Electrostatically Forced Faraday Instabilities in Metal
PI: Ranga Narayanan
University of Florida's Department of Chemical Engineering
August 2023 - May 2024
Research Focus:
​To find a way to measure thermophysical properties of materials, specifically metals, that is easier, more accurate, and more affordable than the current strategy. This has applications in advanced manufacturing.
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Project Responsibilities:
​Design and construct experiments to be flown on a parabolic flight using computer aided design (CAD) and additive manufacturing. Problem solving, critical thinking, teamwork, and adaptability were crucial for success of the experiments.
Aqueous Solution Levitator Development
PI: Brandon Phillips
NASA Marshall's Material Science Team
June 2024 - August 2024
Research Focus:
​To expand the capabilities of and optimize a levitator dedicated to soft matter experimentation. This levitator has the capabilities to do thermophysical property measurements and container-less crystallization with applications in material science, pharmaceuticals, and crystal engineering.
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Project Responsibilities:
Design, model​, and fabricate advancements to the original levitator. Adding capabilities including motor-driven top electrode, isolation of live and ground wires, and the ability to move to a different location. Throughout this project I created CADs, wired and coded Arduinos, used additive manufacturing, and did machining.
Heat Transfer in Electrostatically Forced Faraday Instabilities
PI: Ranga Narayanan
University of Florida's Department of Chemical Engineering
August 2024 - Present
Research Focus:
​To see the effects of electrostatically forced faraday instabilities on heat transfer and induce heat transfer in a zero gravity environment.
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Project Responsibilities:
​Use previous design experience, critical thinking, adaptability, and problem solving to design and fabricate an experiment to be flown on a parabolic flight.