Villanova Entrepreneurship Student Competition Semi-finalist
I pitched AlmaTree, a venture designed to help students, alumni, and universities better connect and collaborate with one another.
I am a PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering at Villanova University, where my research combines biomechanics, finite element analysis, and machine learning to better understand and prevent musculoskeletal stress fractures.
My background spans computational modeling, structural health monitoring, geothermal energy research, and biomedical data analysis. Before joining Villanova, I earned my Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Central Michigan University. I am especially interested in developing data-driven and physics-based tools that improve prediction, reduce experimentation time, and support innovations in injury prevention, healthcare, and bio-inspired material design.
I pitched AlmaTree, a venture designed to help students, alumni, and universities better connect and collaborate with one another.
I won first place for presenting my spending tracker website at the Falvey Data Visualization Competition.
I was selected as a finalist in the Three Minute Thesis Competition, where I presented my research on dental composite materials.