Hi, I am a PhD Student in the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland at College Park. Currently I am working as a full time Graduate Research Assistant in Robotics, Automation, Manipulation and Sensing (RAMS) Laboratory, supervised by Professor Jaydev P. Desai.
EDUCATION
- Ph.D. – Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD (Sep 2008 – Present)
- M.S. – Mechanical Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, MO (July 2003 – June 2005)
- B.S. – Mechanical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (Sep 1999 – June 2003)
RESEARCH
- Current
- Previous
- Designed, manufactured, constructed, and tested a biological tissue impacter prototype
- Constructed and analyzed theoretical viscoelastic models of brain impact through finite element analysis
- Designed, manufactured, and constructed caster for a Mars explorer, minimizing drag and optimizing lateral force for turning and climbing
- Designed and constructed ultra-thin pressure barriers using a uniform tension mesh to solve barrier bulging problems, decreasing electron backscattering
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Brody, MacDonald, Kessens, Bayly, et. al. Electromagnetic Controlled Cortical Impact Device for Precise, Graded Experimental Traumatic Brain Injury, Journal of Neurotrauma, 2007, 24(4): 657-673.
A Stereotaxic Accessory for Reproducible Neurotrauma, Master’s Thesis, Washington University, May 2005