Bachelor of Science

Grade: 5.0/5.0. Activities: Alpha Delta Phi (President, Treasurer), Solar Electric Vehicle Team

High School Diploma

Grade: 4.0/4.0 GPA. Activities: STEM Robotics (Lead), Mu Alpha Theta (President), Chamber Orchestra (Viola Section Leader)

Optical Engineering Intern

• Designed and simulated single-mode Edge-Emitting Laser Diodes designs, increasing total power output 23.2%
• Varied quantum-wells, claddings, and ridge-waveguide geometry, increasing power 57% from base design
• Researched tapered-oscillator architectures, producing 15% power increase from non-tapered design
• Produced LIV curves through automated Python data acquisition, reducing simulation turnaround by ~20%
• Built and aligned near-field, far-field, and LIV characterization setups using rotating cameras and probes

Undergraduate Researcher

• Engineered 4f microscope with MEMs mirror to produce 2D scan of diamonds with sub-micron resolution
• Constructed Hanbury Brown-Twiss interferometer coupled to optical fiber and avalanche photodiode (APD)
• Validated single-photon, thermal, and coherent light input, tuning to achieve 4x reduction in coincidence noise
• Designed and fabricated CAD mounts for MEMS mirror and long-pass filter, shrinking footprint by 15%
• Integrated automated control of NI-DAQ and Moku:Pro via Python, cutting experiment setup time by 30%

Infotainment Lead

• Designed PCB to incorporate CAN car telemetry and power delivery to Raspberry Pi 5 and touchscreen
• Managed team of four on software, firmware, and hardware work, coming 20% ahead of projected timeline
• Optimized PCB footprint by ~50% and of system casing footprint by ~30% compared to previous design

Grader (6.2300: Electromagnetic Waves)

• Hosted assistance for 20+ students covering electromagnetics, transmission lines, resonators, waveguiding, diffraction, interference, antenna design, RF filters, and optical filters

Teaching Assistant (8.02: Electricity and Magnetism)

• Guided students through collaborative Friday problem solving questions and strategies