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Please see the PDF for a full list of presentations, publications, invited talks, mentorship, and outreach.
Education
- 2020 - 2024
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Dissertation Topic: The Role of Functional Kinematic Hand Synergies in Object Manipulation.
- Advisor: Neville Hogan
- 2018 - 2020
M.S., Mechanical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts
- 2014 - 2018
B.S., Mechanical Engineering
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
Experience
- 2018 - 2014
Graduate Researcher
Newman Laboratory for Biomechanics & Human Rehabilitation, MIT
- Exploring how kinematic analysis of the human hand can be used to estimate the complexity of a piano score.
- Collecting & analyzing data on human hand manipulation of complex objects & tools.
- Investigated how humans estimate hidden mechanical properties of another`s limbs simply by observing their motions.
- Conducted human subject experiment to analyze how humans control force during motion.
- 2017
Robotic Design Intern
Medtronic, North Haven, Connecticut
- Designed & built the first prototype of an articulating endoscope to interface with a surgical robot, using Creo Parametric 3.0.
- Implemented the endoscopes controller model using Simuscape 2017.
- 2016 - 2017
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Yale Biomechanics & Control Lab, Yale University
- Designed & built a 125-part saw guide to improve sternotomies & decrease complications stemming from sternal non-union.
- 2016
Design Engineering Student
Medical Device Design & Innovation, Yale University
- 2017 - 2018
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Social Robotics Laboratory Lab, Yale University
- Designed & built the interior & exterior components of a social robot`s articulating face to improve infant-robot interaction.
Honors and Awards
- 2023
- Mechanical Engineering Research Exhibition (MERE), Honorable Mention Best Overall Performance, MIT
- BAMIT Research SLAM, 2nd Place, Black Alumni of MIT (BAMIT)
- 2022
- Takeda Fellowship, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- 2021
- Ben Gold Fellowship, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- 2020
- Ford Foundation Fellowship, Ford Foundation
- GEM University Associate Fellowship, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- 2018
- GEM University Associate Fellowship, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Ford Foundation Fellowship Honorable Mention, Ford Foundation
- UCEM SLOAN Scholar, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- OGE Diversity Fellowship, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- 2017
- Student Design Showcase, 3rd Place, Design of Medical Devices Conference