2016 – present
- Penn State University
- Air Force Research Laboratory
- Texas A&M University
Additive Manufacturing & Machine Learning
Leveraging Data-Science for Additively Manufactured Electromagnetic Components
Combining electromagnetics, additive manufacturing, and machine learning to explore advances and limitations in the current state of the art in fabrication with novel materials.
- Collaborative effort with the Air Force Research Laboratory Materials and Manufacturing Directorate
- Topic of master’s thesis at Penn State
PROJECT ELEMENTS
Additive Manufacturing
Fabricating with additive manufacturing using novel materials for electromagnetic fabrication including dielectric materials and metallic composite inks.
Machine Learning
Using machine learning techniques to provide feedback to additive processes linking geometry and electromagnetic performance.
2016 – present
- Penn State University
- Air Force Research Laboratory
- Texas A&M University
Origami-inspired Electromagnetic Structures
Reconfigurable electromagnetic structures using optimized origami topologies
Using origami as a structural base for electromagnetic applications including antenna arrays and frequency selective surfaces. This uses novel materials and manufacturing to achieve functionality.
- Collaborative effort with the Air Force Research Laboratory Materials and Manufacturing Directorate
- Senior Capstone project at Texas A&M University
PROJECT ELEMENTS
Frequency Selective Surfaces
Origami-inspired frequency selective surfaces comprised of additively manufactured components. Both dipole and spiral elements are studied.
Antenna Arrays
Origami-inspired 2×2 patch array with corporate feed structure. Elements are additively manufactured using flexible metallic inks to account for origami folding.
Antennas
Collaboration with the aerospace department for a deployable origami-inspired folding parabolic dish antenna using shape memory polymer for actuation.
2013 – 2016
- Texas A&M University
- Huff Research Group
Undergraduate Research
Research Assistant
During undergrad, I served as an undergraduate research assistant in the Huff Research group working on my own personal projects and aiding graduate students with design, fabrication, and testing tasks.
- Collaborative research efforts with graduate and undergraduate students
- Many projects involved combining electromagnetics, structures, fluidics, etc.
- The listed projects are a sampling of work.
PROJECTS
Antenna Design & Fabrication
Designs for various projects including patch, monopole, Vivaldi, log periodic, spherical inverted-F, and more.
Airborne Antenna Vehicle
UAV (FT Nutball construction) where the body is made of RT-Duroid and contains multiple antennas on the surface.
Random Array Construction
Assisted in construction of testing platform for a spherically bound 3D random antenna array.
Quad Ridge Horn Antenna Design
Antenna design in Ansys HFSS.
2013 – 2016
- Texas A&M University
- Huff Research Group
AggiE Challenge
Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Research Team
I served as a leader of an interdisciplinary undergraduate research team comprised of electrical, mechanical, chemical, and civil engineers tackling cross-discipline problems by designing full systems.
- AggiE Challenge is an interdisciplinary research program sponsored by the Texas A&M College of Engineering
- Research teams completed projects over continuous work throughout the academic year
PROJECTS
Internet-of-Things Water Widget
At home water tracking system designed to monitor water usage and quality.
Riverbed Mapping Buoy
Buoy designed to map river beds in addition to taking data on water quality and wave patterns. Low power and uses a spherical-inverted-F antenna for communication.
Biology-inspired AUV
Autonomous underwater vehicle designed to be a low power data collection vessel for pipeline tracking. Utilizes toroidal propulsion techniques that mimic the movement of a squid.