About Me

I received my Bachelor of Science (BS) in Mechanical Engineering with Minors in Computer Science and in Aerospace Enginnering from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in 2017. During my undergraduate studies, I became the president of the Caltech Chess Club (2014-2017) and the Editor-in-Chief (2015-2017) of the BFD, the second largest undergraduate magazine on campus.
In 2019, I received my Master of Science (MS) from the Mechanical Engineering department at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU).
Currently, I am a PhD candidate in the Mechanical Engineering department at CMU working with Prof. Venkat Viswanathan.
Since 2013, I have worked as a volunteer mentor for Prep Estudar Fora, a program run by Fundação Estudar that aids Brazilian high school students in preparing for higher education abroad.
My hobbies include playing chess, skateboarding, and collecting vinyls.

Research

Among my research interests are:

• Condensed Matter Physics
• Density Functional Theory (DFT) Simulations
• Computational Materials Science
• Next-generation Energy and Battery Materials
• Machine Learning for Material Discovery

Publications can be found on my Google Scholar.

Teaching

During my academic career, I have been a Teaching Assistant (TA) for a variety of courses:

• 24-721: Advanced Thermodynamics at CMU
• 24-321: Thermal Fluids Experimentation at CMU
• ME11abc: Thermal Science at Caltech
• ME12abc: Mechanics at Caltech
• ME 13/113: Mechanical Prototyping at Caltech
• EE/ME 7: Introduction to Mechatronics at Caltech

Miscellaneous

• Academic
This is a collection of projects I have worked on which are not necessarily related to my research. Both of the CMU templates where created by me using official CMU colors and wordmarks.
• PowerPoint presentation template CMU style (download)
• PowerPoint poster template CMU style (download)
• Nudged Elastic Band (NEB) Method (PowerPoint)
• Introduction to Learning Theory (PowerPoint)
• Grain Boundaries: Geometric Considerations and Complexions (PowerPoint) (Mathematica 12 notebooks)
• Thermodynamic Investigation of Magnetostriction (PowerPoint) (Mathematica 11 notebooks)
• Deformation of a Solid Body of Revolution Under its Weight when Immersed in Fluid (PDF)
• Non-academic
This is a collection of a few of my artistic projects.
• Lithium stripping cartoon: cartoon about lithium stripping
• Marshall&Steph: design from the show "How I met your mother"
• Pasadena Tricycle Club: parody on the logo for the band Bombay Bicycle Club
• Red Door Cafeteria Club: design created as a parody of Caltech's Red Door café and the band Two Door Cinema Club for a screenprinting class (chances are you have seen me wearing a shirt with this design)
• Pasadena Thriller font: inspired by an older logo for the band Miami Horror. This font only works with capital letters and spaces; any lower case letter, number, or symbol gets displayed in the software's default font. Download the TrueTypeFont file here. Original design of letters can be seen here