Quizza
Many students at my school used to use Quizlet to study for exams. Unfortunately, Quizlet blocked many of their features behind a paywall, prompting us to create an alternative way to learn. In October 2022, we launched Quizza at quizza.org.
On Quizza, students can create study sets to prepare for everything from small quizzes to Advanced Placement® exams. We created the website to help students learn at no cost to them. Quizza is a free site offering study materials including flashcards, multiple-choice and free-response test modes, and question threads for students who need help. We have aound 1,000 monthly active users (MAU) as of September 2023.
With four days from start to finish, it was my fastest project ever. We used ingenious advertising techniques to spread awareness about this and the LGHS Stock Market Club.
Source code is on
GitHub
.
Skills: PHP, HTML, MySQL, AWS, Unix administration, Javascript, Apache, CSS, Node.JS, Git
Oct 2022 - Present
Advanced Science Research
At SCVSEFA’s Synopsys Championship on 9 March 2023, I presented an independent research project where I accelerated an N-body physics simulation (which calculates the motion of astronomical objects) with the help of a CUDA-enabled graphics card. The software uses Python and the CuPy library. I compared the performace of several different frameworks to find the best. The project’s poster, abstract, and report are posted on my
GitHub
page.
Skills: Python, R, CUDA, OpenCL, parallel programming, physics, mathematics, LaTeX
Sep 2022 - Mar 2023
The American Rocketry Competition
Along with Collin Wentzien, Jaheu Lee, and Joe Sanchez, I was a part of Los Gatos Rocketry for the 2022
American Rocketry Challenge
, known as TARC. TARC is an annual competition run by AIA for hundreds of high schools across the country.
The 2022 challenge was to build a rocket which hit an altitude of 835 feet and came down between 41 and 44 seconds. The rocket needed two body diameters, one to hold the motor, and another which held two eggs. The eggs needed to stay intact upon landing.
In order to make sure we got the timing requirements, we used a flight controller powered by a Teensy. Using data from the altimeter and accelerometer, I was able to calculate the optimal moment to deploy a parachute, taking into account drag and timing.
Due to California laws, there are a very limited number of places where one can launch a rocket. We were planning on using a site run by the Livermore Unit of the NAR (LUNAR), but they closed for fire danger the day before. There wasn't enough time to find a new launch site, so we were unable to launch.
Even though the rocket never left the ground, we still participated in the American Rocketry Challenge through the marketing competition—a video showing the process of building our rocket. View it
here
.
Skills: Microcontrollers, C/C++, physics, mathematics
Jan 2022 - Apr 2022
Phone by Mako
The Phone by Mako was a build-it-yourself wooden phone kit I developed in 2019 with Collin Wentzien. The device was powered by an Adafruit Feather 32u4 Fona, an Arduino-based board with a SIM800H module attached. Its features included a 2,500 mAh battery, 2G cellular service, and a 1.3" monochrome OLED display.
We sold the phone on our website, but due to high costs of components, it was $130. We ended up selling around $1,500 before deciding to turn our attention to an improved second version. Version 2 featured hardware improvements such as a color screen, custom PCB, and thinner frame, as well as, SMS messaging and other apps such as a stopwatch and calculator.
While we were in the midst of developing Version 2, COVID-19 delayed development, increased shipping times, and led to higher costs. After T-Mobile announced they would be shutting down their 2G GSM network, we found that 4G wasn't a viable option to keep the price below our target of $70. Unfortunately, we had to stop the project.
Skills: Microcontrollers, C/C++, embedded systems, Microsoft Excel, accounting
Jun 2019 - Dec 2020
