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Research, presentations, and milestones.

Oct 2026 Elected President of the HAMMER Engineering Research Center Student Leadership Council.
Sep 2026 Delivered a lecture on manufacturing and artificial intelligence to DMG MORI’s research and development team.
Sep 2026 Attended the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS 2026).
Jul 2026 Participated in SimCamp at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Jun 2026 Presented PI-TSAD at NAMRC 2026. The paper received the Outstanding Paper Award in Manufacturing Processes, and the presentation received the Student Research Presentation Award.
May 2026 Participated in the HAMMER ERC site review.
Mar 2026 Visited Scott Forge for a facility tour.
Nov 2025 Advanced to PhD candidacy in Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University.
Jun 2025 Selected as a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow.
Sep 2024 Began doctoral studies in Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University, joining the Advanced Manufacturing Processes Lab (AMPL).
May–Aug 2024 Completed a research internship at Owens Corning’s Science and Technology Center, investigating roofing-system impact resistance.
May 2024 Graduated from The Ohio State University with a BS in Mechanical Engineering with Honors Research Distinction. Recognized with the Rob Wolf Outstanding Senior Award and Outstanding Research Award.
Apr 2024 Published the undergraduate honors thesis “Experimental Measurements and Numerical Finite Element Models of Radial Indentation.”
Mar 2024 Awarded first place in Engineering and Technology at the Denman Undergraduate Research Forum.
Jun 2023 Awarded a research fellowship.
May–Aug 2023 Completed a summer internship in Germany.
Mar 2023 Our team earned first place overall and in the AEP Challenge at MakeOHI/O.