University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso TX
MIE/Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) & Center for Transportation Infrastructure Systems(CTIS)
Research Assistant, Mentor: Vivek Tandon, Ph.D., P.E.
Project: Calibration of Sensors Used in Pavement Evaluation for Texas Department of Transportation and the Automation of the Environmental Conditioning System to automatically monitor and adjust the flow and vacuum levels during asphalt testing.
United States Department of Energy (DOE), Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR)
Mickey Leland Fellowship, Mentor: Jorge Aguinaga
Field Construction Engineering Intern
Project: Constructability of Fire Pump Skid Replacement: Performed field verifications, provided detailed cost estimates, redlined construction drawings, reviewed Piping and Instrumentation Drawings (P&ID).
University of Wisconsin, Madison WISC. MIE/Research
Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Summer Internship
Research Assistant, Mentor: Steven Cramer, Ph.D.
Project: Earlywood and Latewood Properties. Analyzed wood through x-ray diffractions and environmental proxies showing properties as functions of temperature and humidity.
Ballet El Paso, El Paso, TX
Soloist Performer/ Artistic Director Assistant/ Instructor
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