Projects & Research

Work I've led and contributed to

A selection of engineering builds and synthetic biology research, spanning assistive devices, custom implants, and genetic circuit design.

2024 · Engineering

AI based Hands-Free Camera System

Designed for a case-study client with ALS, TrackX IntelliCam uses computer vision to let a photographer control a camera entirely through pre-trained hand gestures, adjusting focus, aperture, and tripod height with no physical contact required.

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2025 · Engineering

Personal Propane-Fired Metal Foundry

Designed, built, and operate a small-scale propane-fired metal foundry from scratch, selecting refractory materials and safety practices from published materials research to cast alloy parts with consistent dimensional quality.

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2024 · Engineering

Custom Hip Implant

Designed a custom hip replacement for a patient with developmental hip dysplasia, engineering the acetabular shell, femoral stem, and femoral head geometry around the patient's specific anatomy and material requirements to reduce stress shielding and improve long-term osseointegration.

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2025 · Research

Heavy Metal Biosensor

Engineered a whole-cell E. coli biosensor that changes colour in response to copper contamination, by cloning the copper-sensitive pCusC promoter upstream of the asPink chromoprotein reporter gene and validating the response through gel electrophoresis and absorbance quantification.

Tetrathionate-Responsive Probiotic Circuit for IBD

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2026 · Research

Tetrathionate-Responsive Probiotic Circuit for IBD

Designed a synthetic biology circuit in E. coli Nissle 1917 that detects tetrathionate, a biomarker of gut inflammation, and responds by expressing the antioxidant enzyme AhpC to reduce reactive oxygen species, as a non-invasive, localized alternative to conventional IBD treatments.