Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology                                                  Cambridge, MA

Prospective Ph.D in Aeronautics and Astronautics, GPA: 4.9.                       February 2025

Massachusetts Institute of Technology                                                  Cambridge, MA

MS in Aeronautics and Astronautics, GPA: 4.8.                   September 2020

National Autonomous University of Mexico              Mexico City, Mexico

B.A. in Astrophysics and Physics, GPA: 9.27/10.                                                May 2018

Honorable Mention

Research

Sara Seager's Research Group,  Earth Atmospheric and Planetary Science, MIT         Cambridge, MA

Advisor: Prof. Sara Seager   September 2022- Current

• Interplanetary CubeSat Mission to Venus

• Venus Life Finding Medium 

Space Enabled Research Group, Media Lab, MIT             Cambridge, MA

Advisor: Dr. Danielle Wood   May 2020- September 2022

• Redesigning the Zero Robotics project to implement educational outreach best practices as a way of making micro-gravity research more accessible.

• Helping in the design of a test setup for in-space beeswax casting for the purposes of using it as fuel grain in a hybrid propulsion system.

Space Propulsion Laboratory, MIT                                         Cambridge, MA

Advisor: Dr. Paulo Lozano                     August 2018 – May 2020

• Designed and built experimental setup for single tips emitter tests. 

• Conducted Characterization experiments on new ionic liquid and salt mixtures as ionic sources in electrospray propulsion.

National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)                           Mexico City, Mexico

Advisor: Dr. Carlos Málaga                   August 2017 – January 2018

• Book Collaboration on the topic “Dynamics of deformable mediums”, an introductory textbook.

Space Propulsion Laboratory, MIT                                                   Cambridge, MA

Advisor: Dr. Paulo Lozano                     June 2017 – August 2017

• Developing of the processes for the synthesis of materials to be used in electrospray sources

Aeromechanics Branch, Ames Research Center, NASA                           Mountain View, CA

Program: NASA I^2             January 2017 – June 2017

Advisor: Dr. William G Warmbrodt

• Thesis project called “Fundamental Study into Rotor Outwash and Dust Kick-up under Mars-like Conditions of the Mars Helicopter Scout”.

• Built scale model of helicopter

• Designed and built test setup for dust kick-up experiments

• Computational Fluid Modelling for rotor dynamics and dust kick-up

Large Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO)                                         Pasadena, CA

Research Experience for Undergrads: Caltech       June 2016 – August 2016

Advisors: Dr. Adian Brooks                                                                 

• Design and testing of a dynamic beam profile setup using Adaptive Optics in Advanced LIGO

Australian Astronomical Observatory                     Sydney, Australia

Advisor: Dr. Christian Schwab                                                 December 2015– February 2016

• Design and development of a diffraction limited spectrograph.

Nuclear Science Institute, UNAM                         Mexico City, Mexico

Advisor: Dr. Gustavo Medina                        November 2015 – June 2016

• Design and Development of a self-organizing robot system that can eventually be used in the construction of “buildings” on the moon.

Astronomical Institute, UNAM                   Mexico City, Mexico

Advisor: Dr. Donaji Xóchitl Cruz López                  September 2014 – June 2015

• Build and design earthquake search and rescue robot.

Weizmann Institute                                       Rehovot, Israel

Program: ISSI              June 2013 – August 2013

Advisors: Dr. Ran Itay                                                                 

• Calibration methods for the dark matter detection experiment Xenon 1 ton.

Astronomical Institute, UNAM                   Mexico City, Mexico

Advisor: Dr. Arellano Ferro              August 2013 – December 2014

• The RR Lyrae light curve analysis and physical parameters

Conference Papers

AAS (American Astronomical Society)       New Orleans, Louisiana, USA  January 2024

● Poster: Cloud Particle Data Retrieval Framework for The Rocket Lab Mission to Venus.

Blue Sky Workshop 2023       Pasadena, California, USA  July 2023

● Presentation: Rocket Lab Mission to Venus.

Address to Joint Mexican and American Congress       Mexico City, Mexico  December 2022

● Catedra Bicentenario: science, technology, and innovation table discussion. 

VEXAG       Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA  November 2022

• Poster: Mission Feasibility Study for a Venus Orbiting CubeSat.

