Engineering Projects
Phase Analysis: Mechanical Vibration Monitoring
using IIOT Technology for Industry-First Solutions
A Thermodynamic Analysis of Tidal Power
with Flor Parra and Melissa Veal
Mechanical Failure Analysis of Gould 3316 Pump Impeller Shaft
with Melina Kamaritis, Melissa Veal, Owen Santoso, and Hailey Burbage
Ensuring Reliable Energy for All: UN Sustainable Goals
with Tejas Agarwal, Nguyen Hung, Mathu Pushpakumar, Maria Veloso, Tianyue Xia, and Kevin Zhang
Electrical Circuit Design for a MP3 Circuit (Breadboard & PCB)
using Signal Mixer, Baxandall Tone Control, Volume Control, LEDs, and Inverting Op-Amp
Preparing for Leadership in Global Industry
using a Cultural Intelligence (CQ) Action Plan
Green Loop: A Sustainable Business for Profitable Recycling
with Justin Bardy, Joseph Gluzman, Braden Heisler, and Nick Ross
Technical Entrepreneurship: $1582 Profit in 26 Days
with Tarrin Goldberg, Braden Heisler, Nick Ross, and Emma Snelling
Safety (ASTM) Engineering for STEP Roller Coaster Design
with Harris Lanum, Matthew Bashford, Ethan Kaplow, and Jared Walker
Ride System Technical Recommendation Report
using Contextual Research & Situational Comparison
Urban Analysis and Design for Downtown Jönköping, Sweden
with Krina Patel and Aaron Schneider
Research on "GENTOO" Hydrophobic Coating for NASA Program
in the Student Engineering & Nanotechnology Laboratory at Mont. County Comm. College
In summer 2016, I worked and learned through the NASA "Engage & Inspire" program at the Student Engineering Research and Nanotechnology Laboratory (SERNL) of Montgomery County Community College. Funded through the Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium, we were mentored by Swiss engineer Jean-Jacques Reymond and completed several world firsts in submersible electronics, focusing on hydrophobic polymers like "Gentoo". We spent painstaking hours and days coating plates and measuring the effects of different coatings on droplets. These measurements were succeeded by coating exposed electronic components in the polymers and them submerging the active electrical components in water. While in the program, we set several records for active electronics exposed subsurface, with several components within "Gentoo" polymer lasting over 24 hours. Our findings were eventually used to expand the polymer's use from commercial waterproofing to avionics protection for the United States Navy. I look back on this as a formative summer as a research student learning more about nanotechnology in a lab setting.