As a graduate teaching assistant from Fall 2023-Spring 2024, I supported 4 undergraduate student teams in their respective capstone projects. Besides technical expertise, I also guided students on how to engage various stakeholders in the design process, how to communicate effectively, and how what they were learning in the classroom was actually being used in the "real world" (through examples of my ongoing NASA work!). In total, I mentored 28 students. 

Aside from my assigned team, I also created and conducted a breadboarding workshop for all the students. Furthermore, I shared CAD and UI/UX best practices. 

The student projects and press releases can be seen below. 

Aquariscope + National Aquarium

• Project Details: https://engineering.jhu.edu/designcenter/design-gallery/entry/12065/

• Dean's Design Award 2024 Recipient: https://engineering.jhu.edu/designcenter/designday/awards/ 

Burrow Nodes + Maryland Zoo

• Project Details: https://engineering.jhu.edu/designcenter/design-gallery/entry/12077/

• JHU Hub Feature: https://hub.jhu.edu/2024/04/26/whack-a-node/

Hopkins Hydropower + Hydropower Collegiate Competition

• Project Details: https://engineering.jhu.edu/designcenter/design-gallery/entry/12086/

• Department of Energy Feature: https://www.energy.gov/eere/water/articles/catch-back-school-wave-college-students-inspiring-future-water-power-workforce 

• National Renewable Energy Laboratory Feature:  https://www.nrel.gov/news/detail/program/2024/marine-energy-and-hydropower-collegiate-competitions-name-winners-and-next-years-hopefuls 

• JHU Engineering Feature: https://engineering.jhu.edu/cle/news/multidisciplinary-design-team-wins-big-at-hydropower-collegiate-competition/ 

Remora + Disabled American Veterans (DAV)

• Project Details: https://engineering.jhu.edu/designcenter/design-gallery/entry/12071/ 

• DAV Feature: https://x.com/DAVHQ/status/1824089914436137381 

As an alumni of the High School Aerospace (HAS) program at NASA Johnson Space Center who had blast during my onsite experience, I was ecstatic to give back when the opportunity to be a HAS mentor arose. I supported 17 high school seniors split between 2 teams as they worked through a concept mission to conduct research Mars. My 2 teams specifically focused on designing pieces of a next-generation astronaut suit. Drawing on my personal experiences, I advised them on how to go through the design process, decision-making considerations, and how to communicate their technical ideas to a broader audience. Ultimately, 8 of my students (selected from over 1700 applicants) were chosen to go to an onsite experience at Johnson Space Center.