OBJECTIVE

I am interested in understanding everything about the physical world around me. Experience and education gave me the desire to design and build the eyes of our world and the intellectual curiosity to use them to see what is out there.



EDUCATION

  • University of Rochester, PhD in Physics, Ongoing

  • Cornell University, Master of Engineering in Aerospace Engineering, May 2013

  • Cornell University, Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Cum Laude, May 2012



EXPERIENCE

University of Rochester, Extreme State Physics, November 2018-Current

Position: Graduate Student

  • Developed ball-switch trigger design and hardware for HADES.

  • Working on designing laser triggered X-Pinch experimental layout and simulations

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, May 2022-December 2022

Position: Summer Academic Collaborator

  • Setup a fast optical spectroscopy system for the MJOLNIR dense plasma focus.

  • I returned to collect plasma impurity data during their experimental campaign.

Sandia National Laboratory, Albuquerque, NM, May 2022-December 2022

Position: Summer Graduate Student Intern

  • We used a mixture of machine learning and traditional autoregressive techniques to develop surrogate and reduced-order models for speeding up computational run-times for MHD simulations.

Samsung Research America, Think Tank Team Mountain View, CA November 2014-June 2018

Position: Staff Research Engineer

  • Developed and released S-Health Stress algorithm using inertial and optical sensors.

  • Developed and implemented smart assistant and lightweight mobile inference engine.

  • Prototyped controllable optical grid display using polymer dispersed liquid crystal electrodes.

  • Developed and implemented algorithms (see patents below) for sensor data analysis (signal processing of bio, optical, thermal and other types of data sources).

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Menlo Park, CA October 2014-November 2014

Position: Software Engineer, Research

  • Supported SPEAR (Stanford Positron Electron Asymmetric Rings) synchrotron light source.

  • Replaced DEC Net and CAMAC crate control systems with VME RTEMS hosts and EPICS IOCs running on a Linux server.

  • Converted superconductor monitoring system to new SPEAR Channel-Access Server-IOC architecture.

  • Solved hardware and software problems that occurred during operations.

  • Developed software for controls and to interact with laboratory hardware (in Unix/Linux environment).

  • Developed GUI for superconductor thermocouple monitoring and controls in EPICS EDM.

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Menlo Park, CA July 2013-August 2014

Position: Control and Data Systems Engineer

  • Architected MEC’s femtosecond laser machine safety (XPW) hardware and software controls.

  • Designed, installed and tested laboratory hardware setups including: Piezo motors, Pico Motors, IMS Motors, GigE Cameras, Newport Stages, Linux servers, Event Receiver cards and many other devices.

  • Developed GUI interface for hardware controls in EPICS EDM.

  • Supported various laboratories including Matter in Extreme Conditions Hutch (MEC) and Coherent X-Ray Imaging Hutch (CXI).

  • Solved hardware or software problems that occur during LCLS beam time (free-electron laser operation).

  • Developed software for controls and to interact with laboratory hardware (in Unix/Linux environment).

Thermal Science Laboratory Cornell University January 2013-May 2013

Position: Graduate Researcher

  • Designed, developed, and tested experimental setup for determining superheating limits of fluids.

  • Experimentally determined optimal microheater properties for inkjet printing applications.

  • Developed mathematical models and simulations for the micro-scale thermal system.

  • Awarded McManus Design Award for a paper on this research.

Space Systems Design Studio Cornell University August 2012-December 2012

Position: Graduate Researcher

• Established size limitations for electrodynamic tethers for Sprite-sized spacecraft.

Laboratory of Plasma Studies Cornell University February 2011-May 2012

Position: Laboratory Assistant

  • Designed and constructed a fiber optic triggering system for a gas puff system to pre-ionize plasma.

  • Designed and manufactured a mirror system for redirecting frequency-doubled Nd:YAG laser.

  • Designed and constructed an ICCD amplifier system for detecting single photons.

Research Group of Alan Zehnder Cornell University June 2011 - September 2011

Position: Undergraduate Summer Researcher

  • Developed mathematical model and MATLAB software for simulating an artificial neural network using a system of coupled electromechanical oscillators.



TEACHING EXPERIENCE

University of Rochester

  • PHY 123, Introductory level Waves & Optics, Graduate TA

  • PHY 243W: Advanced Experimental Techniques, Graduate TA

Cornell University

  • ECE 1290: Energy: From Atoms to Zephyrs, Assisted Lecturer

  • TAM 3100: Introduction to Applied Mathematics, Graduate TA



PAPERS

First Authorships

Co-Authorships

PATENTS

Continuous Stress Measurement with Built-In Alarm Fatigue Reduction Features

Patent Date: Granted Aug 27, 2019

Patent issuer and number: US10390764


Stress Detection Based on Sympathovagal Balance

Patent Date: Granted March 19, 2019

Patent issuer and number: US10231673


Detection of Chronotropic Incompetence

Patent Date: Granted Sept 24, 2019

Patent issuer and number: US10420514


Image-Analysis for Accessing Heart Failure

Patent Date: Granted Jan 8, 2019

Patent issuer and number: US20170245759


Sensor-based detection of changes in health and ventilation threshold

Patent Date: Granted Feb 17, 2017

Patent issuer and number: US10362998


Methods and Systems for Interacting with Mobile Device

Patent Date: Filed Sept 10, 2018

Patent issuer and number: US20190220471


Determining Baseline Contexts and Stress Coping Capacity

Patent Date: Filed Jun 15, 2016

Patent issuer and number: US20170071537


Performance of Biological Measurements in the Presence of Noise

Patent Date: Filed Jun 15, 2016

Patent issuer and number: US20170071546


Detecting Live Tissues Using Signal Analysis

Patent Date: Filed Oct 19, 2016

Patent issuer and number: US20170249429


Determining Artery Location Using Camera-Based Sensing

Patent Date: Filed April 11, 2018

Patent issuer and number: US20180310841


HONORS AND AWARDS

Cornell University McManus Design Award • Graduate Teaching Specialist Fellowship • Cornell Engineering Cum Laude graduation • Cornell Engineering Dean’s List Fall 2010-Spring 2012 • Port Allegany High School 2008 Valedictorian


ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Programming Languages: Java, Python (2 and 3), MATLAB, Bash, EPICS and C

Computer OS Experience: Linux (Red hat 5 & 6)/Unix, Android, Tizen, embedded systems.

Simulation Software: ANSYS, Fluent, FlexPDE

Tools: SolidWorks, LabView, Altium, SolidEdge, Eagle

Languages: Beginner in Mandarin


EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Golden Gate Symphony • Mozart to Mendelssohn • San Francisco Civic Symphony Orchestra • New Millennium Chamber Orchestra • San Francisco Civic Chamber Orchestra • California Department of Parks and Recreation Park Docent • Stanford Mandarin Department Student • Cornell Chamber Orchestra • Cornell Bowling Club • Philadelphia Community Music Project • Ithaca Community Band • Cornell Wind Ensemble