Bio
Adlai E. Stevenson High School Water Polo
Caltech Water Polo
Education
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.
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
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 Chuck Babcock, Professor of Aeronautics, who passed away in 1987.
NDSEG Fellow
Spring 2022, Tenure: Fall 2022 - Fall 2025
Issued by the National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program
NSF GRF Awardee
Spring 2022
Issued by the National Science Foundation, declined in favor of the NDSEG fellowship
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 SURF fellowships benefit from funds generously contributed by donors to support the SURF program.
Teaching
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.
Volunteering
Takataka Club Volunteer
Spring 2024 - Present
Helped clean up trash from turnouts along the Angeles Crest Highway.
Fall 2023 - Present
Head Coach: Jon Bonafede
Helped organize and run practices for the Caltech water polo team (NCAA Division 3).
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.