PROJECTS
Listed in order of significance.
Click on the thumbnail photo to learn more about each project.
Listed in order of significance.
Click on the thumbnail photo to learn more about each project.
TYPE: Year-long independent engineering research project
SUMMARY: Designed, built, and flight-tested a computerized oblique-wing aircraft, addressing the cross-coupling control challenges that have historically hindered oblique-wing designs. Won over $100,000 in awards, featured in Forbes, presented at AIAA conferences, and placed 1st at the International Science and Engineering Fair.
TYPE: Internship project at the MIT SPARK Lab
SUMMARY: Redesigned and flight tested an improved soft drone, improving lifting capability, flight control, SLAM sensor visibility compared to previous designs. Selected into the Research Science Institute (RSI), MIT's premier summer research program.
TYPE: Year-long independent engineering research project
SUMMARY: Created a flight computer and controller system for a glider, enabling mid-flight wind energy harvesting in a similar manner to gliding seabirds. Placed 2nd at the International Science and Engineering Fair.
TYPE: High school design team
SUMMARY: Designed and launched model rockets to compete in the American Rocketry Challenge, placing 18th nationally out of over 1,000 competing teams.
TYPE: Formula SAE Electric Design Team
SUMMARY: Working on and running python physics simulations of MIT's Formula SAE racecar to optimize control algorithms.
TYPE: Year-long independent engineering research project
SUMMARY: Designed, built, and flew a model airplane with a tail inspired by birds (lack of vertical stabilizer + vortex lift generating surface + tail actuation in roll) for theoretical gains in efficiency and maneuverability. Placed 4th at the International Science and Engineering Fair and awarded 1st special awards from the AIAA and USAF.
TYPE: Independent Engineering Project
SUMMARY: Designed a line of microcontroller-based flight computers for various aerial vehicles.
TYPE: Year-long independent engineering research project
SUMMARY: Developed a new type of flying wing featuring variable sweep capable of trading between agility and efficiency in flight.
TYPE: Personal Project
SUMMARY: Designed a personalized non-conventional mechanical keyboard from the ground up, including a custom PCB, custom QMK firmware, and custom layouts.
TYPE: Class project
SUMMARY: Designed, cut, and soldered a stained glass leaf for my materials science class.