Left Ventricle Flow Analysis

I'm working on creating methods to use standard clinical ultrasound, including Color Doppler Echocardiography (CDE), to accurately reconstruct velocity fields with the left ventricle of the human heart. I'm developing computational tools that use Lagrangian and Eulerian perspectives of fluid mechanics that hopefully will enable improved, function-driven diagnosis in a clinical setting. Currently, I'm focused on patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy, but hope to explore other interesting, flow-driven disease states. This work is being done with the Shadden Lab at UC-Berkeley.

Rural Hydroelectric Power

A pico-Hydroelectric system developed with Dartmouth Humanitarian Engineering (DHE) for use in rural, mountainous regions. Three hydroelectric systems have been installed in Rwanda.

Plasma Torch Height Controller

An automatic plasma torch height controller designed and built during Dartmouth's capstone design course. Project was sponsored by, and developed for Victor Technologies.

Wiggle Car

For Computer-Aided Mechanical Design Course at Dartmouth College, a wiggle car was designed, built and raced in under a month.

Remote-Control Robot

For the Machine Engineering course at Dartmouth College, a remote-control robot was designed to collect and launch ping pong balls.

Angular Light Tracker

For the Control Theory course at Dartmouth College, we designed a circuit to control a motor to point at bright light sources. My partner and I each did breadboarding, MATLAB control circuit simulation and plant testing.

Tree House

For the Structural Analysis course at Dartmouth College, I was a member of the structural supports team on a wheelchair-accessible tree house.

Stirling Engine

For the Thermodynamics course at Dartmouth College, I built an alcohol-fueled Stirling Engine. This project required learning to use manual mills and lathes along with hand tools for cutting, drilling and tapping.

Model Bridge

For the Solid Mechanics course at Dartmouth College, with a partner, I designed and built a model bridge. The bridge was modeled an analyzed (FEA) in SolidWorks, and tested with an Instron testing system.

Insulated Oven Panel

For the Introduction to Engineering class at Dartmouth College I was a member of a four-person group that constructed an insulated oven panel. This panel increased energy consumption by up to 36% by reducing the heated volume of the oven. On this project, I did modeling on SolidWorks, built silicone molds, tested the device and conducted user surveys.