Major: Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, and Mathematics

Class: Senior

Hometown: St. Louis, MO

Anticipated Graduation Date: May 2010

McNair Mentor: P. Frank Pai
Structural Mechanics & Controls Lab
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department

Research Topic: Laser- and Dynamics-Based Technique for Damage Detection and Health Monitoring of Structures

SURF Mentor: Kenneth D. Mease
Flight Dynamics & Control Lab
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department
University of California-Irvine

Research Topic: Parachute Deployment Logic for Mars Pinpoint Landing