Education
The following is a summary of my formal education background.
Stanford University
Dates: Sep 2020 - Mar 2022
Degree: Master’s of Science
Field: Aeronautics & Astronautics
GPA: 4.00 / 4.00
I felt incredibly lucky to have the opportunity to attend Stanford University for my graduate degree. Within the realm of aerospace, I continued to further explore my specializations in astrodynamics and Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GN&C). I performed graduate research under Professor Simone D’Amico in the Space Rendezvous Lab (SLAB), working on simulation development and analysis for a high-precision spacecraft formation flying mission known as VISORS. Though my degree was in the aero/astro department, I was also curious about many topics in computer science and autonomy, and took courses such as Machine Learning, Decision Making Under Uncertainty, Principles of Robot Autonomy, and Programming Abstractions.
Outside of my own courses, I also was a teaching assistant at a variety of different levels. I spent one quarter TA’ing for a sales course within the Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB). I would then TA for a graduate level classical controls course in the engineering department, one that I had excelled in when I took it myself a year prior. My last quarter at Stanford I TA’ed for an undergraduate level dynamics course within the engineering department. I found TA’ing to be an incredibly rewarding experience, realizing how much I enjoyed teaching and helping others learn complex technical material. Similar to undergrad, I also made time for fun - taking swim classes regularly, joining the jiu-jitsu club, participating in intramurals, and going on long trail runs around the peninsula.
Purdue University
Dates: Aug 2015 - Dec 2019
Degree: Bachelor’s of Science
Field: Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering
GPA: 4.00 / 4.00
For my undergraduate education, I attended Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, about an hour away from my hometown. While here, I began to learn of my passion for aerospace and human spaceflight, and learned of Purdue’s rich history in these fields. Towards the end of my degree, I began to specialize in the fields of dynamics and controls, with an emphasis on astrodynamics, and I realized that I wanted to attend graduate school to deepen my knowledge in these fields. I also got involved in undergraduate research with Professor Dengfeng Sun, developing a small Python simulation framework for simulating the dynamics and controls of aircraft in flight.
I tried to be as involved as possible in an array of different extracurriculars while on campus. I was an active member of the Purdue Engineering Student Council (PESC) and held the position of Treasurer on PESC’s Executive Committee. Additionally, I traveled to the United Nations in Austria as a part of a short-term study abroad program, was the Academics Chair and Scholarship Chair for my fraternity, and partook in Purdue’s Co-Op program with NASA. I also made time for fun, joining the boxing and jiu-jitsu clubs, participating in various intramural sports, and running the annual Purdue half-marathon.