The Cislunar Explorers are a pair of streamlined, sustainable spacecraft on a mission to orbit the Moon. They act as self-propelled engineering demonstrations, proving the technology readiness of water as rocket fuel, simple optical navigation, and more. Key subsystems complement each other in a symbiotic design aimed at reducing the cost and complexity of space exploration.

• Developed an advanced Python-based simulation to model the propulsive forces generated by the CubeSat’s combustion firings, reducing computation time and enabling real-time onboard calculations without hardcoded force curves.
• Contributed to the development of a Python-based dynamics model to simulate the CubeSat’s position, velocity, and angular velocity, aimed at enabling real-time updates of its kinematic and rotational states.
• Contributed to the ideation and design of a spin-stabilized propulsion system that utilized centripetal force for continuous electrolyzer contact, optimizing gas-liquid separation and enhancing system stability.
• Developed and refined a novel hydro-electrolysis subsystem for converting water into oxygen and hydrogen fuel, focusing on maximizing efficiency, reducing power consumption, and minimizing water output at the electrolyzer outlets to improve CubeSat propulsion performance.

Cornell Mars Rover aims to build an innovative semi-autonomous rover to assist in a future mission to Mars.

• Developed a Python and ROS-based teleoperation interface with a Bluetooth connection for synchronized control of the Mars Rover arm, achieving sub-second latency and ensuring real-time, responsive operation.
• Engineered a scale-arm controller integrating a dual control loop for precision and energy-efficient operation, utilizing an Adafruit MCP3008 ADC for positional feedback and an innovative servo mechanism to enhance tactile feedback and minimize power usage during object manipulation.
• Designed a robotic end-effector in Inventor to enhance the rover’s ability to manipulate scientific instruments and interact effectively with its environment.

For two years, I have interned at MIT Sea Grant. I worked on developing ocean drifter technology into a low cost design and incorporating this data into the Sea Grant database. This is a visual database that can be easily accessed and incorporated to allow the public to develop their own drifters and deploy them, helping us better gauge ocean circulation and visualization.

• Developed a C++ programming solution to enable seamless data logging of diverse oceanic parameters on the device, subsequently employing a satellite module for efficient broadcast and dissemination
• Designed and built a cost-efficient Lagrangian ocean drifter for oceanographic exploration
• Designed and developed a custom printed circuit board (PCB) to cater requirements of Lagrangian ocean drifter
• Created a custom chassis using Autodesk Inventor (CAD), which was brought to life through the seamless integration of cutting-edge 3D printing technology
• Developed an immersive ocean mapping interface that translates and visually presents the precise geospatial data, along with sensor readings, captured from the drifters, to represent the marine environment
• My development of Lagrangian Drifter for ocean mapping collects ocean data to support research in ocean visualization, circulation and acidification. to represent the marine environ

• Training ML object detection algorithm for the classification and quantification of macroplastics in water bodies
• Optimizing algorithm’s performance to achieve superior accuracy and reliability of plastic detection amidst diverse oceanic conditions

In the spring of 2019 I began working with company founders, Karsten and Moritz, on resolving several issues that they are currently facing regarding their development of trashbooms that collect plastic and pollution in heavily polluted rivers.

• Developed Python program to track pollution levels, water quality, and waste accumulation in buoy system
• Integrated sensor readings with AWS IoT Core, transmitting real-time data to the cloud
• Created Matlab scripts to model stress distribution and dynamics of the buoy system, supporting 15% more waste load capacity 

Plastic Fisher has won major international awards for the plastic cleanup design and implementation (they were featured on German television for their work in Asia. 

Collaborating with World Wildlife Fund and students all over the world I am trying to link together professors, students and researchers in different fields to come together to solve biodiverse environmental problems.

I founded and led Pristine Academy to showcase students’ environmental research and give them a platform of advocacy to present their work publicaly. The Seniors of in the group (from high schools in United States, Dubai, India, Europe and Rwanda) presented their research. 17 members of our group received scholarships for their specific research.