AIAA ASCEND       Las Vegas, Nevada, USA  November 2022

• Capturing the Moon: 3D Mapping and Regolith Collection for Low-Cost Lunar Rover Missions

IAC (75th International Astronautical Congress)   Paris, France September 2022

• Investigating feasibility of CubeSat Venus Mission for Atmospheric Surveying 

• Experimental Study of Wax Fuel Formation During Spaceflight

Small Satellite Conference             Logan, Utah , USA August 2022

•  Poster: Investigating CubeSat Compatibility for use as an Atmospheric Probe in the Venusian Environment

AIAA Aviation Forum           Chicago, Illinois, USA June 2022

•  Passive Method for Wax Casting in the Production of the Fuel Grain for in-space Hybrid Rocket, 1st author & presenter

Space Propulsion Conference       Estoril, Portugal - May 2022 

•  Using Agile Methodologies in the Development of a Wax Hybrid Rocket, 1st author & presenter

IEEE Aerospace Conference         Big Sky, Montana, USA- March 2022 

•  Paraffin & Beeswax Thermochemical Analysis & Centrifugal Casting Experiments & Simulations, co-author.

AIAA ASCEND           Hybrid, November 2021

•  A path to flight for Reconfigurable Satellite Constellations: Mission Design and Systems Architecture

IAC (74th International Astronautical Congress)             Dubai, UAE September 2021

• Leveraging Microgravity to Investigate Earth- and Space-Based Centrifugal Casting of Wax, co-author.

CIIMM (International Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics Conference)                 Sonora, Mexico November 2017

• Presentation: “Fundamental Study into Rotor Outwash of the Mars Helicopter Scout”   

Journal Papers

“Venus Cloud Catcher as a Proof-of-Concept Aerosol Collection Instrument” (https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-80847-8)

● Contributing author

“THUNDER: A Titan orbiter mission concept for the New Frontiers program designed at the JPL Planetary Science Summer School” (https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad973e)

● Contributing author

“Adaptive optics fed single-mode spectrograph for high-precision Doppler measurements in the near-infrared,” ( http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2234407)

• Contributing author

Awards

• Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics Upstander Graduate Student award   2021

• Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics Vickkie Kerrebrock Graduate Student award 2020

• Bronze Medal at International Genius Olympiad 2014

• First Place at the “Expociencias Nacional” Conference 2013

• Second Place at the “Expociencias Metropolitana” Conference 2013

Leadership & Service

Graduate Association of Aeronautics and Astronautics (GA^3)               Cambridge, MA

Co-president                                        December 2018 – December 2019

• Organize outreach and recruiting events.

• Organizing social events.

• Advocating for the student body

Outreach and Diversity Chair      January2021-Present

• Organize outreach events

• Organize Diversity event

• Host Community Awareness Lunch and Learn series

• Advocate for and support minority groups within the department  

Graduate Women in Aerospace Engineering (GWAE)                   Cambridge, MA

Director of Advocacy and member of Outreach team                                                 August 2018 – Present

• Organize outreach events.

• Advocating for the student body

Director of Merchandise Team                                                 February 2021 – December 2021

• Design and coordinate merchandise purchase 

Departmental Resource for Easing Friction and Stress (dREFS)                         Cambridge, MA

Active member                                                                           October 2018 – Present

• One to one meeting with students as a peer-to-peer support system

• Trained in active listening and conflict resolution

• Organize and run office-hours 

Teching Experience

Space Enabled Research Group, Medial Lab, MIT                                                         Cambridge, MA

Program: Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Research Mentor                                                                       September 2020 – September 2022

• Designed research projects and provided guidance to two undergrads in the laboratory.

Space Propulsion Laboratory, MIT                                                                         Cambridge, MA

Program: Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Research Mentor                                                                 June 2019 – May 2020

• Designed research projects and provided guidance to undergrads in the laboratory.

Technical University                                                                                                                                           Barranquilla, Colombia

Program: AIESEC

Teacher                                                                               June 2014 – August 2014

• Led classes on “Motivation and International cooperation”

Skills

• Computer Languages and Programs: Python, C++, Java, Julia, Energia, Latex, 

• Modeling tools: Mathematica, MatLab,Zemax, CAD modeling tools, COMSOL Multiphysics. 

• Experience working with high power lasers and other optical setups.

• Experience doing Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modeling as well as experimental fluid visualization techniques.

• Electronic Design and fabrication

• Mechanical Engineering: Machine shop experience. 3D printing, 3D scanning and laser cutting.

• Community Outreach, public speaking and leading teams.

• Languages: Spanish (fluent), English (fluent), French (B2 diploma), Russian (beginner) and Portuguese (beginner)

Outreach

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