Rocketry

I was on the head of Columbia’s rocketry team, a part of the Columbia Space Initiative, for all four years of my undergrad. For the first three years, I was responsible for the design, analysis, manufacturing, and testing of all cold fluid systems onboard our Paraffin-Nitrous oxide hybrid rocket. In my senior year, I was responsible for all of the high-level technical decisions as team co-captain. Under my tenure, we were able to launch at the Friends of Amateur Rocketry launch site in Mojave, CA. Additionally, I was a part of an independent project developing a Kerosene-Nitrous oxide liquid bipropellant rocket called Project Swordfish. In this capacity, I was responsible for all avionics onboard and developing a robust control schema for the rocket. I’ve attached some highlights of my work on Columbia’s rocketry below.

Columbia Rocketry

Parachutes deploy after a successful launch.

Swordfish

Moment of ignition.