I'm just a small town Indiana guy who happened to go from dirt roads to studying dirt for lunar mobility. Recently I received my PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Arizona State University. Along the way, I interned at NASA Kennedy Space Center, NASA-CalTech Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and gave public talks including Phoenix Comicon, Ignite Phoenix and TEDxASU

Examples of My Work

Vehicle Mobility Experiments

I perform vehicle mobility experiments on granular media. Screw propelled vehicles have always fascinated me and I began here.

Vehicle Mobility Simulations

I became curious about simulation as a design tool.  We've begun to replicate these experiments in simulated environments with an eye towards space applications.

Public Speaking

A large influence in my life has been publicly funded science.  I grew up watching The Magic School Bus and Bill Nye the Science Guy.  I've been fortunate enough to receive fellowships for graduate school.  Any opportunity for science education and entertainment I try to take.