I'm a Stanford AeroAstro student from Germany focused on aerospace hardware: high-power rockets, fixed-wing UAVs, embedded controls, and fabrication-heavy test rigs. Before turning 16, I interned at the European Space Agency and the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), and worked on hypersonic hardware testing at the German Aerospace Center (DLR).
At Stanford, I'm part of the Swift Solar Plane Project. We're building a solar-powered airplane more than five meters across for autonomous, multi-day flight, with the long-term goal of the world record for the longest continuous electric flight. I also hold EASA and FAA private pilot licenses.
Away from the lab, I like mountaineering, running the trails around the Stanford Dish, and wakeboarding.
And yes, my real name is Tiger.
A solar aircraft designed for autonomous, multi-day flight
I recently joined Stanford's Swift Solar Plane Project. The team is building a solar-powered aircraft with a wingspan of more than five meters, designed to fly continuously and autonomously in the Moj…
A local-first smart door and smart room system
An open-source, self-hosted smart-door and smart-room system built around a removable door-mounted appliance. A Raspberry Pi 5 with a Hailo AI accelerator runs the door-side camera and visitor experie…
A welded electric go-kart with multiplayer game mechanics
A go-kart I am building with friends that turns a physical track into a multiplayer Mario Kart-style game. We welded the frame ourselves, are using electric motors and batteries for the drivetrain, an…
Level 1 high-power rocketry. Built, waiting on a launch window.
My L1 certification rocket. Everything is built: airframe, avionics, recovery, parachute, preflight checklist. I just haven't had a launch window yet. The NAR L1 cert requires a witnessed flight at an…
Level 2 high-power rocketry. Early build phase.
The step up from L1: a bigger motor, longer airframe, written exam, and a certification flight using at least one J, K, or L motor. NAR does not require dual deployment for Level 2, but I chose it for…
Cut four carbon fiber rods to length and 3D-printed four clamps to mount them to the existing airframe. The spars run spanwise from the main fuselage structure to brace the motor booms and stop them rotating out of plane under load.
With the airframe fully assembled — motors on mounts, ESCs wired, servos connected to the flight controller and linked to control surfaces — ran the first full systems test. Spun all four motors up to partial and full throttle and exercised all control surfaces through their full range under load.
Installed pushrod linkages for the elevator and rudder, connected them to the control horns on each surface, and ran all servo cables through the tail boom to the fuselage.
I'd love to hear about your project — to learn more, give advice, or just talk through it. Reach out about anything, especially if it flies.