Drone Instructor, van den Heever group, 2016 — Present
I teach graduate students how to fly small multirotor drones, including instruction on airspace and other regulations
Nighttime Flight Certification Instructor, Colorado State University 2018
Developed the curriculum and examination for nighttime pilot and visual observer certification under Colorado State University’s drone nighttime operations waiver.
Taught students who are all now certified to fly at night under CSU’s waiver.
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Colorado State University 2016
Teaching Assistant for ATS 640: Synoptic Meteorology for graduate students
Wrote homework assignments, held regular office hours, and graded all homework
Graduate Coding Mentor, NASA Student Airborne Research Program 2015
Developed and gave 15 lectures on a variety of programming topics
Individually mentored and taught programming to third-year undergraduates
September 2019: Volunteer at multiple education and outreach events during the NASA CAMP2Ex field campaign, including a trip to Parañaque Science High School in metro Manila, Philippines
April 2019: Volunteer, Colorado Rockies Weather and Science Day. Planned, coordinated, and piloted the flight of a drone equipped with meteorological equipment in Coors Field to demonstrate atmospheric sampling to approximately 10,000 students from around the Front Range.
February 2018, February 2019: Volunteer, Colorado State University Little Shop of Physics. Discussed and showed over 400 primary school aged children how observations of the atmosphere are taken
February 2018: Volunteer/Exhibitor, 2018 Rice Elementary Science Night. Demonstrated the use of small Unmanned Aerial Systems and taught basic atmospheric physics through use of demos to nearly 200 primary school aged children
July 2017: Exhibitor, Colorado Weatherfest. Demonstrated the use of small Unmanned Aerial Systems to nearly 100 primary school aged children
July 2017: Interview on SOURCE, Colorado State University’s news source, about the use of small Unmanned Aerial Systems (drones) in the field