Research
My primary doctoral research focuses on exploring iron combustion as a source of clean energy storage and generation. Working with Professors Levendis and Erb at Northeastern University in the Combustion and Air Pollution Lab (Snell) and the Directed Assembly of Particles and Suspensions lab (Egan), I investigate the combustion of iron particles and the formation of nanoparticles during this process, with the ultimate goal of creating carbon-free energy cycles.
Key Research Areas:
- Understanding rapid iron oxidation during various combustion conditions
- Investigating how heating rates affect iron powder ignition temperatures
- Examining oxide layer growth effects on combustion behavior
- Nanoparticle synthesis through controlled iron combustion
- Performance evaluation of the iron fuel cycle by analyzing combustion byproducts
My undergraduate research and work at Fourier LLC focused on developing novel thermoformable ceramics for thermal management applications. This research resulted in a publication in Advanced Materials on thermoformable boron nitride based all-ceramics, demonstrating practical applications of materials science in electronics cooling.
Previous Work:
- Vibration-assisted tape casting and printing of ceramics
- Particle alignment using custom vibration patterns
- SEM imaging and characterization of ceramic structures
- Development of thermoformable boron nitride composites
Research in Action
