My Journey.
The Start
Born in Nairobi, Kenya
Moved to California when I was 10 years old
Attended Henry M. Gunn High school
Undergraduate
Attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY
Started off as undeclared, then went to Biomedical Engineering, and finally landed on Mechanical Engineering
Participated in Undergraduate Research Program (URP)
Worked for Dr. Amitay in the Center for Flow Physics and Control (CeFPac)
Leadership Positions
Chair for the Mechanical Aeronautical and Nuclear Engineering (MANE) Student Advisory Council (SAC)
Founder and editor of the MANE SAC Undergraduate Research and Design Journal
Vice chair for faculty hiring for MANE SAC
Vice president of Pi Tau Sigma (Mechanical Engineering Honor society
Accomplishments
Had two internships at Boeing
2017 NSF fellowship recipient
Pi Tau Sigma member
Boeing scholarship recipient
Low family scholarship recipient
Graduate School
Started Fall 2017
Pursuing PhD in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on controls and robotics
Working under Professor Grizzle in the Bipedal Robotics Lab@Michigan
Current research is on bipedal locomotion with a focus on exoskeletons