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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

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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

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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

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