Fluid Mechanics, Hydrodynamics, Multiphase Flows, Free-surface Flows, Breaking Water Waves, Ocean Spray, Air-Sea Interaction, Development of Experimental Measurement Techniques, Turbulent Flows, Turbulence Theory, Lagrangian Turbulence Statistics

Education and Research

Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

• Postdoctoral Research Associate

  • Research Topic: The transport of inertial droplets in a turbulent boundary layer

  • Advisor: Professor Luc Deike

University of Maryland, College Park, MD

• Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering (Graduated May 2020)

  • Dissertation: Droplet and Bubble Measurements in Turbulent Free-Surface Flows

  • Advisor: Professor James H. Duncan

• B.S., Mechanical Engineering (Graduated May 2014)

Awards

• 2023 Rising Stars in Mechanical Engineering

  • 1 of 30 postdocs/graduate students in Mechanical Engineering selected nationally

• 2023 Art of Science Exhibition, finalist (40 artworks selected out of 250+ submissions)

  • “Effects of Surfactants on Plunging Breaking Water Waves” by M. A. Erinin et al.

  • "Two Strings of Pearls” by J. Wilson et al.

• Future Faculty Fellow, (2018 cohort)

• Teaching Assistant Mentorship Fellow, (Fall 2016)

• Dean's Fellowship, (Fall 2014 - Fall 2017)

• Outstanding Graduate Assistant Award, (Spring 2017)

• Goldhaber, A. James Clark, and Burgers Travel Grants

Professional Services

Princeton University

• Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Climate and Inclusion Committee (Spring 2021 to Spring 2024)

• Princeton Postdoctoral Council, Officer (Fall 2020 to Fall 2022)

University of Maryland

• Hosted middle school students (from the JASON project) in Hydrodynamics Lab as part of an outreach program, taught students about water waves and showcased research (Spring 2018, Summer 2019)

• Participated in perspective graduate student recruitment day (Fall 2018)

• A. James Clark Commencement Committee graduate student rep. (Fall 2018)

Conference Chair

• 29th Waves in Sea Environment (WISE) Meeting, Princeton, NJ (May 2023)

• 103rd American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, Denver, CO (Jan. 2023)

• 75th APS Meeting, Division Fluid Dynamics, Indianapolis, IN (Nov. 2022)

Other Professional Training

• Summer Research School on Fluid Dynamics, The Burgers Program, College Park, MD

  • Topics in Turbulence (June 1–5, 2015)

  • Nonlinear Water Waves (June 6–10, 2016)

Coursework