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Education
Education
M. S. in Aeronautics
M. S. in Aeronautics
California Institute of Technology (2022)
Relevant Coursework: Advanced Fluid Mechanics, Computational Fluid Dynamics (Incompressible, Compressible, Porous Media), Linear Systems Theory, Aerospace Control Systems, Network Control Systems, Inverse Problems and Data Assimilation, Earth's Oceans, Atmosphere Dynamics, Ocean Dynamics, Cloud and Boundary Layer Dynamics, Biological Propulsion, Remote Sensing, Waves in Geophysical Fluids (audited).
B. S. in Mechanical Engineering with an Aerospace Minor
B. S. in Mechanical Engineering with an Aerospace Minor
California Institute of Technology (2021)
Relevant Coursework: Senior Thesis (x2), Hydrodynamic Stability, Turbulence, Data-Driven Modeling of Dynamical Systems, Energy Technology and Policy, Heat and Mass Transfer, Fluid Mechanics, Experimental Methods, Experiments and Modeling in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics, Thermal Science, Design and Fabrication, Applied Linear Algebra, Waves/Oscillations, Statistical Physics, Introductory Methods of Applied Mathematics.
Fellowships and Awards
Fellowships and Awards
Spring 2023
Issued by Caltech
This award recognizes a student whose achievements in teaching (or other ways of assisting students) have made a significant contribution to Aeronautics Department. The award is named in memory of Charles D. Babcock, Professor of Aeronautics, who passed away in 1987.
Fall 2022 - Fall 2025
Issued by the National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program
Spring 2022
Issued by the National Science Foundation (declined)
Philip G. Saffman Endowed Graduate Fellow
Fall 2021 - Summer 2022
Issued by Caltech
This fellowship was established by Mrs. Ruth Saffman, with partial support from the Moore Foundation, in memory of Philip G. Saffman, Theodore von Kármán Professor of Applied Mathematics and Aeronautics, Emeritus.
George W. Housner Student Discovery Fund Award
Summer 2021
Issued by Caltech
The Housner Fund was established with a gift from the late George W. Housner, Braun Professor Emeritus in Engineering, to enhance the academic experience of undergraduate students through its support of scholarly activities.
Spring 2021
Issued by Caltech
This award recognizes a B.S. candidate in mechanical engineering whose academic performance has demonstrated outstanding original thinking and creativity, as judged by a faculty committee appointed each year by the executive officer for mechanical engineering.
Scholar-Athlete Award
Spring 2021
Issued by Caltech
This award is presented to the senior student-athletes who have maintained the highest cumulative grade point average while also making significant commitments and contributions to their sports over their careers.
Winter 2021
Issued by the Hertz Foundation
Spring 2020
Issued by Caltech
This award is made annually to engineering students with the best academic record at the end of the third year of undergraduate study. It is funded under an endowment provided by the Ford Motor Company Fund.
Brenda and Louis J. Alpinieri SURF Fellow
Summer 2020 and Summer 2019
Soli Deo Gloria SURF Fellow
Summer 2018
Issued by Caltech
Named Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program fellows benefit from funds generously contributed by donors to support the SURF program.
Teaching
Teaching
Ae 201a: Advanced Fluid Mechanics
Ae 201a: Advanced Fluid Mechanics
Spring 2023
Instructor: Professor Dale Pullin
Held weekly office hours to review lecture material and answer questions, graded assignments, and formulated solution summaries for each problem.
Ae 239a: Turbulence
Winter 2023
Instructor: Professor Jane Bae
Held twice-weekly office hours to review lecture material and answer questions, formulated assignments and solutions, graded assignments, and created and presented a tutorial for accessing and analyzing data from the Johns Hopkins Turbulence Databases (JHTDB).
ME 11c: Thermal Science (Fluid Mechanics)
Spring 2020
Instructor: Professor Guillaume Blanquart
ME 11b: Thermal Science (Applied)
Winter 2020
Instructor: Professor Melany Hunt
ME 11a: Thermal Science (Theoretical)
Fall 2019
Instructor: Professor Melany Hunt
ME 12a: Mechanics
Fall 2019
Instructor: Professor Michael Mello
Held weekly office hours to review lecture material and answer questions, and graded problem sets and exams.
Mentoring and Volunteering
Mentoring and Volunteering
Fall 2024 - Present
Caltech
This role involves designing a project and providing mentorship for a mentee to develop science acumen, confidence, and tangible technical skills that prepare them for a career in academic and STEM fields. Caltech Connection is an outreach and mentorship initiative that pairs Caltech graduate student and postdoctoral mentors with mentees from local minority-serving two- and four-year colleges.
Fall 2023 - Present
Caltech
Head Coach: Jon Bonafede
This role involves helping to organize and run practices and competitions for the Caltech NCAA Division 3 water polo team. Relevant qualifications for this role include passing the NCAA Division 3 rules test and competing as a student-athlete for the Caltech water polo team as an undergraduate.
Spring 2024 - Present
This role involves helping clean up trash from turnouts along the Angeles Crest Highway and organizing large-scale monthly cleanups.
Animal Shelter Volunteer
Before 2018
Helped organize and run adoption and fundraising events for dogs and cats at animal shelters and rescues in Northern Illinois, including Orphans of the Storm and Reach Rescue.
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