I was also responsible for training mechanical sub-team members on using these tools safely.
2024, Mar 09 — 1 minute readOne of the projects in the invite-only advanced mechatronics class I was a part of was to design, CNC, wire up, and make a custom sound effects pedal for a homemade electric guitar.
2023, Dec 15 — 3 minute readDuring my second and third years I did research with Professor Daniel Quinn (Ph.D.) in the UVA link lab. Our research hopes to externally monitor breathing patterns such that events like asthma attacks can be predicted and prevented before they occur
2023, Dec 10 — 1 minute readIn my second-year Mechanics Lab class, students had to complete a final project where we designed our own experiment. I chose to focus on something very applicable to my life-- rock climbing and the safety of different anchors
2022, Apr 15 — 2 minute readAs a student invited to be a part of the UVA Engineering Rodman Honors Program, one of the requirements is that we complete a semester where students break off into groups and work on a real-world engineering project with a client...
2022, Jan 15 — 6 minute readI am a part of the Virginia Motorsports team at UVA where we build formula SAE cars from the ground up and race them
2021, Sep 01 — 1 minute readAs a senior student in the engineering strand at the Governor's School for Science and Technology (GSST), I am required to do a mentorship. My mentorship is with a NASA Aerospace Engineer where I am designing and coding a customizable enginer component to OpenVSP, NASA's open-source aircraft design platform. The plan is to be able to export engine models, designed...
2020, Sep 12 — 10 minute readI have been involved in FIRST robotics programs for eight years. Now, as my FRC team's mechanical lead & pit crew lead, I am responsible for designing and building the robot’s mechanical & pneumatics systems, training mechanical sub-team members, and debugging mechanical and non-mechanical problems under pressure as lead of the pit crew during competitions.
2020, Sep 03 — 3 minute readI served as the point of contact for an ongoing collaboration with our school district’s Assistive Technology Coordinator. Our robotics team's role in this collaboration is to adapt low-cost toys to connect to accessible switches, enabling students with disabilities to learn cause-effect relationships by triggering the toys’ functions.
2020, Sep 02 — 3 minute readI completed the VASTS 5-month online program for Juniors & Seniors. Based on performance, I was selected to attend a seven-day residential summer academy at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., where students are immersed in NASA-related research through interaction with scientists, engineers and technologists.
2020, Jul 26 — 1 minute readI have created a number of designs using Computer Aided Design(CAD).
2020, Mar 07 — 3 minute readFor my Junior year in the Engineering strand at the Governor's School for Science & Technology we had to design a bridge in CAD, laser cut it from foam, glue it together and compete to see whose could handle the most weight.
2020, Feb 03 — 1 minute readFor Junior year in the Engineering strand at the Governor's School for Science & Technology, my research project was....
2020, Jan 03 — 2 minute readI completed the Virginia Space Coast Scholars (VSCS) 4-month online learning experience for high school sophomores. Based on performance, I was invited to attend VSCS’s seven day, residential academy at NASA Wallops Flight Facility. With a focus on scientific exploration, students are introduced to the science, engineering, and technology concepts that are integral to earth and space-based missions launched or...
2019, Jul 26 — 1 minute readFor the past five years, I have volunteered at Bluebird Gap Farm in Hampton, Virginia almost every Sunday. I feed, care for, and help manage the animals, along with participating in service projects that the farm supports.
2015, Jun 16 — 2 minute readThroughout middle school and through ninth grade, I volunteered each summer to maintain and feed the aquatic life in the marine science tanks and lab at Booker T Washington Middle School, a Marine Science Magnet School.
2015, Jun 14 — 1 minute read