I’m fascinated by the space where nature and machines meet. Biological systems reveal patterns, efficiencies, and behaviors that inspire how we design and build.
serious play is a collection of experiments and studies across synthetic biology, mechanical engineering, and computational design, a record of how I learn by making and make by learning.
What if we could grow a timepiece using circadian clock proteins?
Through How to Grow (Almost) Anything, I was introduced to the world of synthetic biology. For my final project, I explored, in silico, how circadian clock proteins could serve as the basis for a biological timekeeping system. These proteins regulate daily rhythms in many organisms, and this project imagines what it might look like to turn that natural oscillator into a physical timepiece.
Slime mold as living circuit
Inspired by research on Physarum computing, I experimented with incorporating slime mold into a simple circuit to see how its growth and conductivity respond to spatial arrangements. The project explores how living systems “compute” through their natural processes rather than electronics.
Prototyping a closed-environment hydroponic system that mimics open-field conditions
Mechanical Engineering Thesis: Bennett-Based Multiple-Mode 7R Linkage
A kinematic study of a 7R spatial linkage constructed from two Bennett mechanisms (a type of overconstrained mechanism), revealing how this combined system can operate in multiple distinct motion modes and transition between them.
Published in ASME IDETC/CIE.
