Portfolio
Hello, I'm Ethan, a Computer Engineering and Computer Science student at Northwestern! Welcome to my Portfolio!
I've created many engineering projects over the years, both virtual and physical so, feel free to click through these project pages dedicated to each of the projects I've completed throughout the years.
Click on any of the bookmarks to see more:
LiDAR-SLAM Mobile Robot
In the Summer of 2024, I received Northwestern University’s Summer Undergraduate Research Grant. With it, I created a physical and simulated mobile robot and a 2D LiDAR SLAM algorithm that allows robots to map out 2D environments and locate themselves within these maps with high levels of accuracy. Here’s a
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Freedom Photonics
During the summers of 2021 and 2022, I worked at Freedom Photonics, a company specializing in lasers, photodiodes, and other high-performance photonic components. In 2021, I worked as a photodiode intern, testing dark current readings of photodiode wafers to help diagnose manufacturing problems and aid photodiode design. In 2022, I
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Underwater ROV Frame - Northwestern Robotics Club
Since my freshman year at Northwestern, I’ve been a part of the underwater ROV division of our robotics club. During this time, one of my major projects has been designing a new robot frame in SolidWorks and performing FEA on the frame to optimize its drag and mass characteristics in
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StepCare Scale
During my Design Thinking and Communication class at Northwestern, my engineering team and I worked with the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab in Chicago to create the “StepCare Scale.” This scale’s main innovation is having a detached weight display and an LED ring that flashes when the weight on the scale
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Heartbeat Horse Race - DPEA
During my senior year at the Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy, I programmed the Heartbeat Horse Race - a museum exhibit meant to get young middle and elementary school students interested in engineering. This project uses four heart rate sensors, four LED arrays, a touchscreen, and four motor-pulley systems to allow
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Chladni Plate - DPEA
My second senior year project at the DPEA was the Chladni Plate, a museum exhibit meant to teach young students about engineering, sound waves, and fluidized sand. With the exhibit, users can press buttons to grab and lift sand onto a square or circle chladni plate, which can then be
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