About.

Undergraduate at the University of Central Florida, studying physics — optics and lasers — and mathematics, with a computer science minor. Before UCF, four years of university coursework through FAU High School.

Education.

4.00

University of Central Florida · 2025 – present

B.S. Physics (Optics & Lasers) and Mathematics, with a Computer Science minor.

3.66

Florida Atlantic University · 2021 – 2025

111 credit hours of university coursework completed via FAU High School, ages 14–18.

In the lab.

Instrumentation

GPIB/VISA and RS-232 instrument control, INDI, GigE Vision camera acquisition, tunable IR laser control, motorised polarisation control, interferometric alignment, FITS and GDSII.

Scientific computing

FFT and signal processing, phase retrieval and modal decomposition, electromagnetic simulation by RCWA, GPU and CUDA acceleration, NumPy, SciPy.

Languages and tools

C, C++, CUDA, Python, shell, LaTeX and Typst. Linux, Git, CMake, Qt and PySide6.

Coursework.

At the University of Central Florida, unless noted.

Physics

Geometric Optics and Lab · Modern Physics · Quantum Information Processing · Mathematical Methods for Physics · Independent Research · Electricity and Magnetism I (in progress) · General Physics I and II (FAU, honours)

Mathematics

Applied Linear Algebra · Complex Analysis · Proof-based Linear Algebra (in progress) · Partial Differential Equations (in progress) · Calculus I–III and Ordinary Differential Equations (FAU)

Computer science

C Programming · Discrete Structures · Object-Oriented Programming · Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Architecture · Computer Logic Design · Deep Learning (FAU)

Talks.

Complex Transfer-Matrix Characterization of a Photonic Lantern by Off-Axis Digital Holography Joint Annual Conference of the National Society of Black Physicists and the National Society of Hispanic Physicists, North Carolina Nov 2026

Batch Processing for Automated Grading via Azure OpenAI University of Central Florida, Downtown Campus — ESTELA, Physics Education Research Jun 2026

Coherence and Detection Approaches for Identifying AI-Generated Text Wilkes Honors College Undergraduate Research Symposium, Florida Atlantic University Mar 2025

Honors.

2026

Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship

UCF institutional nominee.

2026

Astronaut Scholarship Foundation

UCF institutional nominee.

2025

Florida Academic Scholars

Bright Futures, highest tier — full tuition.

2024

Lockheed Martin Award

“Highest Level of Engineering Excellence,” Advanced Experimental Vehicles.

2024

2nd Place in Division

Advanced Experimental Vehicles competition.

2023

1st Place, Night Hacks

UniUtils — course schedule generator and classroom finder.

Beyond the lab.

2025 – present

National Society of Black Physicists

Secretary of the UCF chapter — meetings, records, and communications.

2023 – 2025

Advanced Experimental Vehicles

Telemetry and dashboard software for a four-passenger solar car — 2nd in the Cruiser Division at the Solar Car Challenge.

2024 – 2025

Teaching assistant, Calculus

Peer-led group work in a flipped calculus classroom, plus office hours, exam review and grading for 70 undergraduates.

2023 – 2025

Coding Club, FAU High School

Founded it and ran it as president — weekly meetings, workshops and hackathon prep, including the club's own event, OwlHacks. Now an official Hack Club chapter with two dozen members, and still going after I left.

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