Additive manufacturing builds parts layer by layer from a digital model. At the Keck Center, I work with two ceramic processes. In Direct Ink Writing (DIW), a paste-like ceramic ink is extruded through a nozzle. In stereolithography (SLA), a UV light source selectively cures a liquid resin, in this…

Baja SAE is an intercollegiate engineering competition where student teams design, build, and race a single-seat, off-road vehicle designed to survive rough terrain. Teams are judged on design, cost, and sales presentation, then compete in dynamic events such as acceleration, maneuverability, hill…

Design/Build/Fly (DBF) is an annual AIAA student competition in which teams design, build, and fly a remote-controlled aircraft to meet a mission set by that year’s rules. Teams are scored on a written design report and on flight performance, so the aircraft has to be both well-engineered on paper…

In a team of 4 students, I designed a complete electric fixed-wing UAV for an aerial-observation mission, taking it from stakeholder needs through preliminary design. The aircraft had to carry at least a 300 g observation payload for over an hour of endurance, stay under 15 kg at takeoff, and take…