Relative Orbit Determination using Time Difference of Arrival
I worked on a research project under the mentorship of Dr Lovell at the Air Force Research Laboratory to understand how to define unknown satellite orbits through mathematical simulation and solving for complex equations through algebraic geometry. This project involves simulation using MATLAB. The focus of this research is to find ways to produce accurate results as well as identifying the true orbit from the numerous results produced from MATLAB solvers. Even though theoretically the Mccaley's method should solve and produce answers, when put into practice, precision limitations and other inaccuracies prevents us from immediately identifying the true answer. Our goal is to find out how we can design systematic methodology to disambiguate so we can point to the set of results from numerous solution sets that are the true orbit. This summer research by Dr. Lovell and his team, which I am part of has led to a publication at the virtual conference American Astronautical Society in August.
SARS-CoV-2 Research at UC Irvine
I researched the SARS-Cov2 virus under the mentorship of Professor Yu at the University of California at Irvine last summer. My eyes were opened to the fascinating world of microscopic protein binding that explains the mechanisms of how virus hijacks our genetic machine. My study also explored how therapeutic drugs such as Remdesivir interferes with such mechanism.