NASA Internship (Paid) - Summer of 2023 

• Interned with NASA Ames in Aviation Systems Division Concept Design. I worked in a team to identify and propose a solution for a problem that affects society as a whole with aviation in mind. 

• I proposed using self-sacrificing UAVs to spread fire retardants to contain fire in hard to reach places.

• I interviewed Capt Centoni from at Alameda County Fire (Pictured) as part of my research.

• The resulting research paper was well received and is published on NASA Technical Reports Server.

• I interned at MI-GRIP 1 on 1 with Dr. Pascal Lee, working on a concept for a GlobeTrotter-Lunar (GTL), a device for the exploration of the lunar surface and subsurface.

• Dr Pascal Lee is co-founder and chairman of the Mars Institute, a planetary scientist at the SETI Institute, and the Principal Investigator of the Haughton-Mars Project at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California. 

• I created a use case simulation for the tool under different gravitational values with emphasis on use case scenarios for exploring lunar lava caves. 

• A paper on my work as a first author, was accepted for the 2023 Annual Meeting of the Lunar Exploration Analysis Group, which supports NASA in lunar exploration.

I worked as a  Zenith Galaxy Explorer at Chabot Space and Science Center at Oakland, CA while in High School. 

Volunteering at the Chabot was an experience like no other. Being surrounded by, and being able to demonstrate, the wonders of space and science is truly inspiring and creates a sense of curiosity and wonder that is infectious.

 This opportunity allowed me to give back to the community and bring the joy and delight of science demonstrations to visitors, kids and adults alike.

I literally grew up on science museums around the San Francisco bay area. I felt lucky to now be on the other side of the table and be able to bring the same wonder to young visitors.

I also participate in Rocketry and Engineering clubs at Chabot.