Projects:
The Imperial Walker (ME 112): Mechanical Systems Design
DataConnect (CS 3773E): Interaction Design & Human-Computer Interaction
Coffee Cooler 1738 (ME 114): Mechanical Engineering Capstone
Messerschmitt (ME 210): Mechatronics
Slice of Life (ME 203): Design & Manufacturing
Snapocus (MED 275B): Medical Device Prototyping
Internships:
Apple, Inc.; iPhone Product Operations & Manufacturing Intern (Jun - Aug 2016)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR); Settlement Engineering Intern (Jun - Aug 2015)
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC); Experimental Support Intern (Jun - Aug 2014)
Teaching Assistantship:
COMPMED 87Q: Introduction to the Mouse in Biomedical Research (with Professor Claude Nagamine)
Messerschmitt
Mechatronics | Winter 2016 | Professor Thomas Kenny
Slice of Life
Design & Manufacturing | Autumn 2015 |
Professor David Beach and Dr Craig Milroy Driven by my passion for baking and cooking experimental fusion dishes, I decided to build a product that would enhance the aesthetic presentation of my original cuisine. Thus, my design goal for this ME 203 course project was to create an interesting serving platter with a rustic charm to enhance the presentation of culinary delights. Slice of Life is a multi-tiered cake platter that rotates 360 degrees at all 3 levels with a simplistic design that adds to the limelight of the baked goods. Materials used: Mild steel, Maple wood, Brass, Bronze. Processes used: Brazing, Sheet Metal Forming, Woodwork, Wood-Metal Interaction Skills learnt from the course: Machining (Mill, Lathe), Welding, Sand-casting, Woodwork, Rapid Prototyping |
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Snapocus
Medical Device Prototyping | Spring 2015 | Professor Phyllis Gardner (M.D.) & Dr Robert Chang (M.D.)
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The unmet clinical need that my teammates and I tackled is the discomfort and nauseating effect of eye aids for Presbyopia. Presbyopia is a middle-to-old-age associated condition in which the eye suffers from weakening ability to accommodate due to weakened eye muscles and hardening of the lens. Thus, people suffering from presbyopia have difficulty focusing on objects nearby.
This was a 10-week long interdisciplinary team project. Following the stages of design thinking and empathy building, the project began from need-finding to iterations of designs and prototypes to suit the needs of our intended users. Snapocus, an automated pair of bi- or multi-focal eyeglasses, would adjust itself to the user's individual and fluctuating eye power. Our aim was to create a simple and more comfortable alternative to existing bifocal eyeglasses in the market. |