Academic

I am a PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering and Scientific Computing at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. I work in the Computational Physics Group with Professor Krishna Garikipati and the Computational Vascular Biomechanics Laboratory with Professor Alberto Figueroa. My doctoral research is focused on reducing the computational cost of modeling complex biological systems including flow in diseased arteries, tears in soft tissues, and growth in the brain, using data-driven methods such as machine learning, reduced order modeling, and system identification. Drawing on my background in mechanics and mathematical theory, I perform research in the fields of machine learning and biomedical engineering. I have worked on a novel neural network architecture to model partial differential equations and used machine learning and reduced order modeling to predict the flow of blood through a stenosed artery.

I received my masters degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) in August 2019. I worked in the Tissue Biomechanics Laboratory with Professor Mariana Kersh. My thesis was on the relationship between cortical bone strength and its micro-structure. More information on my work can be found here.

I also received my bachelors in Engineering Mechanics from UIUC in May 2017. My secondary field was Biomechatronics and I minored in Computational Science and Engineering. During my undergraduate studies I had the opportunity to study abroad in Hong Kong and Uruguay one summer, participated heavily in the Society for Engineering Mechanics, and walked on to the UIUC Track and Field team as a pole vaulter.

Personal

Born in Los Angeles, raised in Dallas, educated in Urbana-Champaign, and now living in Ann Arbor, I love to travel and experience new things. I enjoy camping, climbing, soccer, photography, television, and video games.

My interests in photography and deep dives into topics related to my PhD can be found below.

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