Saildrone Surveyor, 2021
Teaching at the Stanford PRL, 2023
I am a mechanical engineer currently teaching the courses listed below at Stanford University. My teaching philosophy centers around hands-on experiential learning and the Harkness method to enable individually motivated creative design projects within engineering disciplines.
ME102: Foundations of Product Realization
ME128/318: Computer-Aided Product Realization
CEE131G: Fabrication in Architectural Design
Visit the Product Realization Lab for more information.
Prior to teaching, I practiced mechanical engineering and design for startups innovating solutions to climate change. I worked at Saildrone Inc. in the area of ocean science, and at Mainspring Energy in clean energy generation and storage. At both firms, my background in design and rapid prototyping led me to focus on new products and R&D. I love early-stage design and validation, and my experiences driving initial concepts to first viable products motivates me to teach product realization.
Academic Research & Publications
Co-author, "Integrating Reflective and Technical Competencies in Engineering and Design: A Cognitive Approach to Project-Based Course Redesign." (Accept to the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), 2024)
2nd Author, "Reflective Engineers in the Making - Cognitive Approaches to Redesigning Intermediate-level Project Courses" (ASEE Poster Presentation, 2024)
"Prospecting History and Archaeology: Enhancing the Wilderness Experience" featured in the Stanford Daily (2015)
"Prospecting History and Archaeology: Enhancing the Wilderness Experience" featured in the Stanford Daily (2015)
Collecting ocean data in AK. Image courtesy of Saildrone.
