Resume
Education
PhD Student, Mechanical Engineering, 202X
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering
Research Focus: Experimental Fluid Mechanics
Minor in Teaching in Higher Education
BS, Mechanical Engineering, 2017
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Swanson School of Engineering
Summa Cum Laude
Minors in Bioengineering and Mathematics
Research Experience
Flow Control on a Nacelle in a Cross Flow
Research with Professor Ari Glezer
Project sponsored by The Boeing Company
Awarded NSF GRFP Fellowship to further study inlets in crosswinds
Awarded Orville and Wilbur Wright Graduate Award through AIAA
Perform experiments to better understand nacelle intake interaction when subjected to crosswinds
Use flow control techniques to alleviate the adverse effects that are produced
Osteochondral Bioreactor Research Project
Researched under Dr. Riccardo Gottardi and Dr. Paolo Zunino
Awarded SSOE Summer 2016 Research Internship
Developed bioreactor prototypes used to test drugs for osteoarthritis with the goal of maximizing drug exposure using microfluidics
Created models in SolidWorks for testing in ANSYS to assess drug exposure
3D printed models tested in a laboratory to compare theoretical and actual results
Teaching Experience
Tech to Teaching Certificate
Georgia Tech, Center for Teaching and Learning, Fall 2019 – Fall 2020
A multi-semester preparing future faculty program that includes pedagogy training and practice
Fluid Mechanics Guest Lecturer
Co-instructor for Ari Glezer's online Fluid Mechanics class during the Fall 2020 semester
Taught lectures, facilitated the online chat to answer lecutre questions real-time, helped to create exam questions, and made important decisions relavent to course structure
Average CIOS grade of 4.92/5 measuring overall teaching effectiveness
Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL)
Associate Level Certificate, Spring 2020
Fluid Mechanics Teaching Assistant
Head teaching assistant for Ari Glezer's Fluid Mechanics class during the Fall 2019 semester
Lead office hours and exam review sessions, taught lectures, formed homework and exam questions, and helped facilitate the course
Average CIOS grade of 4.94/5 measuring overall teaching effectiveness
Senior Design Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
One of three UTAs for David Schmidt's Senior Design and its prequel course
First time UTAs were ever employed for Pitt’s MEMS senior design class
Created lectures and lesson plans for both classes as well as acted as a student resource
Acted as project sponsor for team continuing the Foldie project
Skills
Programing Languages
Experienced with: MATLAB, HTML, CSS
Exposure to: Python, C/C++, Assembly, UNIX
Software
ANSYS, AutoDesk, EES, Excel, LabVIEW, LaVision DaVis, Siemens NX, SOLIDWORKS, Tecplot