Undergraduate Projects
Software Defined Radio Independent Study
In the spring 2019 semester of my junior year, I undertook an independent study to learn more about RF communication using software defined radios (SDRs). I experimented with the ADLAM-PLUTO SDR platform from Analog Devices to play around with Rx/Tx front ends, modulation methods and FPGA development.
BoomBox Hack: Rick-Rolling the Gym Bros
To combat the rising epidemic of bad, loud music in my dorm’s gym, this speaker (the same version that is in the gym) is engineered so that once the music exceeds a polite volume, the speaker will play a selection of music at full volume designed to embarrass, shock and humour the perpetrators.
ES96: Engineering PROBLEM Solving Design Project
As part of my engineering curriculum, all engineers work with a client for a semester to solve a problem using engineering design. We worked with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s Global Health Initiative to reduce global unequal access to paediatric oncology care. We developed a paediatric vital sign monitor, employing PCB design, software and machining skills.
“Weather is Happening!” - Formlabs Hackathon
A radio-enabled remote weather station that warns of high windspeeds with a loud red siren alarm and obnoxious light. I worked with another intern and a full-time engineer to hack together a waterproof enclosure, power supply mechanism and high-current relays to make sure that everyone knew when weather was happening.
Entyde
As part of a team of three, I designed a portable CO2 sensor system to detect if a patient is correctly intubated. We won $10,000 in the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences i3 Innovation Challenge 2017. I was responsible for electronic systems design, prototyping and manufacturing.
University Rover Challenge
As part of the Harvard Undergraduate Robotics Club and the Harvard Students for the Exploration and Development of Space chapter, I am head of electronics and systems in a team aiming to build a full-scale rover for a simulated Mars mission in Utah.
ES52: The Joy of Electronics
As part of Harvard's intro electronics course, students are tasked with designing and building a circuit over the course of ten days for the final project. I worked with a lab partner to make a wireless IR communication system.
CS50: Dormhop
For the CS50 final project, I worked in a team of three to create a web platform that allows students to share their dorms across the Ivy League. My focus was on interfacting the front-end to the back-end.
Harvard University Wireless Club
From 2016-2019 I was the vice-president of the oldest amateur radio station in the US, the Harvard Wireless Club with callsign W1AF. The club participates in contests and public service work, along with doing road trips to various stations around New England.