I am a Master’s graduate in Aerospace Engineering researching various microscopy and reconstruction techniques for the complex micro-/nano-scale geometry of thermal protection systems. The primary acquisition methods include x-ray computed tomography with phase contrast retrieval, scanning electron microscopy, and focused ion beam milling.
Previously, I performed DSMC simulations of FiberForm volumes to calculate the effective permeability. These results prompted deeper exploration of methods to produce realistic volume structures. I measured and observed several materials at a variety of length scales to generate volumes for fluid simulations leading to insightful understanding of the material structure and ablation processes. The primary insight included using phase contrast retrieval to identify the location of phenolic resin in x-ray computed tomography scans of NASA’s PICA material.
My research interest additionally includes development of deep learning networks to perform automated semantic segmentation of volumetric data, and mesh cleaning and generation via Python, Avizo, and ImageJ.
M.S., Aerospace Engineering: University of Kentucky (2023-2024).
B.S., Mechanical Engineering: University of Kentucky (2019-2023).
B.S., Electrical Engineering: University of Kentucky (2019-2023).