Projects
This prototype app reduces Facebook data consumption by sharing
directly via peer-to-peer connections. This could help people use
Facebook in areas of the world where network connectivity is poor.
Implemented a series of algorithms to make a
LIDAR-and-camera-equipped robot find colorful targets, in
collaboration with
Victoria Preston and
Christina Fong.
Prototype app to help blind people navigate grocery stores
I worked on this as a final project for an interpreters course.
I created novel and fun gameplay concepts by
rapidly prototyping games that use interesting input and feedback
systems, such as heart rate monitors, 3D tracking, and VR. (In
collaboration with Julian Ceipek.)
A popular card game called
Dominion
contains many cards and expansion. I made this webapp to allow
people to randomize and save dominion decks. It's designed to be
fast, to be easy to use, and to look good on any screen size. It has
a RESTful API.
This project was an exercise in interaction design. We designed and
built a prototype app from the ground up, from user interviews, to
paper prototypes, usability studies, and front-end web design.
Team: Cypress Frankenfeld, Dana Lee, Noam Rubin, Sharon Tam.
Autonomous Glider
Video
Goal: To build a glider capable of autonomous flight.
Outcome: We achieved a closed loop autopilot capable of turning and
using PID control with accelerometers to level out again before
landing. In addition, we built a simulation to better understand the
mechanics and motion of a glider.
Team: Cypress Frankenfeld, Laurel Kroo, Theo Thompson, and Eric
Westman.
Weather Balloon Payload
Three teammates and I built a payload with cameras and other various
sensors, attached it to a weather balloon, and let it go. It
ascended over 80,000 feet before bursting, and parachuting to the
ground. We retrieved it and got some beautiful pictures of
near-space
As part of a NASA internship, three teammates and I worked on a
device that transmits digital signals via x-rays. We made a proof of
concept, and a demo that can be used to demonstrate the capabilities
of x-ray transmission. In the future, this could be used to transmit
large amounts of information over vast distances through space.
I helped design a control algorithm to cool an image sensor on a
small satellite as part of the NASA internship.
Think of fridge magnets. You can arrange them to make fun sentences!
What if the magnets were "smart," and gave you suggestions for more
words to add? Using QR codes on word-blocks, we did just that.
Bioinspired Radio-Controlled Armadillo Toy
As part of a team, I designed and built a prototype armadillo toy.
It was able to curl and uncurl, roll while in the curled position,
and move along the floor while in the uncurled position. It is all
radio-controlled and driven by two servos. You can see the
prototype demo video
on youtube.
Goal: investigating the effects of abstinence-only sex education and
comprehensive sex education on pregnancy rates, unwanted pregnancy
rates, and age of first pregnancy for young adults and teens.
Comparison of Magnetic Monopole Simulation Programs
While I was interning at the physics department of the University of
Kansas, I compared the outputs of two magnetic monopole simulation
programs. Magnetic monopole simulations are helpful for physicists
who are searching for magnetic monopoles. You can read the
monopole simulation and detection paper
that some of my work was incorporated into.
Jobs
I make software for 3D CT Scanners.
I'm helping climate researchers create interactive dashboards to
visualize climate data.
I worked at HubSpot as a backend
software engineer on the SEO tools and authorization stack.
I was recruited to help a team at
Intrepid work on an Android
app.
I worked at Onshape on their
Android App.
I worked at Sookbox, creating a
home media server.
I worked as a web dev, front and back ends, using django. Most of my
job involved displaying data in an easy-to-read way.
I interned with NASA and worked on a couple exciting projects. My
teammates and I helped build an x-ray system to transmit digital
data and a thermoelectric cooler controller for a pico-satellite.
Olin College IT Assistant (2011)
I helped out at the IT department at my college, fixing broken
computers.
University of Kansas Particle Physics Intern (Summer 2010)
I interned with professor Dave Besson at the University of Kansas to
help compare some magnetic monopole simulations.
Tap Dance Teacher (2010)
I designed and taught a children's tap dance class at the
Lawrence Arts Center.
Assistant Piano Teacher (2008-2009)
I taught piano to children at the
Lawrence Piano Studio
under the guidance of piano instructor Eric Sakumura.