I am an oil painter and Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. student at MIT. I completed my bachelor’s degree at the University of Michigan in 2026. In both of my disciplines, I am driven by the same desire to understand and describe the world around me, whether through the language of painting in art or the language of mathematics in engineering.

As an artist, I explore physical phenomena such as sinusoidal light patterns caused by water caustics, distorted colors through layers of glass, and irregularities of beaded water drops. By revealing how natural beauty is quietly structured by physics, my work invites viewers to look more closely at the patterns woven throughout their natural surroundings and recognize that they, too, are part of these systems. 

My appreciation for nature’s intelligent design and inner workings carries into my love of using mathematical modeling to support elegant design. My research explores the mechanics of shell-based structures and informs effective use of material in design. Most recently, I derived mechanics models which can be used to best choose geometric design parameters for woven shell materials.

On this website, I document my creative works, processes, and reflections in more depth than what I share elsewhere. I hope you find an inspiration or something that sparks curiosity!