Chris is a third-year Master's student in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. In the HRVIP lab, he supports the Zero-G HDD, which aims to use hard disk drives as a low cost alternative to commercial off the shelf reaction wheels. His thesis research focus is on the implementation of Model Predictive Control for the hard disk drive reaction wheels for CubeSat attitude control.
During Undergrad, Chris was an Attitude Determination and Controls System Lead for the Space Satellite and Systems club as part of UC Davis' first CubeSat mission REALOP. He was also the Student Startup Center’s Prototyping Manager and hosts workshops on 3D printing, laser cutting, and Arduino in addition to helping students with their entrepreneurial journeys.
Outside of work (or Zoom), Chris enjoys going on a run, playing volleyball (maybe a little too much), bartending (coffee, matcha, tea, anything in liquid form really), and hanging out with friends.