Publications
Education
Bachelor of Science, Aerospace Engineering, December 2010 (Overall GPA: 3.44/ 4.0)
Master of Science, Aerospace Engineering, May 2014 (Overall GPA: 3.53/4.0)
PhD, Fluid Mechanics, August 2018 (Overall GPA: 3.53/4.0)
Work Experience
Orbital Debris Engineer, Jacobs JETS Contract, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
08/27/2018 - present
Maintain the mission risk analysis tools used by the NASA Orbital Debris Program Office: the Object Reentry Survival Analysis Tool (ORSAT) and the Debris Assessment Software (DAS)
Perform reentry risk analysis for NASA payloads and contract customers
Provide expertise on spacecraft end-of-life disposal and reentry risk to US government agencies and partners
Research spacecraft orbit decay, reentry, and reentry human casualty risk topics to continually improve the US government’s understanding of spacecraft disposal risk
Graduate Research Assistant, Center for Aeromechanics Research, UT-Austin, Austin, TX
09/10/11 - 08/20/2018
Supervisor: Dr. Noel Clemens
Work with NASA engineers to help design and build an inductively coupled plasma torch for research in atmospheric reentry heat shield ablation
Perform experiments in the control of shock wave/boundary layer interaction
Design and build custom optical diagnostic systems, high-pressure piping, experiment support systems, and LabVIEW data acquisition systems
Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, UT-Austin, Austin, TX
08/27/11 - 05/18/16
Supervisor: Dr. Noel Clemens
Direct lab sessions for an undergraduate high speed aerodynamics lab
Teach students about practical measurement techniques for supersonic flow problems
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Satellite Design Lab, UT-Austin, Austin, TX
06/01/09 - 07/15/09 and 06/28/10 - 08/16/10
Supervisor: Dr. Glenn Lightsey
Tested flight software for FASTRAC, UT’s student-built nano-satellite
Repaired and tested the ground station in preparation for the launch of FASTRAC
Undergraduate Research Assistant, GRACE Lab, Center for Space Research, UT-Austin, Austin, TX
06/01/10 – 08/31/10
Supervisor: Dr. Srinivas Bettadpur
Wrote Perl and UNIX shell scripts to analyze daily orbit data downloads from the GRACE satellites
Volunteer Work Experience
Graduate Student Mentor, UT Solar Vehicles Team
08/2011 - present
Mentor team members in mechanical and aerodynamic design of team’s latest solar car design
Lead Mechanical Engineer, UT Solar Vehicles Team
09/2007 - 08/2011
Led team in designing and constructing carbon-fiber body for solar vehicle
Used CAD program SolidWorks to design solar vehicle
Used CNC mill and wet carbon-fiber layup techniques to construct vehicle
Assisted in construction of electrical system
Assisted new members with various projects to improve the car
Helped solve problems in preparing vehicle for competitive races
Engineering Foundation Endowed Graduate Presidential Scholarship, Fall 2014
Thrust 2000 Graduate Fellowships in Engineering, Fall 2015
NASA Johnson Space Center Director’s Commendation, Apr 2024