Guardians of the Coast is a Smart Material, (NiTi) Shape Memory Alloy Based System for Detection, Collection and Removal of Macro and Micro Plastics from Coastal Waters 

Using the Smart Material Nitinol, and Smart Robotics and Sensors, I’ve created an AUV (Autonomous Underwater Vehicle) system, called the Guardians of the Coast, with a three-fold function: collecting dangerous macro and microplastics, monitoring for new invasive activity, and detecting any bacterial infection to prevent the spread of diseases (E.Coli, Salmonella, and during extreme events, Cholera) that uses plastic and waste as a medium for transport.

I presented the Guardians of the Coast (GoC) solution in the Mercer Science & Engineering Fair and received following Awards:

I was selected and attended the LaunchX program at MIT, summer of 2018. It was an intense month of work, where eighty other high school students handpicked from around the world, strived to design a business. I advocated for a smart material nitinol project and presented this to my team and they accepted it. We began building and presented our finished prototype to the MIT professors; this became our company called Falcn.

In December 2018, I was hired by the LaunchX Administration as an Interviewer and Admission Correspondent with responsibilities that included reviewing the class of 2019 LaunchX candidates, interviewing and selecting those that will move forward toward acceptance.

From our experience at LaunchX (MIT summer 2018), my teammates and I formed a company called Falcn LLC, creating collapsible shape changing utilities, including our cookware prototype using the shape memory alloy, Nitinol (NiTi). Nitinol is used to expand the cookware to shape when heat is applied to the collapsed pot; and can be collapsed when cooled. The Provisional patent for this innovative technology is pending, and we are now working on several memory alloy cookware models.

The Innovative Product we are developing at Falcn received several Recognitions:

My team (MidKnight Inventors) received the Chairman’s Award (the highest honor given at the FIRST Championship) and won the silver medal in the competition at the state championship allowing us to qualify for the World Robotics Championship. 

The robot (nicknamed BlackOut) performed extremely well at the World Championship, helping us reach the quarterfinals. As part of the mechanical and programming teams, I helped build and program the robot, but the best part was working with the team and committing to the FIRST ideals of integrity, teamwork, and gracious professionalism.

Nearly 1.7 billion pounds of cigarette filters were thrown into the globe’s landfills and ecosystems. That’s roughly 4.5 trillion cigarette butts littered each year! In the US alone, an estimated 135 million pounds of cigarette butts are thrown away annually. Within the cigarette filter is a material called cellulose acetate, a plastic fiber that is photodegradable, but not biodegradable. Studies show that cigarette butts have affected many aquatic organisms that have been threatened due to the toxic chemicals which leach into waters, disrupting their ecosystems.

We worked on to solve this by designing and developing a novel fungi insert for cigarettes. Cordyceps – a genus of ascomycete fungi can be trained and used to degrade cigarette butts that contain harmful substances, aiding the environment in terms of sustainability.  The fungi has an ability to break down cellulose, a structural component in cell walls of plants, which is similar to cellulose acetate, a modified form of cellulose. Our solution builds upon that idea by introducing a service which degrades cigarette litter through mycelium. We do this by extracting mycelium from a trained fungi that can already degrade cigarettes, and transfer it to cigarettes that need to be decomposed. The mycelium will utilize cigarettes as a carbon source and will be able to become well cultivated while eradicating the filter at the same time.

Safe Teens Online a 501(c) (3) nonprofit  was started to bridge a gap in cybersecurity practices among young adults. There are numerous incidents where human errors lead to significant cybersecurity breaches and impacted their confidence in the system.

Safe Teens Online has developed a platform based on the conclusions of the empirical study, factors that incorporate behaviors that will increase value perceptions of cybersecurity. The platform creates a collaborative environment among students and encourages contribution to digital content. The platform influences strong positive effects by creating an inclusive environment to adopt safe security practices. The Ambassador program helps spread the message in communities, academic institutions, and security conferences.

I am a proud ambassador for SafeTeensOnline and my mission is to educate young adults by creating awareness among themselves and in the community on Internet safety. We provide tools and knowledge to enable to do more online safely and securely.