Aerospace engineering · propulsion · systems
About
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
I believe humanity ought to be an interplanetary species and I intend to help make that happen.
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When I look at the night sky, I see more than the scale of the cosmos. I see room for humanity to grow. My long-term goal is simple to state, even if it is difficult to achieve: contribute in a meaningful way to settling beyond Earth.
In the nearer term, I plan to pursue a master's degree, keep learning through ambitious hands-on projects, and build a career somewhere that offers unfamiliar problems and new experiences. This year, I am focused on balancing academics with work, publishing a white paper, and carrying every project I lead through to completion.
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Chemical and electric propulsion, GNC, systems engineering, and additive manufacturing.
Propulsion has my heart: it produces remarkable hardware, demands careful engineering, and keeps pushing me beyond what I already know. Guidance, navigation, and control appeal to me through both theory and application, from developing control laws to testing them on physical systems such as ADCS hardware. Additive manufacturing connects these interests by opening new design space and enabling faster iteration.
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Electric Propulsion
I am founding PEPPR and building its growing collection of thrusters. With formal funding and recognition documentation complete, the team is preparing to receive and work with an SPT-100-like Hall-effect thruster from AFRL.
Fluid Systems
As filling-station lead, I am designing and building a complete fluid system. Most major components are ordered, and the goal is a safe, maintainable test asset that remains useful for years.
Additive Manufacturing
Lotus is a personal project using the university's additive-manufacturing capabilities to rapidly iterate a self-designed bipropellant engine from analysis and CAD through printing and testing.