Experience

Stanford University

Postdoctoral Researcher, Mechanical Engineering

Stanford, CA | Feb 2024 – Present

• Designed robotic mechanisms and custom end-effectors for automated sample cutting and tool positioning.
• Built a modular multi-axis motion platform, integrating actuation, G-code motion control, and vision-assisted alignment.
• Refined mechanisms and precision fixtures through kinematic analysis, iterative prototyping, and fit checks.

Vena Vitals, Inc.

R&D Engineering Intern

Irvine, CA | Jan 2022 – Jul 2022

• Performed structural FEA, fabricated soft-material prototypes, and supported Instron compression testing to guide design iterations.
• Collaborated with a roll-to-roll manufacturing vendor on fabrication drawings, tolerances, process parameters, and quality across multiple batches.

University of Illinois Chicago

Ph.D. Researcher, Mechanical Engineering

Chicago, IL | 2019 – 2023

• Designed and fabricated microstructured devices using Nanoscribe 2PP, photolithography, soft lithography, laser cutting, and micro-milling.
• Combined structural FEA, multiphysics simulation, and experimental characterization to resolve fabrication defects and refine designs.

Georgia Institute of Technology

M.S., Computer Science (Online)

Computational Perception & Robotics | Expected 2027

University of Illinois Chicago

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering | 2019–2023

M.S., Mechanical Engineering | 2016–2018

Chongqing University of Science and Technology

B.S., Petroleum Engineering | 2013–2017