A Life in Experiments
Most of the things I build start with a question I can’t stop thinking about.
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Bedrock
2025
What if concrete could tell us what was happening inside it?
Self-sensing concrete, approached as a physical technology to make real. Draft: add the prototypes you owned, the instrumentation you built, and what the measurements showed.
materials · sensing · instrumentation · infrastructure
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Digital Hardware
In progress
What happens when sensing and computation meet directly in hardware?
Physical sensing meets RTL and digital hardware. Draft: add the circuit or logic you designed, how you tested it, and the next question.
sensing · RTL · electronics
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Semiconductor Hardware
Next
What would I build closer to the silicon?
A space for future semiconductor work. The question is open; the evidence will come from building.
semiconductors · electrical engineering
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Algae + Rare Earth Elements
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Can biology help us recover the materials modern technology depends on?
Algae and rare-earth element research. Draft: add the experimental method, what you measured, and the result that changed your thinking.
materials · biology · measurement
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Solunar
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Can a solar panel make power after the sun disappears?
An energy question with a physical prototype at its center. Draft: add what you built, the test setup, and what actually happened.
energy · prototyping · electronics
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NASA SEES
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What happens to the land underneath solar farms?
Agrivoltaics research through NASA SEES. Draft: add the data you analyzed, your method, and the finding worth sharing.
energy · land use · data
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Energy Research in India
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What does an energy system need to work in the place it serves?
Energy research grounded in real-world context. Draft: add the location, the question you tested, and what the work revealed.
energy · infrastructure · deployment
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Radon–RadOFF
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How do you make an invisible environmental risk visible?
An environmental testing and advocacy initiative. Draft: add the testing you organized, what you built, and the impact you can substantiate.
environment · testing · sensing