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Aerospace Engineer

MASc Researcher @ University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS)
BASc in Engineering Science @ University of Toronto
Current Projects
MASc research at UTIAS focused on controls and simulation, continuing the in-situ lunar construction work from my undergraduate thesis.
Approach
Primarily simulation-based, using AGX Dynamics to model and control the physical systems involved in lunar construction. More detail coming as the research progresses.
Past Projects
The satellite designed to bring the Alouette-I home — a retrieval mission returning it to Earth in preserved, museum-like condition, developed for a Request for Proposal issued by MDA Space.
Return · Capture · Sensing · Command & Data Handling · Communications · Attitude Control · Orbital Control · Electrical & Power · Structural · Thermal
Approach
The design process began with interpreting mission-level requirements, refined into system-level and subsystem-specific requirements across mechanical, electrical, and controls disciplines. Each subsystem underwent trade studies and requirement definition, supported by detailed error, mass, volume, power, and link budgets.
Results
The proposed system met all mission and system-level requirements outlined in the RFP.
An RC conventional aircraft, designed, built, and flown for the Aircraft Design Capstone. Placed first in the flyoff competition, cruising at 47.9 km/h on 46 W.
Approach
Anchor features a 1.4m wingspan, an aspect ratio of 6.5, and a structure primarily built from balsa and plywood, with foam control surfaces. The design process included XFOIL and XFLR5 for aerodynamic and control analysis, as well as SolidWorks for CAD modelling.
Results
Anchor placed first in the flyoff competition and demonstrated aerobatic performance, achieving a cruise speed of 47.9 km/h with a power consumption of only 46 W.
Undergraduate thesis simulating five methods of transporting lunar regolith for in-situ resource utilization, supervised by Professor M.R. Emami.
Approach
Physics-based simulations in AGX Dynamics, AGX Momentum, and ANSYS modelled and analyzed the transport of lunar regolith into Regolith Containment Units across five mechanisms: Angled Plate, Horizontal Vibrating Plate, Angled Vibrating Plate, Screw Conveyor, and Piston Conveyor.
Results
Simulation results were validated against existing experimental studies. The Angled Vibrating Plate consistently achieved the highest mass flow rate, outperforming all other designs.