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Research Overview

I spent the summer of 2022 in Cambridge, MA conducting fluid mechanics research at the Rowland Institute at Harvard in the Raayai Lab. My research involved studying how surface textures and various geometries affect flow and drag reduction.

Experience

Dr. Raayai trained me to use the rheometer in the lab to conduct my experiments. For each experiment, I tested the viscosity of the working fluid before and after I tested my 3D printed rotor in the Taylor-Couette cell (shown to the right). Each rotor was designed using Fusion 360 and 3D printed using a Formlabs printer. My 10 weeks ended with an in-house research symposium where I presented my findings amongst my undergraduate peers and the other lab leaders at the Rowland.

Sample slides from my final presentation