• Designed a novel and inexpensive testing enclosure for perovskite solar cells to accelerate perovskite commercialization

• Saved lab >$10k through custom design and low-cost parts, will publish open-source design for universities to use

• Increased testing throughput >10x; enabled parallel testing of temperature, light, and voltage bias

• Created parametric CAD model in SolidWorks; collected, managed, and analyzed large I-V datasets using Python

• Solved complex, multi-disciplinary problems: thermal analysis, solar simulation, inert-gas sealing, PCB design, maximum power-point tracking, size & cost constraints, DFA, DFM.

• Complete ownership of product lifecycle from concept to 45-cell capacity. Scaled design for >450 cell manufacturability

• Addt’l project to optimize metallization for perovskites; wrote Python program to query Griddler simulation, find convex efficiency maximum, analyze sensitivity, and compare results of large datasets with Python; will publish to GitHub

• Worked independently, integrated feedback from PI, communicated to team of 10, presented to team of 25

• Co-founded electric vehicle club, recruited 25 members, led team of 5 to add regenerative braking to e-bikes

• Invented innovative two-way clutch to toggle regenerative braking and freewheeling; provisionally patented

• Increases range ~10%, reduces brake wear ~80%, saves consumer ~$100; awarded “Outstanding Technical Innovation”

• Performed stress, impact, and fatigue analysis on steel parts through FEA, hand-calculations, and S-N curves

• Led concise meetings, implemented schedules and task management; presented technical design choices to professors

• Updating design to increase reliability and make wireless, in pursuit of licensing agreement

• Researched and prototyped systems to reduce the need for heated convective drying

• Technical lead on R&D electrospray and heated deposition projects, safely used high voltages and temperatures to deposit a thin film of product onto produce while ensuring produce and product quality

• Iterated on several experimental designs, collected data, and optimized parameters to maximize deposition quality

• Prototyped sanitary application hardware to reduce technician cleaning time and installation costs by 50%

• Assessed financial and manufacturing feasibility; presented technical data to diverse audience

• Designed prototype testing fixture for custom 4680 Li-Ion cells to update battery testing for high-capacity cells

• Updated cell heat spreader for new geometry; reduced thermal mass & gradient, response time & oscillations by 25%

• Modeled thermal resistance networks in MATLAB to assess solution viability; quantified thermal stresses in ANSYS

• Expanded temp. range to -30ºC, increased system safety and efficiency; worked with technicians to ensure robust design

• Resolved daily equipment problems; designed and assembled electromechanical testing fixtures

• Troubleshooted lab and production equipment to meet tight deadlines; enhanced first principles understanding

• Worked multiple projects simultaneously and independently in a fast-paced environment