First Year Ph.D. Student
I am working on developing and testing compact optomechanical accelerometers. By developing simulations of potential models that meet our specifications I am able to understand the limits of the sensors. I fabricate the silicon resonators at Texas A&M University’s Nanofabrication facility (Aggiefab). I set up fiber-based Fabry-Perot cavities to measure the resonator’s optical readout and eventually operate them as inertial sensors. I am interested in nanofabrication techniques and gravitational wave interferometry.
Education:
- M.S., Texas A&M University, Aerospace Engineering, 2023
- B.S., University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Physics, 2021
Work Experience:
- LSC Fellow – LIGO Hanford, WA., 2023
- Graduate Research Assistant – LASSO, Texas A&M University, 2021-Present
- Undergraduate Research Assistant – Center for Gravitational Wave Astronomy, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 2018-2021
- Undergraduate Research Fellow – Caltech LIGO Lab, 2020
- Undergraduate Research Assistant – Louisiana State University, 2019
Honors & Awards:
- Aerospace Engineering Ph.D. Excellence Fellowship, Texas A&M University, 2021
- Dean’s and President’s List, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 2017-2021
- Victor M. Blanco Fellowship, Caltech LIGO Lab, 2020
- Best Poster Award – APS CUWIP, Texas A&M University, 2020
Specific Research Interests:
- Gravitational Wave Astronomy
- Nanofabrication
- Opto-mechanical design and analysis