Work

Projects and research

Everything I have worked on, from a 12 lb combat robot to a WWI aircraft rudder. Search, or narrow it down by area, skill or tool.

5 projects

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Shear Force on the pit table at Open Sauce 2026: white armor, cast grey wheels and the angled weapon disc

UCI ACE Robotics · Jan 2026 – Present

Shear Force

30 lb combat robot

ACE Robotics' first 30 lb robot. I worked on the wheels and the molds they are cast in, drivetrain calculations and manufacturing, including the titanium armor supports.

  • Robotics
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Aita at her desk in the Nanoscale Design and Manufacturing Laboratory, a lab research poster on the shelf behind her

UT Austin, NSF REU · Jun – Aug 2025

MEMS comb drive actuator

Electrostatic actuator for mechanical neural networks

Summer research in UT Austin's Nanoscale Design and Manufacturing Laboratory: how a comb drive's geometry trades force against displacement and natural frequency.

  • Research
  • MEMS
  • MATLAB
  • ANSYS
  • SolidWorks

Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum · Apr 2025 – Present

Curtiss JN-4D rudder

WWI-era aircraft restoration

Restoring the rudder assembly of a WWI-era Curtiss JN-4D “Jenny” for public exhibition, with engineers and aviation historians.

  • Aircraft
  • Restoration

UCI Solar Airplane Project · Jul 2025 – Jun 2026

UCI Solar Airplane

Aerodynamics for a solar-powered aircraft

Airfoil and wing design, aerodynamic optimization and performance analysis for UCI's solar-powered aircraft.

  • Aircraft

UCI ACE Robotics · Jan 2025 – Jan 2026

Antihilator

12 lb combat robot

A 12 lb robot with a vertical kinetic weapon. I redesigned drivetrain and other parts in SolidWorks for durability and manufacturability.

  • Robotics
  • SolidWorks