Technical University of Denmark, 2023
Thermoplastic pultrusion machine for testing the manufacturing of more sustainable/recyclable materials for Wind Turbine blade spar caps. Designed novel die, puller, and thermoplastic fiber commingling mechanisms. Skills: mechatronics, machine design, CAD/CAM, Solidworks, DFM, COMSOL Thermal FEA, prototyping
ARCTIC ROV
(FEATURED)
MIT Research, 2020-2022
Motorized tether management system for an underwater ROV that will be deployed in the Arctic to map greenhouse gas emissions from permafrost. Skills: SolidWorks, Arduino, mechatronics, systems integration, research
Thesis, 2021-2022
Co-designed, prototyped, and testing a concrete "plancha" style cookstove with the community in Santa Catarina, Guatemala. Skills: user-centered design/co-creation, international development, prototyping, concrete, burn testing
Capstone, 2021
Integrated vise product that uses granular jamming to tightly grasp irregularly-shaped objects (such as models made in foundries, pictured above) without damaging them. Made for a Product Design capstone class "2.009" with a team of 20 students. Skills: P&ID, product design process, CAD, prototyping
YO-YO MANUFACTURING
Class Project, 2021
50 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle themed Yo-Yo's made for Design & Manufacturing II class "2.008" with a team of 7 students. Skills: CAD/CAM, DFM, Autodesk Fusion 360, CNC milling, injection molding, thermoforming
E2SOL internship, 2021
Optimized support structure design for the underside of solar panels so they can support loads with minimal bending when placed on marina docks. Skills: SolidWorks (design and load simulations), design for manufacturing
VEHICLE TO GRID CARGO BOX
E2SOL internship, 2021
Solar cargo box with battery storage and inverter that can be placed on top of cars for v2grid or on the go charging (for camping, construction workers, etc.). Skills: prototyping
HIGHWAY SOLAR CANOPY
E2SOL internship, 2021
Solar canopies that can be easily mounted on standard concrete highway median barriers. Case studies conducted to propose to Rhode Island and Massachusetts DOT. Skills: SolidWorks, urban planning, public policy
Student Group, 2020-2021
I led a team of fifteen students in the design, permitting, and construction of a two-story wooden castle. Skills: Autodesk Fusion 360, structural design, carpentry, team collaboration
Class Project, 2021
Waste bins made from heat-fused plastic water sachets. Tackling issues of plastic waste in underserved communities in Liberia by creating “value” from “waste”. Skills: user-centered design, international development, Solidworks, education
Independent Project, 2020
Mimicking the motion of a rabbit's hop using kinematic synthesis. Self-started project incorporating mechanical design, electronics, and art! Skills: CAD, kinematic synthesis, prototyping
Class Project, 2020
Robot made for a class robotics competition that can split into 2 to lift an object and pull itself up. Will be fabricated after COVID. Click the title see my full design report! Skills: SolidWorks, mechatronics, mechanical design, metalworking
MIT Research, 2019
Flexible, lightweight solar panel system that can be mounted on the roofs of e-rickshaws for use by street vendors in Bihar, India. Skills: product design, energy analysis, research