Other


My Intramural flag football team: I Feel Like Pablo Sanchez

Clubs

Pi Tau Sigma Beta Chapter

  • Mechanical Engineering Honor Society
  • Have volunteered to host tutor/exam review sessions for multiple classes

Purdue Quiz Bowl

  • Vice President of Club
  • Have scored in the top 10 at high-level tournaments
  • Specialize in fine arts, geography, pop culture, and modern history

PSP Liquids

Chain React (2021-22)

Athletics

Cycling

I am an avid cyclist and have ridden my bike all over the Bay Area Peninsula hills and in and around Northern Illinois.

In Summer 2022 I biked over 600 miles.

Running

I enjoy running long-distance and try to run somewhat consistently. Some of my PRs:

  • 5k (2022): 21:07 (6:49 / mile)
  • 10k (2018): 43:36 (7:01 / mile)
  • Half Marathon (2020): 1:39:57 (7:38 / mile)

Sports

I enjoy playing and watching all kinds of sports

Intramural sports I’ve played:

  • Football
  • Soccer
  • Volleyball
  • Goalball
  • Ultimate Frisbee

Music

Carnatic Violin

I have played Carnatic Violin for over a decade, and have performed and accompanied at many venues around the Bay Area.

Guitar and Vocal

I am currently putting together a cover band for the 2022-23 school year, for which I will play electric guitar and lead vocals.

Art

I enjoy painting, graphic design, and ceramics. Here’s a taste of the work I’ve done:

Paint

My backpack for Spring 2022 featured 2 painted snow geese.

Snow geese are some of my favorite birds, and they also represent guard geese protecting me from harm.

My backpack for Summer 2022 features a cat licking its paw.

It’s cute!

A pair of Vans I painted for a friend who moved from San Francisco to Seattle. One shoe depicted Coit Tower, and the other (pictured) showed Mt Rainier.

Sculpture

I did a lot of work with ceramics in high school. Here’s some of my favorite pieces (can you tell I’m an engineer?)

Hazel is my 2001 VW Cabrio that I learned to drive in. I recreated her out of clay, using actual blueprints to make a to-scale model.

A teapot in the shape of the Space Shuttle and SCA. The teapot was unfortunately not functional (the spout, hidden in the tail of the SCA, became clogged with underglaze) but I tried!

Chess

I’m an avid chess player, and especially enjoy blitz time formats.