My mission is to leave the Earth better off than I found it.
I hope to accomplish this by studying climate change and designing our built environment to protect us from the effects of climate change while simultaneously reducing their contributions.
Healthy Buildings Research Lab
After deciding to study a master's degree in mechanical engineering, I began my position as a graduate research assistant working in the Healthy Buildings Research Laboratory with Dr. Elliott Gall. The focus of my thesis is a field study of homes in the pacific northwest, and how wildfire smoke interacts with their building envelope. I also research other topics using our room scale stainless steel chamber.
Throughout my education, I made ends meet by working in kitchens in the city. I met many wonderful people, and developed a strong work ethic. In my indoor air quality course, I decided to do a project on the PM2.5 exposure a line cook receives. I built my own datalogging sensor combo using Arduino parts.
I was privileged to be selected as a mentor for Invention Bootcamp 2021. It was a remarkable experience working with the bright minds from Portland's high schools. As a mentors we were tasked with helping students to come up with inventions related to the theme. The theme of the camp was "indoor air quality." It was my first exposure to the subject and would inspire me to dive deeper.
During bachelors study in mechanical engineering, I worked on open source nanosatellites carrying a payload to study climate change. My work primarily focused on the frames of a satellite, with an emphasis on the design being easy to adapt for a variety of missions.
My love for fully mechanical design and the magic chemical paintings these machines produce led me to pick up film photography as a hobby.
