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Summary of Education

Master of Science: Mechanical Engineering, University of Florida (UF)
- January 2025 - December 2025
- 4.00 GPA
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Bachelor of Science: Mechanical Engineering, University of Florida (UF)
- August 2021 - December 2024
- 3.89 GPA, summa cum laude honors distinction
  - Written thesis and oral defense
- Internship: Rovisys Building Technologies (powerpoint)
- Certificate: Sustainable and Resilient Energy Engineering (HVAC, energy management, combustion)

Scholarships & Awards

Fall 2024: University Scholars Program
- Undergraduate research scholarship at UF
Spring 2024: UF Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Research Poster Competition: 3rd Place
- My first research poster
Spring 2024: Duke Energy Scholarship
Spring 2022: UF President's Honor Roll
2021: National Merit Scholar & Benacquisto Scholarship

Design-Based Coursework (Undergraduate)

Summer 2024: EML4502- Mechanical Engineering Design 3
- Engineer and Manufacturing/Assembly/Testing Lead of the LapDog™ project
- Designed, manufactured, and cadaver-tested a surgical apparatus to enable a novel laparoscopic procedure being researched at the UF College of Veterinary Medicine
Spring 2024: EML4501- Mechanical Engineering Design 2
- Engineer of the Wheel-Care project
- Designed a novel wheelchair with weather protection, full seat reclining, and chain-driven wheels
- Prototyped a telescoping weather cover subsystem using 3D printing

Lab-Based Coursework (Undergraduate)

Summer 2024: EML4147C- Thermal Sciences Design and Laboratory
- Lab 1: analysis of head losses in a piping system
- Lab 2 : performance evaluation of an air fan
- Lab 3: performance evaluation of a concentric tube heat exchanger
- Lab 4: performance evaluation of a tabletop cooling tower
- Lab 5: Cummins diesel engine assembly project
- Lab 6: design of a pumping system for hydraulic oil
Fall 2024: EML4314C- Dynamics and Controls System Design and Laboratory
- Lab 1: transfer function modeling of a motor-flywheel system
- Lab 2: PID, bang-bang, and full state feedback controller design for a motor-flywheel system
- Lab 3: state-space modeling of a Furuta pendulum system
- Lab 4: PID and LQR controller design for a Furuta pendulum system
Summer 2023: EML3301C- Mechanics of Materials Laboratory
- Lab 1: Charpy impact testing
- Lab 2: creating a calibrated scale for weighing objects using a strain gauge on a cantilevered beam
- Lab 3: characterizing materials using a universal testing machine (UTM)
- Lab 4: characterizing materials based on dynamic response and vibrational analysis
Summer 2023: EML2322L- Design and Manufacturing Laboratory
- Air engine project: involved use of mill, lathe, CNC, 3D printing, and sheet metal manufacturing processes
Summer 2023: EEL3003- Elements of Electrical Engineering
- various Arduino projects using switches, LEDs, capacitors, liquid crystal displays, DC motors, etc.
- created a bilingual fortune teller (user selects English/Spanish) using liquid crystal display

Specialized Coursework (Undergraduate)

Fall 2024: EML4600- Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Fundamentals
- Application and design for industrial and institutional buildings
Fall 2022: ABE3612C- Heat and Mass Transfer in Biological Systems
- Lab 1: using a DAQ and handmade thermocouples to record air temperatures
- Lab 2: transient heat transfer analysis of a tomato in refrigeration