Projects

Emerging Technologies and Challenges in Low-Altitude Aircraft and Airspace Operations

Visiting Undergraduate Researcher, Shanghai Jiao Tong University — supervised by Assoc. Prof. Haichao Hong

Incoming, Summer 2026

A team-based study of low-altitude operation scenarios in China and abroad, including UAV logistics and eVTOL urban air mobility, alongside the emerging technologies and regulatory frameworks needed to integrate them safely into shared airspace.

Low-altitude airspace research

UNVAIL

Undergraduate Researcher, Dr. Adkins's Research Group — Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Jan 2026 — Present

Conducted a systematic literature review of UAS dynamics, control architectures, and autonomy frameworks, and supported flight test operations through structured data collection, logging, and post-processing alongside graduate researchers.

UNVAIL research project

Effect of Flooding on Chub Nests

Group Research Project, Virginia Tech — TechGirls Summer 2022

A flume-based study testing how flood frequency and discharge affect erosion of chub fish nests, finding that less frequent, higher-discharge floods erode nests more than frequent, lower-discharge ones.

Chub nest flume research