Researcher · Builder · Entrepreneur
I build at the edges of quantum computing, artificial intelligence, acoustics, materials, and the natural world.
“Why fit in when you were born to stand out?”
— Dr. Seuss
Ideas build
a brighter tomorrow →
Penn State PhD student 
Los Alamos researcher 
Project Green Thumb co-founder Question · Simulate · Discover
2024–Present
Penn State · Engineering Science & Mechanics
I study quantum algorithms for elastic-wave simulation with Professor Kube and Los Alamos collaborators, exploring what lies beyond classical computing.
Read about the Penn State/LANL collaboration ↗July 2025–Present
Research in quantum computing, acoustics, and AI-driven materials design—simulating waves and generating targeted microstructures.
Ideas · Experiments · Community
2022–Present
Project Green Thumb · Co-founder · 2024–Present
AI and augmented reality for native, low-maintenance landscapes, powered by over one million ecological references.
Winner of the first Vishwamitra AI Geography Award, with $10,000 in continuing GeoEd Foundation support.
Read the Penn State feature ↗
Founder · 2023–Present
Physical and digital product design, private contracts, and AI-assisted creation.
Project · Jan–Aug 2024
National first-place airport concept using route optimization and reinforcement learning to model up to 30% lower taxiing fuel use.
Did not proceed due to IP and patenting constraints.
Engineer · Create · Learn
2020–2024
Penn State University
2020–2024 · GPA 3.33/4.00
Thesis focused on local language models, semantic reasoning, and retrieval-augmented generation.
Live sound
2023–2024
Built AI for transcript extraction and helped Penn State teams apply GPT and transformer models.
2021–2023
Detected structural cracks with computer vision and mapped damage onto 3D models.
Summer 2022
Automated structural-design workflows with Dynamo and Revit.
Spring 2022
Helped develop and teach AE 240: programming and data science for architectural engineering.
Delta Sigma Phi · 2023
Designed and built a collapsible, illuminated 21-foot DJ pyramid in one week.
Build · Play · Connect
2014–2019
A Minecraft Network · Founder
Taught myself Java and Debian to build a Minecraft network with custom games, multilingual plugins, and a community-led staff.
It started
with a server!
Beyond the lab
THON Dancer · 2023
Danced for 46 hours straight to raise money for children with cancer and research.
Current
Organize ESM Today, the department’s annual day-long, conference-style event where graduate students and postdocs share their work through 15-minute presentations.
2021–2024
Worked through the Undergraduate Engineering Council and alumni council to coordinate events connecting alumni and students.
2024
Scholarship award from the Acoustical Society of America.
2020
Recognized for strength and promise in mathematics.
Selected builds
Hardware, software, structures, AI, and experiments—learning by making.
2025 · Spring 2025 project
An open-source reinforcement-learning concept for classifying and predicting satellite maneuvers using anomaly detection, threat classification, and orbital energy analysis.
2024 · Penn State
A wireless Arduino haptic controller integrated with an immersive sculpting game built in Unity.
2023–24 · Nittany AI Advance
Introduced large multimodal models to rethink the back-end workflow and improve OCR methods for transcript analysis.
2023 · Delta Sigma Phi
Designed and built a collapsible DJ pyramid in one week for fast assembly, disassembly, and spectacle.
2022–23 · Independent
Built high-voltage DC and AC plasma generators capable of producing 25,000 volts, alongside functional Tesla coils.
2019–20 · Independent
Combined two-way mirror glass, a repurposed display, and Raspberry Pi into a connected home information display.
2018–19 · Independent
Built a working multi-story elevator prototype using Arduino, a self-designed circuit, and a customized metal construction kit.
Toolbox
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