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

Year to add

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

Year to add

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

Year to add

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

Year to add

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